Recycling and waste management company SITA UK has awarded a contract to Somerset-based firm British Solar Renewables (BSR) for converting many of its landfill sites into solar power farms.
This contract will enable the recycling firm to generate renewable energy for the national grid.
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Besides operating a landfill estate, SITA UK has recycling and waste management facilities.
Earlier this year, Sita UK called for bids from solar energy firms that could help it make the best use of its landfill sites. SITA UK already extracts methane gas from its capped landfill locations but it aims to explore new ways to put these sites for further use.
After a rigorous bidding process, SITA UK chose British Solar Renewables (BSR) due to its experience in building upon landfill locations.
In the next few months, BSR will assess the feasibility of SITA UK’s landfill sites and shortlist a few for developing of solar farms.
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By GlobalDataThe development work on the each site will begin only after receiving approvals from the planning authorities and consultation with local residents.
However, this contract will not have any impact on the long term maintenance and operation of the individual sites.
According to the terms of the agreement, SITA UK will be responsible for the aftercare of the landfill operation.
SITA UK general manager Geraint Rees said: "This renewable energy technology will complement the existing energy plants operated on a number of our landfill sites, which contribute a significant amount of sustainable energy to the National Grid by capturing landfill gases."
BSR business development director Giles Frampton said, "We look forward to working closely with SITA UK over the coming months and ensuring that jointly we help to mitigate the looming energy crisis that is currently facing the UK."
