- Permitted capacity
- 455 kt/a
- Incineration lines
- 1
- Commissioned
- 2023
- Energy recovery
- Electricity
Newhurst Energy Recovery Facility lies in a former quarry off the A512 near Shepshed, Leicestershire, next to junction 23 of the M1, and is owned and operated by Encyclis.
Developed by a joint venture of Biffa (50 per cent), Covanta and Green Investment Group, it was built by Hitachi Zosen Inova under a turnkey contract after financial close in February 2020 and entered full operation in June 2023. The single-line moving grate plant is permitted for up to 455,000 tonnes of residual household and commercial waste per year (raised from 350,000 tonnes in December 2023) and generates about 44 MW of electricity, of which some 40 MW are exported.
Biffa, which sold its 50 per cent stake to Encyclis in 2025, remains the anchor waste supplier. Heat supply to a proposed district heat network for Loughborough University is under development.
| Firing system | Grate |
|---|---|
| Firing system details | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| Hourly capacity | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| Feedstock | residual household waste and commercial and industrial waste (Biffa anchor supplier, approx. 70 per cent of fuel from Biffa's local collections) |
| Electrical output | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| Flue gas cleaning | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| Technology suppliers | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| Designer / EPC contractor | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| Ownership | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| Commissioning by line | 2023 (single line; commissioning completed May 2023, full operations from June 2023; handed over by HZI June 2023) |
| Modernisation / expansion | WtE Monitor+Available with WtE Monitor+ |
| Projects in progress | District heat network planned by Vital Energi towards Loughborough University (18 MW heat, GBP 19m Green Heat Network Fund; outline planning application possibly later 2026); carbon capture being assessed |
| Address | Newhurst Energy Recovery Facility, Ashby Road East, Shepshed, Loughborough LE12 9BU |
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Nearby plants
- Nottingham23 km
- Walsall52 km
- West Bromwich56 km
- Wolverhampton60 km
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