If the plans go ahead, the plant is expected to create many construction jobs over a four-year period, and help approximately 500,000 homes meet their energy requirements.
Dong Energy will build the biomass plant on an 80,000sqmt site that is owned by Associated British Ports (ABP). The biomass project, called Humber Renewables, is expected to be up and running by 2016.
Ian Crummack, a spokesman of Dong Energy, said: “We want to develop the plant so that it offers the maximum benefit to the local community for employment and other things as well.
“There are a number of things we can and cannot do, parts of this plant will be highly specialised pieces of equipment which will have to be supplied from wherever in the world does it best – that is just a necessity.”
Prior to submitting its proposal, Dong Energy is now initiating a consultation process with both Hull and East Riding Councils and the local community.
