A HAMPSHIRE firm which supplies emission reduction technology has won a contract to become part of a pioneering project to help a convert a coal-fired power station to run on pellets made from waste.

RJM International has been appointed by global infrastructure consultants, WSP, to undertake the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) work for a revolutionary new fuel conversion project at the the Uskmouth plant.

The Winchester-based company has been tasked to deliver a new engineering-based solution that will enable the operator, SIMEC Atlantis Energy Limited (SAE), to convert to run on energy pellets made from a mixture of biogenic and waste materials which are unsuitable for recycling.

It is hoped the project at Uskmouth B Power Station, a 363MWe plant, will tackle the big issues of non-recyclable plastic waste management and could be replicated bby the conversion of similar plants worldwide.

John Goldring, managing director of RJM International said, ““We’ve been working at the Uskmouth site since July 2015, from the inception of this unique conversion project, before moving onto a feasibility study and then completing the important pre-FEED study.

“As a business, we are as committed as SIMEC Atlantis Energy, the operator, to using this project as a blueprint for further conversion of similar power plants worldwide to help address the key challenge of how we can treat waste material in an environmentally-responsible manner and use it to generate low carbon energy."

RJM is already playing an important role in reducing emissions at power stations and large combustion plants all over the world.

Most recently, in Beijing, it has installed 33 of its highly innovative ultra-low NOx CleanAir Burners™ to help district heating plants meet the latest emissions regulations as determined by the China Clear Air Act.

RJM has also worked on a number of projects that are enabling power plants to co-fire with biomass to help them reduce their carbon emissions.

Brian Sibthorp, director at WSP said: “The conversion of Uskmouth from coal to run on waste derived fuel is an exciting project that will provide a new lease of life to the site. It will ensure the UK is ready for a future focused on reduced coal and increased renewable energy generation."