UK tire pyrolysis project receives 'substantial grant'

Worksop, UK – Carlton Forest Renewables has received a ‘substantial grant’ from the UK government to progress a continuous pyrolysis plant for end-of-life tires (ELTs) in Worksop.

Facilitated by the University of Derby, the grant, the amount of which was not disclosed, has been awarded to highlight the 'innovation behind the project' and its contribution to local community.

“The £5-million (€5.8 million) investment made by the group has been to this point entirely funded without the aid of grants,” said Scott Robson, managing director, Carlton Forest Renewables, in a 21 Sept statement.

According to Robson, the commitment, under the ‘invest to grow’ scheme of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), will help the company launch “fully continuous operations” and grow through additional plants across the country.
 
The University of Derby’s ‘invest to grow scheme’ provides repayable grants of between £15,000 to £250,000 to businesses in the East Midlands to innovate, grow and create jobs. 

The Carlton Forest’s plant, according to the company, is expected to become fully operational ‘in a few weeks’.

The facility is scheduled to start 24/7 operation 'towards the end of the year'.

Located Worksop, in the East Midlands of England, the plant will recover over 1.8 million tires from the country's total of 57 million ELTs per year. 

Under the group's patented design, the plant will have a modular layout with each reactor module recovering 4 million litres of oil and 2.5 kilotonnes of carbon char from 7.5 kilotonnes from end-of-life tire crumb.

Under its five-year vision, the group aims to generate 100 million litres of renewable oil per year by 2026.