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UK: Alternative fuel manufacturer WKE has expanded its product range with new pellet sizes, including 9mm and 6mm shortcut pellets for extended burn times and reduced leftover material in cement kilns, and a 16mm pellet for the biomass sector. This development aims to address specific industry challenges and meet growing demand in both UK and international markets.

CEO Ian Jones said "Our new range of pellet sizes represent a significant step forward in our mission to provide a cleaner, greener and cost-effective alternative to fossil fuels. By tailoring our products to meet the bespoke needs of sectors like cement, we can further support these heavy energy-use industries in reducing their dependence on fossil fuels, all while cutting their energy costs and tackling the enormous amount of material that ends up in landfill."

UK: WKE has despatched its first shipment of WKE fuel pellets to an overseas customer. The shipment consisted of 7000t of fuel pellets, and embarked from the Port of Middlesborough in North Yorkshire earlier in December 2023. The shipment is a first trial, with a view to potentially increasing exports to 50,000t/yr.

CEO Ian Jones said “This is a huge milestone for us as it represents the completion of commissioning, from the waste arriving at our plant to the product being shipped out. We’re ideally located for bulk shipments and we can do anything from 3000t to 10,000t in a single shipment. It’s an exciting time for WKE, as we have multiple trans-frontier shipments being put in place for new customer trials across a range of industries in 2024, including cement plants in the UK, Europe and further afield.” He added “Countries who are currently not allowed to take waste from the UK are also actively seeking approval from their own governments to import our product.”

UK: Waste Knot Energy has produced a batch of solid improved recovered fuel (SIRF) pellets. The pellets consist of non-recyclable commercial and industrial waste including wood, paper and non-chlorinated plastics. The producer says that its SIRF mix burns more cleanly than fossil fuels. It said that its combustion CO₂ emissions are 100kg/t of pellets. Energy and transportation costs are 108kg/t.

Managing director Roger Ferguson said, “We believe that SIRF pellets are an exciting innovation as the UK looks to be carbon net zero by 2050.”He added, “Even when taking into account emissions required to manufacture our pellets, there’s a big carbon saving. It even has a lower carbon footprint when compared to wood pellets, which are traditionally shipped from the US or Canada.”