South Tyneside Council

Conversion of the abandoned and flooded Hebburn Colliery coal mine into a geothermal energy facility to extract renewable heat from beneath the Earth's surface.

A facility that processes residual waste to generate electricity and heat, maximizing energy recovery from waste that cannot be recycled.

A steam-cleaning treatment process for waste management. Mentioned as an alternative recycling technology that some local councilors preferred over the waste-to-energy approach.

Renewable energy source that experienced increased production in 2010 alongside solar and wind.

Tyne and Wear, North East England

Tyne and Wear, northeastern England

Teesside, North East England

A waste-to-energy plant located at Billingham, Teesside, that converts municipal waste from three councils into electricity and heat. The facility diverts over 95% of waste from landfills and recycles ash residue into building materials.

Conversion of the abandoned and flooded Hebburn Colliery coal mine into a geothermal energy facility to extract renewable heat from beneath the Earth's surface.