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EAU EXPERTISE HELPS

BIOMETHANE SERVE 6,000 HOMES

A BIOMETHANE PLANT near
Pontefract, in West Yorkshire, is
ready to meet the energy needs of
around 6,000 homes, thanks to a 3km
directionally drilled pipeline installed
under farmland by Energy Assets
Utilities (EAU).
The facility will create methane from
chicken litter, food waste and organic
matter produced by local farms and
will purify the gas to the required
specification before feeding it into the
national grid.
The gas will also power the site’s
combined heat and power (CHP) unit,
while the digester waste will be turned THE SITE AT PONTEFRACT
into nutrient-rich fertiliser.
The plant, designed by Bradford- local farmers and businesses. This Despite these challenges, EAU
based Aqua consultants, is due to come meant drilling and laying pipe in delivered the project two weeks
on stream in October and needed EAU’s 100m lengths, and plating over the ahead of schedule. Mr Durkin added:
utility network construction expertise connection pits to maintain traffic flows “This was a great example of how
to connect the biomethane site to the at key times of the day. good planning, close collaboration
mains gas network. “We were mindful of the disruption and careful project management
EAU worked closely with the local that the pipe laying could cause and so can mitigate the impact of network
authority, distribution network owner, we worked on a plan with the council construction on local people. This pipe
landowners and farmers to plan and install and local farmers to ensure that we connection will ensure this innovative
the 3km pipeline to the site, adhering to kept the bridleways open as much as facility will in time deliver sustainable
a carefully planned directional drilling possible,” said Mr Durkin. “We also low carbon energy to thousands of
schedule to minimise disruption. took account of the farm logistics – and local homes.”
EAU Project Manager John Durkin with only one road in and out of the
explained how the team had to consider site, this was something we knew we To view a video about the project,
the potential impact of the work on had to get right.” go to https://youtu.be/cPMHvdmmSto

HARLAXTON GOES GOLD company offers a one-stop shop for
every aspect of multi utility delivery.
Constructionline only allows
companies to become certified
members once they have
demonstrated that they meet a set of
rigorous assessment criteria around
governance, risk management and
internal procedures and policies.
A gold accreditation recognises the
importance a company places on
providing the highest standards of
health and safety and their ongoing
RECEIVING THE AWARD commitment to professionalism
within the construction industry.
HARLAXTON ENGINEERING The company was formed in 1998 by Lucy said: “We hope this gold
SERVICES is delighted to announce it Richard Hibbert, who, prior to starting award gives our business partners,
has been awarded the Constructionline the company had worked in complex clients and suppliers confidence in
gold accreditation, making it one technical utilities projects across the knowing that they are working with an
of only a handful of companies in globe. Now under the leadership of organisation that takes environmental
Lincolnshire to achieve this status. Lucy Hibbert, Richard’s daughter, the and quality management seriously.”

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