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Viridor working in partnership with E.ON and Cardiff Council

Posted 21 Mar 2013

Viridor’s Energy from Waste plant on Trident Park is being built with the ability to supply a renewable energy district heating system for Cardiff that will be the first of its kind in Wales. Chris Jonas, Viridor’s Head of Strategic Development said today that whilst these are early stages, we are very pl...

Viridor identified as Preferred Bidder for Prosiect Gwyrdd contract

Posted 1 Feb 2013

Prosiect Gwyrdd,  a partnership between Caerphilly Borough County Council, The County Council of the City and County of Cardiff, Monmouthshire County Council, Newport City Council and Vale of Glamorgan Council, has recommended Viridor as the provisional preferred bidder to deliver an environmentally sustaina...

Trident Park Planning Update

Posted 21 Dec 2012

“Viridor has received the necessary written approval from Cardiff Council, and we have satisfied all the relevant planning conditions for Trident Park Energy from Waste and Combined Heat and Power plant. “We are now well into the major construction of the 32 month build programme. There will be around 300...

Viridor team up with Cardiff Central Youth Club

Posted 4 Oct 2012

Recycling and waste company Viridor is teaming up with Cardiff Central Youth Club, one of Wales’ top gymnastics facilities. The company has today announced the start of a long-term partnership with the club that has been launched with an investment boost to help upgrade the huge range of gymnastics equ...

Viridor awards £2million contract to Cardiff-based construction company

Posted 16 Apr 2012

Viridor has strengthened its links to the Welsh capital with today’s announcement that Cardiff-based Encon Construction has been awarded a £2.3 million contract for the civils construction of a new Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Combined Heat and Power facility in Somerset. The announcement follows the rece...

Contract Signed To Deliver Viridor's Trident Park Facility

Posted 4 Apr 2012

 Work to construct Wales’ first Energy from Waste (EfW) Combined Heat and Power facility will start within weeks. Viridor has signed a contract with a joint venture, between energy from waste engineering specialists CNIM and construction firm Lagan, to build the facility and fit out the advanced technology...

Finalising negotiations with contractor before construction starts

Posted 5 Mar 2012

Following the completion of site investigation work in October we are now finalising negotiations with our preferred contractor for Trident Park energy from waste facility and expect to announce details shortly. It is envisaged that the final contract signing in the coming months with site development st...

Trident Park vs. Olympic Park at planning awards

Posted 16 Feb 2012

Viridor’s £200 million energy from waste development at Trident Park in Cardiff will go head to head with the 2012 Olympic Park later this month at a prestigious awards ceremony in London celebrating some of the UK’s biggest infrastructure projects. The Trident Park facility, which was developed wit...

Funding secured for Trident Park

Posted 29 Sep 2011

Viridor has secured funding from its parent company Pennon for an Energy from Waste (EfW) Combined Heat and Power facility at Trident Park in Cardiff, and is due to begin construction in 2012. When completed, this essential facility will safely handle 350,000 tonnes of residual waste a year and pr...

Viridor shortlisted for Prosiect Gwyrdd residual waste contract

Posted 8 Dec 2010

Viridor has been selected and invited to progress to the next stage of the procurement, for the Prosiect Gwyrdd Contract. Cllr Mark Stephens, Chairman of the Joint Committee, governing the project said: “The evaluation of the ‘Outline Solutions’ was extensive, looking specifically at technical asse...

Environmental permit issued for Cardiff Energy from Waste facility

Posted 4 Nov 2010

Viridor has secured an Environmental Permit for its planned Energy from Waste site in Trident Park, Cardiff. The Environmental Permit issued by the Environment Agency on 4 November gives permission to Viridor to operate the Energy from Waste plant, which will comply with strict European legislation to en...

Planning permission granted for Cardiff EfW

Posted 9 Jun 2010

9 June 2010 We are pleased to confirm that Cardiff Council has granted planning permission for our Energy from Waste Combined Heat and Power facility at Trident Park in Cardiff. We listened long and hard to the views of local residents, local councillors and politicians and considered a range of fee...

Viridor announces re-submission of planning application

Posted 1 Feb 2010

A new planning application has been submitted by Viridor for its proposed Energy from Waste (EfW) Combined Heat and Power facility at Trident Park in Cardiff Bay. The decision to re-submit an application follows a detailed review by Viridor into the reasons why its previous application had been refused b...

Public consultation for Energy from Waste plant

Posted 3 Aug 2009

Viridor, the company behind proposed plans to create an Energy from Waste (EfW) Combined Heat and Power Facility in Cardiff is holding two public exhibitions in early September. The exhibitions which are being held in Splott and Cardiff Bay, are part of a detailed community consultation exercise and will...