“We are thrilled to announce Teesworks as the intended site for our first industrial-scale rDME production facility,” said Søren Jacobsen, Dimeta CEO.
“Today there is an urgent need to bring rapid and affordable low carbon heating solutions to more than a million households and businesses in the UK that are not connected to the natural gas grid. rDME is an affordable drop-in fuel that can be safely blended into LPG and bioLPG with no change to existing infrastructure or used as a 100% replacement for other more polluting fuels. We will supply rDME at commercial scale from our Teesworks plant as a high-value and efficient alternative fuel for both individuals and businesses. The use of non-recyclable waste will reduce the UK’s reliance on imported fossil fuels and enables off-grid heating customers to lower their greenhouse gas emissions.”
Dimeta plans to produce 50,000 tonnes/year of rDME at the Teesworks production facility located in the Teesside area. Dimeta expects to create more than 250 new jobs during construction and more than 50 skilled full-time jobs during the operational phase, which is expected by the middle of 2024. This crucial first step is part of a plan to introduce a viable new renewable product to the off-grid energy market, starting in the UK.
KEW Technology is the provider of gasification technology to the first commercial rDME plant and a partner in its development.
