Norwich-headquartered PSH Environmental Ltd has unveiled a pioneering new project to transform waste into a renewable energy source — using only solar power.

The announcement comes following a significant re-investment into a 12,000ft² new building, 40% extension to the yard, new wash plant, solar system, and an UNTHA XR3000C mobil-e shredder which lies at the heart of the facility. Capable of processing a range of difficult waste materials for alternative fuels, the electric-driven XR3000C runs entirely from solar energy generated by PSH Environmental, on site. 

A 90mm screen processes grade C wood down to a homogenous biomass product for a local energy plant, while a 130mm screen can be interchanged in as little as 15 minutes, to enable PSH Environmental to reduce the density of other skip, bulky and C&I wastes, for RDF. The flexible shredder can also handle other bespoke products — even those notoriously considered economically unshreddable or too difficult to handle. The plant is now capable of throughputs of 40 tonnes of material per hour, which equates to 80,000 tonnes per annum.