EQTEC PLC (AIM:EQT) announced further progress on its Deeside waste-to-fuel project with the appointment of Black & Veatch (UK) Ltd to undertake the powertrain front-end engineering design (FEED) for phase 2 of the project.
Black & Veatch, a global engineering, procurement, consulting and construction company specialising in sustainable infrastructure development, has been hired by EQTEC’s wholly owned subsidiary Deeside WTV Ltd. The scope of work includes FEED engineering and preparation of an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) cost estimate for power generation equipment and systems.
The appointment follows Black & Veatch's previous work on the Deeside project, which included a peer review and gap analysis of the overall project including technology interfaces.
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"This appointment of Black & Veatch advances our progress on the Deeside project and deepens our relationship with top-tier delivery partners,” commented David Palumbo, chief executive of EQTEC.
“Completion of this next piece of work, together with the considerable design work already completed on the other elements of the project will put us in a strong position for financial close and set us up for delivery of the second phase of the innovative, multi-technology plant we have in mind for Deeside.
“With the added support of local customers, suppliers and the local authority, we are in an outstanding position to deliver real value to the local community, from locally sourced waste."