Pontefract Lane new build?

jim · Post by **jim** » Sun 14 Sep, 2014 6:27 pm

Could it be a recyclable incinerator?

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Mon 15 Sep, 2014 9:40 am

raveydavey wrote: hyperion wrote: Drive-by picture of the LEEDS Recycling and Energy Recovery Facility (RERF).Apparently the largest timber structure in the U.K . So, they're building an incinerator out of wood? Interesting.... That was exactly my first thought - what a very strange idea - is it a similar principle to the "unsinkable" Titanic " - a non inflammable wooden incinerator ??

Post by **Croggy1** » Mon 15 Sep, 2014 12:39 pm

As far as I'm aware the frame is timber but lined with inflammable concrete.

Post by **Croggy1** » Mon 15 Sep, 2014 1:56 pm

Information regarding the plant can be found here - you can even watch the building progress!http://www.veoliaenvironmentalservices. ... happening/

Post by **cnosni** » Mon 15 Sep, 2014 3:17 pm

jim wrote: Could it be a recyclable incinerator?

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Mon 15 Sep, 2014 7:35 pm

On page 25 of the YEP today it reports that there will be tours of the site on Saturday September 20 and that to book a place call 0800 783 1304.

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Sun 05 Oct, 2014 5:55 pm

We passed the site of the wooden incinerator earlier today, and were shocked to see a Scumchester United flag flying from the erection. Clearly someone thinks they have a sense of humour, although really the joke is on them as that flag will hopefully be the first thing burned when construction is completed...Just along Pontefract Lane (A63) there is a lot of activity at the Yorkshire Water sewage works, as they prepare for the 'tallest structure in Leeds' to go up over the next few days.According to the YEP, the wind turbine they are erecting will be 123 metres tall (which is 12 metres taller than Bridgewater Place) and is set to dominate the city skyline: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/n ... 76939Let's hope there is enough of the right sort of wind along there to keep it turning, but not so much that they have to switch it off for safety reasons. If all else fails, perhaps they can use it to blow out the fire when the wooden incinerator goes up..?

Post by **cnosni** » Sun 05 Oct, 2014 7:14 pm

raveydavey wrote: We passed the site of the wooden incinerator earlier today, and were shocked to see a Scumchester United flag flying from the erection. Clearly someone thinks they have a sense of humour, although really the joke is on them as that flag will hopefully be the first thing burned when construction is completed...Just along Pontefract Lane (A63) there is a lot of activity at the Yorkshire Water sewage works, as they prepare for the 'tallest structure in Leeds' to go up over the next few days.According to the YEP, the wind turbine they are erecting will be 123 metres tall (which is 12 metres taller than Bridgewater Place) and is set to dominate the city skyline: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/n ... 76939Let's hope there is enough of the right sort of wind along there to keep it turning, but not so much that they have to switch it off for safety reasons. If all else fails, perhaps they can use it to blow out the fire when the wooden incinerator goes up..? You cut me up sometimes

Bruno · Post by **Bruno** » Tue 07 Oct, 2014 11:53 pm

Some of you are so cynical. It may interest you to know that on a good day, with the wind constant and at just the right speed, over a twenty-four hour period, a wind turbine can generate almost enough current to run the red aircraft warning light on the top of it for almost three hours.

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Wed 08 Oct, 2014 9:32 pm

Bruno wrote: Some of you are so cynical. It may interest you to know that on a good day, with the wind constant and at just the right speed, over a twenty-four hour period, a wind turbine can generate almost enough current to run the red aircraft warning light on the top of it for almost three hours.