enfinium, a leading UK energy from waste operator, has commenced operations at its Skelton Grange facility in Leeds. The new facility will play a critical role in driving a circular economy and contributing to UK decarbonisation by diverting unrecyclable waste from high-emissions landfill sites and supplying reliable, homegrown power and heat.
Designed and built by global green technology company Kanadevia Inova, Skelton Grange will divert up to 410,000 tonnes of unrecyclable waste from emissions-intensive landfill every year and generate up to 49MW of homegrown energy, enough to power over 100,000 UK homes.
Energy from waste sites across the UK help reduce overall emissions by diverting non-recyclable material from landfill, which generates nearly twice the amount of harmful climate-warming emissions. In 2024, enfinium diverted over 2.3 million tonnes of unrecyclable waste from landfill, avoiding nearly 560,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions and recovering low-carbon electricity equivalent to powering over 500,000 homes and businesses.
As part of its commitment to working in partnership with local communities, over £100,000 of funding will be made available every year through a new Skelton Grange Philanthropic and Community Fund, which will provide support to appropriate community and environmental projects.
The construction of the site has provided a boost to the local economy with an investment of over £500m in its development. Over 400 jobs were created during the construction phase and, now operational, the facility has contributed over 40 high-quality full-time roles.
In February 2025, it was announced that the Aire Valley Heat and Power Network, a low carbon heating and electricity scheme in Leeds, was awarded £19.5 million infunding from the Government’s Green Heat Network Fund. The scheme will harness heat from enfinium’s Skelton Grange facility to offer reliable, sustainable heating to local businesses.
Skelton Grange will also be able to supply electricity via private wires, providing homegrown, reliable baseload power to nearby users without the need for grid connections.
Mike Maudsley, CEO of enfinium, said, “Commencing operations at our Skelton Grange facility is a major step forward in our strategy to deliver homegrown energy and decarbonisation powered by waste. Skelton Grange will play a key role in building a more circular economy by turning unrecyclable waste into homegrown electricity and heat to supply nearby businesses and homes across Leeds. It will also directly support local communities by providing over £100,000 of philanthropic funding every year to community and environmental projects.”
Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire, said, “enfinium’s investment is a boost for our region’s economy. It’s creating local jobs, putting money back into our communities, and powering a stronger, brighter West Yorkshire that works for all.”
Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Member of Parliament for Leeds South, said, “Once the site of a coal-fired power station, this new energy recovery facility is a symbol of both the site’s economic renewal and a new way of generating power. This new Skelton Grange facility will take unrecyclable waste otherwise destined for landfill and use this instead to produce electricity and heat, as well as recovering metals and other useful materials to support a circular economy.”
