Who we are
Welsh Bio Enterprises is at the forefront of ensuring the UK’s energy security, creating sustainable nature-based enterprises that are resilient in the face of a changing climate.
We process forestry waste from sustainable sources to provide renewable energy to 40,000 homes in South Wales.
We aim to create a closed loop carbon and resource symbiotic system, combining our biomass plant’s electricity generating process with the creation of a sustainable farm pilot project. We will erect greenhouses that will utilise local renewable energy, captured CO2 and heat to produce food, algae products and create a nursery to grow native Welsh plant and tree species that will go back into tree planting programmes.
As the UK continues to transition to energy self-sufficiency and climate resilience, WBE is part of a cluster of low carbon Welsh enterprises leading the way. We look forward to working with industry sectors, partners, and governments in Wales, the rest of the UK and across the world to continue to provide green energy solutions.
What we do
Sustainable forestry management
WBE carries out its own sustainable harvesting of Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC®) timber. Targeted tree harvesting operations are necessary to sustainably manage our forests.
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Sustainable fuel processing
WBE takes forestry residues that cannot be used in mainstream industries like construction materials and animal bedding to create a sustainable fuel that powers our recently upgraded biomass plant in Margam, Wales.
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Renewable energy generation
Our recently upgraded biomass power plant based in Margam, Wales generates enough green electricity to power 40,000 homes, which is up to two thirds of all homes in the Neath Port Talbot area in Wales.
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Carbon capture and management
WBE is investing in innovative solutions which include our proposals like setting up greenhouses to grow native, Welsh trees and shrubs, sustainable agriculture and other closed-loop carbon and resource symbiotic enterprises that are run from the waste carbon dioxide, energy and heat produced by the plant.
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