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25th July 2025: Annual Open day
Baldovie’s Open Day, 2025, was the best one yet. Around 170 locals descended on the site for a fun-filled day of STEM activities, pizza, ScrapAntics and best of all, a tour of our state-of the-art facility. Locals got to see and learn how we turn general waste into electricity.
16th January 2025: Education for the future
Schools across Dundee and Angus have received this year’s invite to come and visit our facility. Our aim is for young people to think about their waste. Leave inspired to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. But most of all put things in the right bin. We are creating the next generation of eco warriors who can go back to their school, their homes and clubs and teach others to do the same.
28th October 2024: Sponsorship
MVV sponsored The Circle, Mobility thecirclecic.org.uk/the-circle-mobility/ . The Circle Mobility provides mobility devices and bikes for hire to make Dundee more accessible. Some people will take it for granted that they can easily make a trip to the shops, attend medical appointments or enjoy tourist spots but there are barriers for people who need specialist equipment to get out and about. The Circle mobility want to make Dundee more accessible for all.
2nd October 2024: Challenge Fund
MVV Environment Baldovie have announced the Dundee and Angus schools that will receive this year's Challenge Fund.
24th May 2024: Kiltwalk
This year, MVV’s Kiltwalk team will be taking on the Mighty Stride – please make the words, Mighty Stride. We will be walking for Reach Across - please make the words, Reach Across a charity based in Arbroath, Scotland, who provide help and support for those experiencing mental health difficulties. The event takes place on Sunday 11th August 2024; if you would like to sponsor our team and support a worthy cause, please visit our fundraising page: https://www.givey.com/mvvthemightystride
22nd March 2024: Save the date – community open day
Following the success of last year’s open day, MVV will be opening their doors again to welcome the local community to site on Friday 9th August 2024. The event is completely free but please book on Eventbrite – please make the word, Eventbrite so that our team can be prepared and ensure the day runs smoothly. We look forward to seeing you in August!
18th December 2023: Christmas card competition
Forthill Primary School took part in our Christmas card competition. All the wonderful designs were displayed and voted for by the Baldovie team. The winning design will be sent out as an e-card to our friends and colleagues. We will also be making a donation to their chosen charity RNLI Lifeboat Crews.
6th December 2023: Innovation is heating up in east Dundee
MVV Environment Baldovie Ltd (MVV) has started to heat Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP) with steam from its new energy from waste combined heat and power facility.
This is the first energy from waste heating system of its kind in mainland Scotland. Energy recovered from combustion of domestic waste is to be employed to heat the Innovation Parc, using an over ground pipeline to supply heat from the energy from waste facility direct to MSIP.
As part of this project MVV have been accredited under the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme which provides benefits for heat use from renewable sources.
MVV, part of the MVV Energie group of companies, treat the non-recyclable waste from the Dundee and Angus area, generating around 10 MW of electricity, which is currently exported to the grid. The waste is burnt at high temperatures in controlled conditions and the heat generated is used to turn water into steam, which drives a turbine to generate electricity. Some of the steam is taken from the turbine and sent to MSIP, and in doing so overall energy efficiency is increased. MSIP use the steam to heat low pressure hot water, which is circulated to air heaters, radiant panel heaters and radiators throughout the various buildings. Even if the turbine is off, so long as the boiler is running, MVV can still confidently provide MSIP with steam from the turbine bypass station.
Paul Carey, managing director of MVV, said, “We are really proud of our team on site who have worked hard to enable this scheme to be implemented in a safe and sound manner. It improves overall energy efficiency for both MVV and MSIP, and is a small but important part of our joint journey towards net zero.”
Greig Coull, CEO of MSIP, said, “At MSIP we strive to create an innovation parc that is, itself innovative. By receiving steam from the adjacent energy from waste combined heat and power facility we will not only be kept warmer over the coming winter months, but also reduce our carbon footprint. This fits perfectly with the wider ambition of MSIP, to be Scotland’s home for sustainable innovation”
MVV has long term plans in the UK and at the Baldovie facility in Dundee, where they have a 25-year contract with Dundee City Council and Angus Council and under which they continue to look at opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy efficiency. This working partnership is focused on supporting Scotland’s just transition to becoming a net zero nation by 2045, both working locally to support the future workforce and surrounding community.
1st November 2023: Good Neighbours Charter
The Good Neighbours Group held their final meeting of 2023. After some lunch, the Baldovie site team gave their update to the group discussing plant performance, the environment and community matters. The group also agreed updates to the Charter, which was signed by MVV’s Community Liaison Manager, the Waste Partnership and a member of the Community. The Charter protects the principles of the good neighbour agreement and forms the structure of communication between MVV Environment Baldovie and the Community. Looking forward to 2024, we hope to encourage new members to come along. If you are interested, you can contact sarah.cartmill@mvvuk.co.uk
You can find the updated Good Neighbours Charter here.
22nd September 2023: Challenge Fund awards
Our annual Challenge Fund is getting noticed! This year we received seven applications from schools in Dundee and five from schools in Angus. Projects included recycling initiatives as well as engineering challenges and learning. The following schools all received funding for their projects:
Dundee City Council Angus Council
Camperdown Nursery Brechin High
Dens Road Primary Montrose Academy
Forthill Primary Southesk Primary
St Mary’s Primary Ferryden Primary
Victoria Park Primary Grange Primary
We look forward to hearing how the students benefit from their new initiatives!
31st August 2023: Baldovie site achieves ISO accreditation
As part of the MVV group of companies, MVV Environment Baldovie Ltd is committed to achieving quality in all areas of its operations. Following an external accreditation audit in April 2023, this site is now accredited by DEKRA to the same standards as all of MVV’s facilities. The accreditation covers ISO standards 9001, 14001, 45001 and 50001, which relate to:
· Quality management
· Environmental management
· Occupation health and safety management
· Energy management
You can find our certificates here.
7th July 2023: Open Day
This year’s summer open day was an inspiring event which focused on reduce, reuse and recycle. The community enjoyed STEM activities, giveaways, tours and refreshments. They also learned about our energy from waste solution by seeing how the waste is burned to produce electricity.
We worked alongside our partners Dundee City Council, Angus Council, Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc and Rock Solid who all delivered a mix of fun activities and waste education.
The pizza was a crowd favourite and it was ice creams all round when the local ice cream van, Frankie, made an appearance.
31st May 2023: Careers Carousel Event at St Mary’s Primary School
This impactful carousel event run by Developing the Young Workforce was attended by employers and upper school pupils. Employers and pupils sat in a group; talking jobs, and the future for around 7 minutes at a time. The students had previously received a biography from employers and came with pre-prepared questions. Sarah, our Community Liaison Manager, talked about her gap year travelling India, working in ‘Ski’ as a keen snowboarder and how her working life brought her to MVV Environment Baldovie Ltd. She said, “I wanted to inspire the children to follow their dreams and focus on their hobbies”. The children were attentive and inquisitive - they clearly took a lot away from the day.
3rd February 2023: Lego League
This fantastic event was held at Dundee College. MVV were part of the team of exhibitors running STEM Activities with young people in a non-competitive environment. We made ‘Tiny Dancer Batteries’. This experiment is inspiring as it challenges engineering skills, including understanding magnetic and other forces. It also reinforces the concept of battery power and storing energy, as well as generating discussion around recycling batteries safely.
17th October 2022: Festival of the Future
Our Community Liaison Manager, Sarah, joined Scottish Water, Green Spaces and Sustainable Dundee for a week at the Botanic Gardens. A week of rain and sunshine. Lots of people visited our Sustainable Dundee Hub. Discussions included initiatives and ideas to help Dundee reach Net Zero. Sarah took part in a water quiz that made her think more carefully about her own running water habits.
‘Do you switch the tap off when you’re brushing your teeth?’
Recycle Toss was a hit with children and adults, having fun while working on their reuse and recycling knowledge. The pizza box, batteries and food tin bean bags, gave us lots to talk about and we hope people walked away feeling impacted after reaffirming or learning what goes in which bin.
Green Spaces talked electric bikes and Sarah plans to join this movement in spring 2023 with the help of MVV’s Cycle to Work Scheme.
Sustainable Dundee has some fantastic information on their website where you can learn how to do your bit: Welcome | Sustainable Dundee
15th September 2022: Encouraging young minds in STEM at MSIP Event.
The community liaison team at MVV UK joined forces with the Engineering team at Baldovie to bring inspiring activities to STEMEXPO2022 in Dundee. Secondary school children from across Dundee and Angus will be choosing their subjects this year. The team were there to show that Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths subjects are thought provoking, fun and useful for a future in STEM careers. The children were involved in making Lemon Batteries and engineering their balloon for a Balloon Race, as well as learning about energy with a pressure piston and Line 3A Boiler demonstration. The event was lots of fun for staff and pupils, we will be back next year!
5th September 2022: Meet your new Community Liaison Manager!
Following a successful recruitment campaign, Sarah Cartmill has joined the Baldovie site team as Community Liaison Manager. Just one week in and she is already hard at work, arranging activities and site visits for local schools, businesses and council representatives. She brings local waste management experience to the role, as well her passion for communications and education. Keep an eye out for events we will be supporting as Sarah demonstrates that MVV really does Inspire with Energy!
If you are interested in finding out more about what we do or would like us to support an event you are hosting, please do not hesitate to contact Sarah.
12th August 2022: Opening Ceremony
Under blue skies, with glorious sunshine, the chiming of a handbell – rung by all three partners, Dr Hansjörg Roll (MVV Energie AG), Bill Campbell (Lord Provost of Dundee) and Councillor Beth Whiteside (Angus Council) – signalled the unveiling of a beautiful artwork to celebrate the official opening of the new Line 3 Facility in Baldovie.
Accompanied by the sound of bagpipes, the curtain fell to reveal the modern artwork which complements other pieces in the city of Dundee. The success of the day is testament to the dedication and hard work of the site team, as well as demonstrating the true partnerships with our customers, partners and contractors.
Once again, we prove that we truly Inspire with Energy and continue our journey along the path of the Mannheim model: climate neutral by 2040 and climate positive beyond!
