New 65 MW biomass plant in UK

Middlesbrough, UK - Helius Energy plc welcomed today

The power station is the first phase of an integrated bioenergy development on a 36 hectare site 4km from the port of Immingham. It will produce enough renewable electricity for around 100,000 homes; most of North East Lincolnshire. The plant will save approximately 450,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year compared with a similarly sized coal-fired power station. Options to use the heat produced by the plant either on site or locally are also being considered.

In a statement today, Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks said:

Source: IWR Online, 16 Jun 2008