Yorkshire Biomass Plant gets government approval

The government yesterday approved plans for an 108MW biomass and energy waste power plant in Wakefield, Yorkshire. The UK250 million (US$398.625 million) project is to be developed with in the utility's existing 1,000MW Ferrybridge coal power station site. The project a joint venture between SSE Generation Ltd, part of Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) and Shanks Plc, will start in October 2012 and should be completed in 2015. Read more ...

Yorkshire farm hailed as positive example for biomass

A farm in Yorkshire has been hailed as a positive example of the benefits of using woodfuel, after they installed a biomass heating system that will save the farm UK£28,000 (€32,251.656) a year. Carlshead Farm, near Wetherby, has received a UK34,000 (€39,162.725) investment from CO2Sense to install the boiler, which runs on biomass fuel sourced from the farm itself. Read more ...