Prenergy Power Limited (Prenergy) has received permission from the UK's Environment Agency for building 350 MW biomass plant in South Wales. The plant will use wood chips as feedstock and will produce power which will be enough for about half a million homes. The energy generated will contain 50%-80% less greenhouse gas emissions compared to a gas or coal fired power plant. Earlier, in middle of 2008 Prenergy had planned to build the plant at Port Talbot.
Initial government planning approval was received by the company in 2007 for the same but a lengthy environmental evaluation process and discussions with local people had put back the project. The project is expected to take 32 months for completion.
The permit granted also makes it legally binding for Prenergy to ensure that plant operation has no measurable impact on local air quality or environment.
The Environment Agency has for the first time said that all the wood used at the plant comes from sustainable sources. If a new tree is planted for each that is burnt, there are no overall carbon emissions.
"If the sustainability standard is met, this new station will be a big step towards meeting the government's climate change and renewable energy targets," Environment Agency's Head of Climate Change and Sustainable Development Tony Grayling said.
"In the future we would like to see all biomass developers meet the high standards that have been set by Prenergy."
Initial government planning approval was received by the company in 2007 for the same but a lengthy environmental evaluation process and discussions with local people had put back the project. The project is expected to take 32 months for completion.
The permit granted also makes it legally binding for Prenergy to ensure that plant operation has no measurable impact on local air quality or environment.
The Environment Agency has for the first time said that all the wood used at the plant comes from sustainable sources. If a new tree is planted for each that is burnt, there are no overall carbon emissions.
"If the sustainability standard is met, this new station will be a big step towards meeting the government's climate change and renewable energy targets," Environment Agency's Head of Climate Change and Sustainable Development Tony Grayling said.
"In the future we would like to see all biomass developers meet the high standards that have been set by Prenergy."
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