Waste glass,
plastic and metal are to be converted into clean energy as the
go-ahead was given by the Government for a new plant in Peterborough.
Waste glass, plastic and metal are to be converted into clean
energy as the go-ahead was given by the Government for a new plant
in Peterborough.
Energy and Climate Change Minister David Kidney today granted
consent to Peterborough Renewable Energy Ltd for the construction
of the 80MW energy from waste and biomass fuelled power station at
Storey’s Bar Gate.
David Kidney said:
“This plant will provide reliable, low carbon energy for years to
come. The UK needs to generate 15% of its energy from renewable
sources by 2020, and energy from biomass could contribute as much
as a third of that. Meeting our target means we have to follow the
East of England’s example and build more plants like this.”
The power station will include a cluster of processes which
together provide a means of dealing with materials such as waste
and provide beneficial outputs such as recovered glass, plastics
and metals. The East of England has its own renewable target of
17% by 2020, not including offshore wind, and this plant could
deliver 10% of that target for 2010/11 and, over the 20 year life
of the station, it will save almost 12 million tonnes of carbon
dioxide.
Notes to Editors
1.Consent to build and operate power stations with a capacity
greater than 50 megawatts (MW) is required under section 36 of the
Electricity Act 1989. Planning permission has been deemed to be
granted under section 90(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
2.The Department of Energy and Climate Change is central to the
UK Government’s leadership on climate change. We are pushing hard
for an ambitious global deal in Copenhagen in December to avert
the most dangerous impacts. Through our UK Low Carbon Transition
Plan we are giving householders and businesses the incentives and
advice they need to cut their emissions, we are enabling the
energy sector’s shift to the trinity of renewables, new nuclear
and clean coal, and we are stepping up the fight against fuel poverty.
Contacts:
Department of Energy and Climate Change
nds.decc@coi.gsi.gov.uk
Jonathan Farr
Phone: 0300 068 5223
jonathan.farr@decc.gsi.gov.uk