RWE npower Cogen to build $200 million, 45MW biomass CHP plant in Scotland
RWE npower Cogen announces it plans to build a 45MW biomass power plant at a papermaking site in Glenrothes, Scotland. Using combined heat and power (CHP) systems, the £100 million (€126m/$200m) plant will save 250,000 tonnes of carbon emissions from the Tullis Russell papermill. It will provide steam and electricity for the papermill under a long-term contract, while two thirds of the generated electricity will be fed into the Scottish power grid. That would be enough to power a city the size of Dundee, Scotland's fourth largest city with 150,000 inhabitants.
The new facility will replace Tullis Russell's existing coal-fired plant, which is to close because it no longer meets acceptable emissions standards set by SEPA. It will help the company avoid massive fluctuations in gas costs too, which have varied from £6,000 a day to as much as £50,000 a day - costs that have threatened the company's viability. Wood for the plant at the Markinch industrial estate is being provided by ScottishBiopower and Scottish Coal.
The project is being supported by the Scottish government to the tune of £8.1 million and is expected to create 30 new jobs, as well as safeguarding 540 jobs at the Tullis Russell mill. Additionally, about 300 construction jobs will be created.
According to Alex Salmond, Scotland's first minister, the project is a major investment for Scotland and complements the government's work to make Scotland a greener, wealthier and fairer place to live and do business in. The funding support has come under the Holyrood government's Regional Selective Assistance programme, which pays out in instalments provided certain job creation and expenditure criteria are met.
Tullis Russell's chief executive, Chris Parr, said replacing the company's existing coal-fired CHP plant with a facility running on renewable fuel would mean his paper business can supply greener paper products to its customers:
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RWE npower Cogen has more than 15 years experience developing and delivering CHP projects. With 11 plants in the UK and Republic of Ireland, it has more than 2,000MW of heat and power capacity and a wealth of experience in plant operations and management of CHP plants.
The Tullis Russell Group is an independent, wholly employee owned, papermaking and converting group. The group produces a wide range of high quality, engineered paper products, on four separate sites. Tullis Russell Papermakers Ltd is the oldest company in the Group and manufactures coated and uncoated graphical papers and boards, as well as a wide variety of electrical and speciality grades.
References:
RWE npower: RWE npower Biomass Plant to Power 'Green' Paper Mill - July 18, 2008.
The new facility will replace Tullis Russell's existing coal-fired plant, which is to close because it no longer meets acceptable emissions standards set by SEPA. It will help the company avoid massive fluctuations in gas costs too, which have varied from £6,000 a day to as much as £50,000 a day - costs that have threatened the company's viability. Wood for the plant at the Markinch industrial estate is being provided by ScottishBiopower and Scottish Coal.
The project is being supported by the Scottish government to the tune of £8.1 million and is expected to create 30 new jobs, as well as safeguarding 540 jobs at the Tullis Russell mill. Additionally, about 300 construction jobs will be created.
According to Alex Salmond, Scotland's first minister, the project is a major investment for Scotland and complements the government's work to make Scotland a greener, wealthier and fairer place to live and do business in. The funding support has come under the Holyrood government's Regional Selective Assistance programme, which pays out in instalments provided certain job creation and expenditure criteria are met.
Tullis Russell's chief executive, Chris Parr, said replacing the company's existing coal-fired CHP plant with a facility running on renewable fuel would mean his paper business can supply greener paper products to its customers:
From a customer perspective, the move to biomass builds further upon our already strong environmental credentials. In addition to the significant reduction in our carbon dioxide emissions, much of the wood we are planning to use as fuel for the plant will be recovered wood that would otherwise go to landfill.RWE npower said that it hopes to have all necessary approvals in place by the end of this year, so that CHP plant could be operational in 2011:
The plant will also provide opportunities to supply low grade heat for other local applications and these opportunities are being actively explored. - Chris Parr, CE Tullis Russell
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Our plans to build a CHP plant at the Tullis Russell paper mill form an important part of our wider strategy of reducing our carbon intensity, though investment in lower or zero carbon power generation sources. This project is an excellent example of how innovative energy technologies such as biomass can be deployed to help the UK energy industry - and individual businesses - to reduce their impact on the environment. - Phil Piddington, head of npower CogenRWE npower is a leading integrated UK energy business. It generates electricity and supplies gas, electricity and related services to around 6.8 million customers through its retail business npower. The company operates and manages a flexible portfolio of power stations, and its sister company RWE Innogy, is a market leader in renewable energy development.
RWE npower Cogen has more than 15 years experience developing and delivering CHP projects. With 11 plants in the UK and Republic of Ireland, it has more than 2,000MW of heat and power capacity and a wealth of experience in plant operations and management of CHP plants.
The Tullis Russell Group is an independent, wholly employee owned, papermaking and converting group. The group produces a wide range of high quality, engineered paper products, on four separate sites. Tullis Russell Papermakers Ltd is the oldest company in the Group and manufactures coated and uncoated graphical papers and boards, as well as a wide variety of electrical and speciality grades.
References:
RWE npower: RWE npower Biomass Plant to Power 'Green' Paper Mill - July 18, 2008.
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