SSE ( Scottish and Southern Energy ) has completed a £13.5 million deal signalling the start of construction of Scotland’s largest biogas plant at a former Landfill site at Barkip, North Ayrshire. The deal makes SSE the first energy company in the UK to commit to construction and operation of an anaerobic digestion biogas plant of this type and is expected to be operational by 2011.
The Barkip site will be capable of processing around 75,000 tonnes of waste annually, producing around 2.5MW of renewable electricity which will contribute towards Scotland’s renewable energy targets. Project partner William Tracey Ltd William Tracey Group (a subsidiary of DCC plc) has signed a 25 year contract to supply feedstock materials for the plant, providing another recycling outlet for their customers to divert wastes away from landfill. Suitable materials will include waste foods, manures and organic effluent sludges.
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