Billingham Biomass Power Station
Billingham Biomass Power Station is a planned biomass power station, that is to be built on the River Tees at Billingham. It is to be built on the site of the former coal-fired North Tees Power Station.[1] The station will have a generating capacity of 45 megawatts (MW).[2]
| Billingham Biomass Power Station | |
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| Country | England |
| Location | Billingham |
| Coordinates | 54.587°N 1.261°W |
| Status | Planned |
| Owner(s) | Gaia Power |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Biomass |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 45 MW |
The station was granted planning permission in October 2009.[2] The construction of the power station will cost £200 million, and is expected to be completed by 2012. The project was initiated by Gaia Power, who chose Aker Solutions to develop the project.[3]
As at October 2017 the old power station site remains undeveloped.
References
- "£200 million biomass plant wins planning approval". New Energy Focus. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- Blackburn, Mike (16 October 2009). "Billingham biomass power station to go ahead". nebusiness.com. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- "Latest News". Gaia Power. Archived from the original (PHP) on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
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