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A [[Biomass Waste EFW]] facility processing up to 250,000 tonnes per year of a range of [[Biomass]], but primarily straw and a limited amount of [[Wood Waste]] to generate up to 40MWe for export to the national grid<ref>[https://www.briggbiomass.com/brigg-renewable-energy-plant/ Brigg website]</ref>. The straw fuel is supplied under a 12 year agreement with [[Worldwide Farming Partnership]] (WFP) as well as other local and regional farmers. | A [[Biomass Waste EFW]] facility processing up to 250,000 tonnes per year of a range of [[Biomass]], but primarily straw and a limited amount of [[Wood Waste]] to generate up to 40MWe for export to the national grid<ref>[https://www.briggbiomass.com/brigg-renewable-energy-plant/ Brigg website]</ref>. The straw fuel is supplied under a 12 year agreement with [[Worldwide Farming Partnership]] (WFP) as well as other local and regional farmers. | ||
The plant | The plant was originally jointly owned by [[Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor A/S]] (BWSC) and [[Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners K/S]] (CIP), with senior debt refinancing completed in 2017 of £250m (including [[Royal Bank of Scotland]], [[Investec]], [[Aviva Investors]] and others) but in April 2021 it was confirmed that Octopus Renewables had bought the facility from the joint investors for an undisclosed fee<ref>ENDS April 2021</ref>. | ||
==Plant== | ==Plant== | ||