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[[Tilbury Green Power]] (TGP) is a renewable power plant fuelled by [[Wood Waste]], located within the Port of Tilbury on the banks of the River Thames<ref name="TGP">[https://www.tilburygreenpower.com/ Tilbury Green Power]</ref>. The plant has a capacity of around 40 MWe<ref name="TGP" />. | |||
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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
Tilbury Green Power | [[Tilbury Green Power]] (TGP) is a renewable power plant fuelled by [[Wood Waste]], located within the Port of Tilbury on the banks of the River Thames<ref name="TGP">[https://www.tilburygreenpower.com/ Tilbury Green Power]</ref>. The plant has a capacity of around 40 MWe<ref name="TGP" />. | ||
The Tilbury Green Power Plant was developed by [[Tilbury Green Power Limited]], the major shareholders at the time being the [[Electricity Supply Board]] (ESB) and the [[UK Green Investment Bank]] (GIB) (now called [[Green Investment Group]]). [[Burmeister and Wain Scandinavian Contractor]] (BWSC) and [[Aalborg Energie Technik]] (AET) were minor shareholders<ref name="TGP" />. GIB and ESB each invested £35m to the project as a combination of equity and shareholder loans, with an additional £2m participation from the technology provider AET<ref name="GIB" />. Senior debt funding was provided by the [[Danish Export Credit Agency]] (Eksport Kredit Fonden), [[Investec]] and [[Rabobank]]<ref>https://www.aet-biomass.com/en-GB/Home/References/Biomass-fired-Plants/Tilbury-Green-Power-London.aspx</ref>. The total cost of the project amounted to £190m<ref name ="GIB" />. | The Tilbury Green Power Plant was developed by [[Tilbury Green Power Limited]], the major shareholders at the time being the [[Electricity Supply Board]] (ESB) and the [[UK Green Investment Bank]] (GIB) (now called [[Green Investment Group]]). [[Burmeister and Wain Scandinavian Contractor]] (BWSC) and [[Aalborg Energie Technik]] (AET) were minor shareholders<ref name="TGP" />. GIB and ESB each invested £35m to the project as a combination of equity and shareholder loans, with an additional £2m participation from the technology provider AET<ref name="GIB" />. Senior debt funding was provided by the [[Danish Export Credit Agency]] (Eksport Kredit Fonden), [[Investec]] and [[Rabobank]]<ref>https://www.aet-biomass.com/en-GB/Home/References/Biomass-fired-Plants/Tilbury-Green-Power-London.aspx</ref>. The total cost of the project amounted to £190m<ref name ="GIB" />. | ||
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==Plant== | ==Plant== | ||
The construction of the plant commenced in August 2015 following completion of site preparation works which began in May 2015. The plant became fully operational in January 2019<ref name="TGP" />. [[BWSC]] were appointed the [[EPC]] contractor and [[O&M]] contractor for the project<ref name="GIB" /> with [[AET]] designing, supplying and commissioning the boiler, flue gas and combustion systems, the latter of which is based upon the travelling grate ([[AET Biograte]]) system<ref>https://www.aet-biomass.com/en-GB/Home/References/Biomass-fired-Plants/Tilbury-Green-Power-London.aspx</ref>. | The construction of the plant commenced in August 2015 following completion of site preparation works which began in May 2015. The plant became fully operational in January 2019<ref name="TGP" />. [[BWSC]] were appointed the [[EPC]] contractor and [[O&M]] contractor for the project<ref name="GIB" /> with [[AET]] designing, supplying and commissioning the boiler, flue gas and combustion systems, the latter of which is based upon the travelling [[grate]] ([[AET Biograte]]) system<ref>https://www.aet-biomass.com/en-GB/Home/References/Biomass-fired-Plants/Tilbury-Green-Power-London.aspx</ref>. | ||
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The plant uses up to 270,000 tonnes of [[Wood Waste]] per annum<ref name="TGP" /> which is provided by [[Stobart Biomass]] who source the fuel for the plant from the local catchment area, which is then processed at the onsite facility<ref name="GIB">[https://greeninvestmentgroup.com/news-and-insights/2015/uk-green-investment-bank-and-esb-support-new-190m-renewable-electricity-plant-on-the-thames/ Green Investment Bank]</ref>. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||