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[[Category:Biomass EfW Plants]] | A [[Combined Heat and Power]] (CHP) [[Biomass EfW]] facility [[Kent Renewable Energy Plant]] is based on consuming up to 240,000 tonnes per annum of [[Wood Waste]] and other [[Biomass]] as a feedstock to produce 27 MW of power. | ||
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[[File:Kent Renewable Energy Plant .jpg|400px|left|Kent Renewable Energy Plant. Bioenergy International, 2018]]<ref>[https://www.kentrenewableltd.com/2018/09/14/kent-renewable-energy-plant-has-successfully-commenced-operations/ Kent Renewable Energy Plant Site Photo]All Rights Reserved</ref> __TOC__ | |||
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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
A [[Combined Heat and Power]] (CHP) [[Biomass EfW]] facility based on consuming 240,000 tonnes per annum of | A [[Combined Heat and Power]] (CHP) [[Biomass EfW]] facility [[Kent Renewable Energy Plant]] is based on consuming up to 240,000 tonnes per annum of [[Wood Waste]] and other [[Biomass]] as a feedstock to produce 27 MW of power. This facility supplies heat (in the form of steam) and electricity to the nearby Discovery Park, one of Europe’s leading Science and Technology parks near Sandwich in Kent. The excess power is exported to the national grid<ref name="ref1" >Kent Renewable Energy Ltd, 2020. [https://www.kentrenewableltd.com/kent-renewable-energy-biomass-plant/ Kent Renewable Energy Biomass Plant – Kent Renewable Energy Ltd. Online. Kentrenewableltd.com. [Accessed 15 April 2020].</ref>. | ||
The | The fuel is sourced locally by [[Euroforest Ltd]], a provider of harvesting and marketing services to the UK forestry industry, who supplies low grade wood for the facility from woodland management practices in the south east of the UK<ref name="ref1" />. | ||
Kent Renewable Energy Plant became operational in 2018 after beginning a 25 month construction period in the summer of 2016<ref name="ref1" />. | Kent Renewable Energy Plant became operational in 2018 after beginning a 25 month construction period in the summer of 2016<ref name="ref1" />. | ||
==Plant== | ==Plant== | ||
This facility is operated by Burmeister Wain Scandinavian Contractor (BWSC), who also provided turnkey EPC services for the project<ref name="ref1" />. | This facility is operated by [[Burmeister Wain Scandinavian Contractor]] (BWSC), who also provided turnkey [[EPC]] services for the project<ref name="ref1" />. | ||
Kent Renewable Energy Plant received an investment of approximately £150m of equity from its majority-owner Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) in order to develop the facility<ref>Bioenergy International, 2018. [https://bioenergyinternational.com/heat-power/kent-renewable-energy-plant-commences-operations Kent Renewable Energy Plant Commences Operations | Bioenergy International. Online. Bioenergy International.[Accessed 15 April 2020].]</ref>. | Kent Renewable Energy Plant received an investment of approximately £150m of equity from its majority-owner [[Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners]] (CIP) in order to develop the facility<ref>Bioenergy International, 2018. [https://bioenergyinternational.com/heat-power/kent-renewable-energy-plant-commences-operations Kent Renewable Energy Plant Commences Operations | Bioenergy International. Online. Bioenergy International.[Accessed 15 April 2020].]</ref>. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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