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[[Category: Biomass EfW Plants]] | A Biomass Cogeneration Combined Heat and Power (CHP) EFW facility [[Markinch Biomass CHP Plant]] is based on processing up to 450,000 tonnes per annum of [[Biomass]] fuel of which approximately 90% is recovered waste wood and the remainder virgin wood sourced from sustainably manged forests<ref name="RWE">[https://www.group.rwe/en/our-portfolio/our-sites/markinch-chp-biomass-plant/ RWE]</ref>. | ||
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[[File:RWE-BIOMASS-PLANT-618x355.jpg|400px|left|RWE's Markinch Biomass CHP: source papnews.com]]<ref>[http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/11641/rwe-officially-opens-65-mw-markinch-biomass-plant Markinch Biomass Plant Site Photo] All Rights Reserved</ref> __TOC__ | |||
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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
A Biomass Cogeneration Combined Heat and Power (CHP) EFW facility based on | A Biomass Cogeneration Combined Heat and Power (CHP) EFW facility [[Markinch Biomass CHP Plant]] is based on processing up to 450,000 tonnes per annum of [[Biomass]] fuel of which approximately 90% is recovered waste wood and the remainder virgin wood sourced from sustainably manged forests<ref name="RWE" />. | ||
The facility is located in the small town of Markinch in Fife, Scotland and has an installed capacity of 55 MW. The plant had been generating power to Tullis Russell Papermakers and the local network since February 2014 however, following the paper plants closure the | The facility is located in the small town of Markinch in Fife, Scotland and has an installed capacity of 55 MW. The plant had been generating power to [[Tullis Russell Papermakers]] and the local network since February 2014 however, following the paper plants closure the facility has since only been operating in 'power only mode'<ref name="RWE" />. | ||
The | The Markinch plant forms part of the [[Glenrothes Energy Network]] project and is working in partnership with [[Fife Council]] to install heat to a district heating network for Glenrothes through a newly constructed Energy Centre <ref>https://www.energy-uk.org.uk/publication.html?task=file.download&id=6359</ref> <ref>https://www.rwe.com/web/cms/mediablob/en/3921924/data/429434/1/rwe-generation-se/fuels/location-overview/uk/markinch-chp-biomass-plant/Energy-Centre-Glenrothes-Energy-Network.pdf</ref>. | ||
The project was partially financed by £8.1m of support from the Scottish Government's Regional Selective | The owner and operator of the facility is [[RWE npower renewable]], a susbsidiary of [[RWE Innogy's UK]]. The plant became operational at the end of 2012<ref name="POW">[https://www.power-technology.com/projects/markinchbiomassplant/ Power Technology]</ref>. The plant replaces the existing coal-fired plant at the paper mill site and required an investment of approximately £200m<ref name="POW" />. RWE, the owner and operator officially took over the site in November 2010<ref name="POW" />. | ||
The project was partially financed by £8.1m of support from the Scottish Government's Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) grant which encourages investment and provides financial support to new and existing businesses that can create or safeguard jobs in designated areas of Scotland<ref name="POW" />. | |||
==Plant== | ==Plant== | ||
Markinch Biomass Power Plant uses CHP technology which generates both electricity and heat simultaneously and in doing so generates up to 20% in energy savings<ref name="POW" />. The technology uses a fluidised bed boiler and flue gas systems<ref name="POW" />. | |||
[[Metso]] power was awarded a contract worth £75m for the delivery of a 155MWth circulating fluidised bed boiler and flue gas treatment plant. [[Aker Solutions]] were awarded a £115m contract to provide engineering, procurement and construction ([[EPC]]) and project management. It was also responsible for the design, supply, construction, installation and commissioning of the plant<ref name="POW" />. | |||
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The plant has arranged [[Wood Waste]] (including chipboard and MDF) supply agreements with [[Fife Council]], DJ Laing, [[Stobart Biomass]] and [[Suez]] who are the biggest single supplier, providing 200,000 tonnes of waste wood to the plant every year<ref name="BIO">[https://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Markinch-biomass-briefing3.pdf/ Bio Fuel Watch]</ref>. [[Suez]] has three wood processing facilities for this purpose - [[Binn Farm]] in Perthshire, [[Ellington]] in Northumberland and [[Clifton Marshes]] near Preston<ref name="BIO" />. | |||
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