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A Biomass Waste EFW located near Port Talbot, South Wales, generating c. 40 MW<ref name="Marg">[https://www.margamgreenenergy.co.uk/ Margam Green Energy Plant] </ref>. | A Biomass Waste EFW located near Port Talbot, South Wales, generating c. 40 MW<ref name="Marg">[https://www.margamgreenenergy.co.uk/ Margam Green Energy Plant] </ref> based on an annual combustion rate of c.335,000tonnes of wood waste per annum<ref name="BVV">[http://www.volund.dk/Biomass_energy/References/Margam/ B&W Volund]</ref>. | ||
The plant is owned by Glennmont Partners, a specialist clean energy investment fund which focuses on investment in clean energy infrastructure. Originally the Margam project was a joint venture between Cardiff based energy development company, Eco2 Ltd and a local company, Western Logs Group. Eco2 Ltd now has responsibility for the plants overall operations and fuel management supply<ref name="Marg" />. The project was one of the final of its type to be supported under the Renewables Obligation <ref>[https://fichtner.co.uk/projects/margam-green-energy-park/ Fichtner]</ref>. | The plant is owned by Glennmont Partners, a specialist clean energy investment fund which focuses on investment in clean energy infrastructure. Originally the Margam project was a joint venture between Cardiff based energy development company, Eco2 Ltd and a local company, Western Logs Group. Eco2 Ltd now has responsibility for the plants overall operations and fuel management supply<ref name="Marg" />. The project was one of the final of its type to be supported under the Renewables Obligation <ref>[https://fichtner.co.uk/projects/margam-green-energy-park/ Fichtner]</ref>. | ||
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The plant became operational in 2019 at a cost of c.£160m<ref name="Marg" />. | The plant became operational in 2019 at a cost of c.£160m<ref name="Marg" />. | ||
The Margam plant takes waste wood that is supplied by Stobart Biomass on a long term contract. The waste wood is sourced and supplied by Stobart from across the country at a rate of approximately 6,000 tonnes per week<ref name="Marg" / | The Margam plant takes waste wood that is supplied by Stobart Biomass on a long term contract. The waste wood is sourced and supplied by Stobart from across the country at a rate of approximately 6,000 tonnes per week<ref name="Marg" />. | ||
==Plant== | ==Plant== | ||