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The owner and operator of the facility is RWE npower renewable, a susbsidiary of RWE Innogh'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 owner and operator of the facility is RWE npower renewable, a susbsidiary of RWE Innogh'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 Asssitance (RSA) grant which encourages investment and provides financial support to new and exisitng businesses that can create or safeguard jobs in designated areas of Scotland<ref name="POW" />.


==Plant==
==Plant==
Marchinch Biomass Power Plant uses CHP technology which generates both electricity and heat simultaneously and in so doinggenerate up to 20% in energy savings<ref name="POW" />. the technology uses a fluidised bed boiler and flue gas systems< ref name="POW" />.


==Refernces==
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 managment. It was also responsible for the design, supply, construction, installation and commissioning of the plant<ref name="POW" />.
==Refernces=