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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 biomass facility has since only been operating in 'power only mode' at full capacity<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 biomass facility has since only been operating in 'power only mode' at full capacity<ref name="RWE" />. | ||
The Marchinch 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 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 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" />. | ||