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26 March 2010 - Press Release - Approval given for biomass power station in Avonmouth
The Government has today given the green light to Helius Energy plc to build a new 100 Mega Watt power plant fuelled by biomass at Bristol Port, Avonmouth.
David Kidney MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Energy and Climate Change said:
"We need to increase the amount of energy we get from renewable sources. This plant will generate enough electricity to power up to 200,000 homes, making a significant contribution to our CO2 emissions reduction and energy security goals.
"The local economy in the Avonmouth area will also benefit, with the plant creating up to 250 jobs during construction and approximately 40 full-time jobs when fully operational."
Notes to editors:1. Public copies of the decision letter and consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 are available from William Long, DECC, e-mail William.Long@decc.gsi.gov.uk or tel. 0300 068 5694.
See also:26 March 2010 - Press Release - Cash for Companies to Start Building Smart Cities
Eight companies and their collaborative partners have been given grants by the Department of Energy and Climate Change today to explore smart technology.
The grants are part of the UK’s plan to move to smarter energy supplies including smart meters in every home, a smart grid and entire smart cities.
The projects are spread across a range of various technologies supporting smart grid development including storage, distribution load management, demand response controls and a network platform for a future smart grid site in Glasgow. The grants will support smart grid development to a total value of £7.6 million.
The grants were awarded to:
Energy Optimizers
Arqiva Ltd
Highview Power Storage
Rltec
Smart Grid solutions
National Grid
Scottish Hydro Electric Power
SP Distribution
Energy minister Lord Hunt said:
“Smart technologies will help manage the massive shift to low carbon electricity such as wind, nuclear and clean fossil fuels. They will mean more efficient and reliable delivery of electricity, reducing the costs and emissions from electricity generation and transmission. These projects will place the UK on a solid platform to pursue larger scale and integrated projects in the future.
“Globally the business of developing smart grids has been estimated at £27 billion over the next 5 years and the UK has the know-how to be part of that. We want to give companies the opportunities and the support to make sure we develop the technologies we need.”
Smart grids are a highly transferrable technology and have the potential to generate significant export earnings for the UK.
Notes to editorsDetails of the grants awarded from the total of £6 million:
Lead Organisation Project Name Grant Energy Optimizers Plogg-DECC-SG £12,324 Arqiva Ltd Arqiva Smart Grid Demonstrator £212,563 Highview Power Storage Slough Heat & Power Pilot Demonstrator Phase II £1,109,768 Rltec - Responsive Load Ltd Dynamic demand smart grid demonstration £260,397 Smart Grid Solutions Demonstration of a Fully Scalable and Interoperable Communications Hub to Manage Distributed Energy Resources on a Constrained Rural Network £74,332 National Grid TSO visibility of embedded generation £33,000 Scottish Hydo Electric Power Distribution (SHEPD) Integrated Demand Site Management and Energy Storage £1,049,600 SP Distribution Clyde Gateway Smart Grid £49,500Toshiba And Westinghouse Step Up Expanding Front-End Business
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