Biomass fuel at Holbrook

[wendykins 10]

I don't know if anyone else has mentioned the Biomass fuel burner being built at Holbrook

I wondered what was happening at a new development near halfway, so googled biofuel at Holbrook. Sounds similar to the Barnard road burner, but web site says its just biofuel. The company , Violia, will be responsible for self monitoring all stages of the work, including emissions. Sorry I cant add a link to the web site.

[alchresearch 214]

UYE (UK) has secured funding for the plant, which would generate electricity by burning recovered timber from demolition sites.

 

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/fired-up-for-30m-power-station-1-7368050

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/326142/EPR_CP3936CA_A001_Permit.pdf

[geared 311]

Reclaimed wood from building sites??

 

It's strangely specific, is it such a large source of fuel that it can keep a power station burning 24/7??

[spooferman 10]

well they converted half of drax to Bio mass, ie wood pellets from trees cut down in Canada

[apelike 10]

well they converted half of drax to Bio mass, ie wood pellets from trees cut down in Canada

 

That's kind of strange considering they have to ship the wood pellets all the way from Canada.

[spooferman 10]

That's kind of strange considering they have to ship the wood pellets all the way from Canada.

 

and kill healthy trees, when we have lots of coal:loopy:

[Bargepole23 337]

Reclaimed wood from building sites??

 

It's strangely specific, is it such a large source of fuel that it can keep a power station burning 24/7??

 

Thats what the station at Blackburn Meadows burns, scrap wood.

[hicksy3 10]

....and presumably from household waste sites. Yes it is quite a large amount of fuel when you look into it.

 

 

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[geared 311]

Thats what the station at Blackburn Meadows burns, scrap wood.

 

I just found it amusing how specific they were being.

 

Like scrap wood from old pallets or offcuts from a mill weren't good enough for em :hihi::hihi:

[Orzel 10]

and kill healthy trees, when we have lots of coal:loopy:

 

eco fuel is subsidised by your money, coal is not

[alchresearch 214]

New figures published by the IMF show the UK provides more subsidies for fossil fuels than renewables

 

Coal is likely to be the main beneficiary, with nearly £18 billion in subsidies in the UK in 2015.

 

Source: LSE

 

http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/new-figures-published-by-the-imf-show-the-uk-provides-more-subsidies-for-fossil-fuels-than-renewables/

[geared 311]

But coal is dirty though.

 

Chopping Tree's down in the Canadian wilderness, shipping them cross country to a large processing plant, turning them into chips/pellets and then shipping that halfway round the world is not dirty in the slightest.