Peel Energy has unveiled plans for a new £70 million biomass plant in Trafford which could provide enough electricity to a third of the region’s homes.
The Manchester-based plant is expected to generate 20MW of renewable energy from burning recycled wood and by-products from agriculture and forestry.
The National Grid would receive the electricity via an underground cable and heat would be distributed to homes and businesses through an underground pipe.
Jon England, project director at Peel Energy, said: “Our venture into dedicated biomass-fired energy generation will contribute towards government targets for higher levels of renewable electricity generation and help provide secure energy supplies for the region.”
Should the proposals be accepted, demand for biomass industry machinery could increase.
Peel is required to submit a planning application to Trafford council in the autumn, with the firm planning to have the plant operational in mid-2014.
Typical Guttridge equipment used in the biomass industry includes; elevators – bucket elevators – valves
