Billingham Biomass Power Station Explained

Billingham Biomass Power Station
Coordinates:54.587°N -1.261°W
Country:England
Location:Billingham
Status:Planned
Owner:Gaia Power
Th Fuel Primary:Biomass
Ps Electrical Capacity:45 MW

Billingham Biomass Power Station is a planned biomass power station, that is to be built on the River Tees at Billingham. It is to be built on the site of the former coal-fired North Tees Power Station.[1] The station will have a generating capacity of 45 megawatts (MW).[2]

The station was granted planning permission in October 2009. The construction of the power station will cost £200 million, and is expected to be completed by 2012. The project was initiated by Gaia Power, who chose Aker Solutions to develop the project.[3]

As at October 2017 the old power station site remains undeveloped.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: £200 million biomass plant wins planning approval. 16 October 2009. New Energy Focus. 23 December 2010.
  2. Web site: Billingham biomass power station to go ahead. Mike. Blackburn. 16 October 2009. nebusiness.com. 23 December 2010.
  3. Web site: Latest News. Gaia Power. PHP. 27 August 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111016013055/http://www.gaiapower.co.uk/news.php. 16 October 2011.