Tilbury Green Power Extends Fuel Catchment Area to Include
Greater London
Tilbury Green Power Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Express
Energy Holdings UK B.V., has recently been granted approval by the Thurrock
Thames Gateway Development Corporation to modify the fuels catchment area for
its 60MW renewable energy generation facility at Tilbury Docks, London.
Section 36 approval and deemed planning permission was
approved for the facility in August 2009. The deemed permission defined the
fuel catchment area as the East of England Region. The modified planning
conditions enable the company to source recovered wood and SRF from an area
that extends 50 miles from the site including Greater London. Fuels from the
extended catchment area can be delivered by road and river. The geographical
extent of the original catchment area remains unchanged as does the overall
fuels input tonnage (650,000tpa).
Paul Zanin, Projects Planning Director said “We’re very
pleased to announce the modification to the fuels catchment area. It’s a
logical extension to the original conditions as there are significant supplies
of fuel in relative close proximity to the site that may now be available to
us. The modification provides an opportunity further to improve the
sustainability credentials of the project. It’s also an important factor as the
company draws together fuels and procurement contracts to reach financial close
and commence development on the site.” |