Blackburn Meadows Biomass Power Station is a 30MW biopower project. It is located in England, the UK. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in December 2014.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Biopower | 30 | 30 | – | Active | England, the UK | E.ON UK |
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Description
The project was developed by E.ON UK and is currently owned by RWE with a stake of 100%.
The project supplies enough clean energy to power 40,000 households, offsetting 80,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $190m.
Blackburn Meadows Biomass Power Station is a combined heat and power (CHP) project. Wood waste which is a kind of wood by-product is used as a feedstock to power the project.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in December 2014.
Contractors Involved
Andritz supplied steam boiler for the project.
About E.ON UK
E.ON UK Plc (E.ON UK), a subsidiary of E.ON SE, is an integrated energy company that generates, distributes and sells electricity; explores and develops gas reserves; sells gas; and provides various other energy related products and services. It generates electricity using various fuel sources such as coal, gas, oil, biomass and wind. The company also offers other energy related services such as home energy solutions, gas storage, energy trading and support services. It supplies electricity and gas to wholesale, residential, commercial and industrial customers in domestic and non-domestic markets. E.ON UK is headquartered at Coventry, the UK.
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