What is the Tees REP?
A1. Tees REP is a 300MW biomass power station that will burn woodchip to generate electricity for the equivalent of 600,000 homes, 24 hours a day. The woodchip will be imported by ship from sustainable and verifiable forestry sources primarily from Europe and America, and this stock will be continually replenished as it is used. The station will help to meet the UK’s renewable energy target of 20% by 2020, accounting for around 5.5% of the renewables target. It will save about 1.2million tonnes of CO2 per year.
