What types of biomass will the new plant use?
The proposed scheme will use recycled wood as a major part of its fuel supply. This material comes within the legal definition of waste and will comply with the Waste Incineration Directive. The choice of recycled wood as a major component of the plant’s fuel supply has been made to ensure the viability of the plant and to deliver maximum benefit to the paper mill in the most sustainable way possible. Much of this wood currently goes to landfill where it decomposes to give off methane, a significantly more potent greenhouse gas than CO². We will not be burning any other forms of waste, with the possible exception of waste paper pulp material separated from the effluent water from Tullis Russell’s paper making process prior to its discharge to sewer. This material comprises principally of wood fibre.
