An impression of the £130 million biomass plant proposed for a landfill site on the banks of the River Medina.
PLANS were today (Friday) unveiled for a £130 million eco-friendly power plant on the outskirts of Newport, capable of producing two thirds of the Island’s electricity and potentially launching the Isle of Wight as a world leader in renewable energy technology.
The Reality Energy Centre, a biomass plant fuelled by sustainably sourced wood pellets, would be built on a disused Isle of Wight Council-owned landfill site off Stag Lane, next to the Vestas research and development centre currently under construction.
It is hoped the combined heat and power plant, which could be operational by 2013, would help the Island achieve its aim of having the lowest carbon footprint in the UK, and some 35 permanent jobs could be created as a result of the project.
• Full story in the Friday, July 16, County Press.
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