RWE npower renewables has appointed the key contractors for its £200 million biomass combined heat and power plant at Markinch, Fife, UK. Finnish company Metso and Norwegian firm Aker Solutions have been appointed as the main contractors to take the project forward. Metso, a global supplier of technology and services for a variety of industries, will provide the site’s main biomass boiler. Aker Solutions, a leading provider of engineering and construction services and part of Aker Solutions ASA, will project manage construction, provide support services and procure some of the plant equipment.
RWE npower renewables is working in partnership with papermaker Tullis Russell to supply its plant with steam and electricity from the new facility. The plant, which will be the largest of its kind in Scotland, will have an installed capacity of 50 MW and will replace the existing coal-fired power plant at Tullis Russell.
The development, announced in July 2008, was backed by Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond. It received £8.1 million support via the Scottish Government’s Regional Selective Assistance grant, established to support the creation of new jobs.
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