U.K. biomass facility for end of 2014
May 6, 2013
By The Grimsby Telegraph
May 6, 2013, U.K. - Contracts have been awarded and millions invested for the building of the Grimsby River Terminal, a large-scale biomass-handling terminal in Immingham, England.
The 11.5-acre facility will be a fully automated
bulk-handling terminal and will be able to store up to 100,000 tonnes of wood
pellets, with four storage silos having a total capacity of 168,000 cubic
metres – equivalent to more than 60 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Graham Construction, the company responsible for the build-out
of the terminal, is delivering the port facilities for the estimated three
million tonnes of pelletized wood that will cross the Atlantic next year. An
investment of $117 million was made to ensure that
Drax, the region's giant power station, has the fuel it requires as it shifts
from a coal-dominated feedstock to a 50/50 balance with the renewable
alternative.
Almost $550 million is being spent to secure supplies
from the U.S., and again spent in the U.K. to ensure that the transition is as smooth
as possible.
For the full article visit, www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk.
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