The combined-heat-and-power co-generation facility will replace Tullis Russell’s existing coal-fired power plant, reducing the company’s annual carbon emissions by 250,000 tonnes, and shrinking its carbon footprint by 72%. It will also account for 6% of Scotland’s 2020 renewable generation target.
Paul Cowling, managing director of npower renewables, says that the project would not have been given a green light without a £8.1m