The four combined heat and power (CHP) biomass power stations will be put up at the ports in Dundee, Leith, Rosyth and Grangemouth. In addition to the electricity they produce, they will also provide heat at the ports – and potentially neighbouring industrial sites in the future.
"It is clear that biomass will play an increasingly important role in energy production over the next 10 years, and it is an area in which SSE expects to be a significant player," says SSE chief executive Ian Marchant.
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