Spain approves country’s largest biomass plant

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(2011), "Spain approves country’s largest biomass plant", International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, Vol. 3 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijccsm.2011.41403aab.004

Spain approves country’s largest biomass plant

Article Type: News From: International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, Volume 3, Issue 1

Spain’s Government approved the construction of the country’s largest biomass plant, the renewable energy group Ence announced. Government approval was necessary as the plant, to be built in the southern town of Huelva, will use state aid set aside for renewable energy projects.

The factory will have a capacity of 50 megawatts and will supply green energy to some 400,000 people, Ence said in a statement. It represents an investment of more than €100 million ($130 million), said Ence, which has drawn up a short list of three companies – Tecnicas Reunidas, OHL and Acciona-Idom to build the plant.

According to experts, biomass energy plants, which are fired by organic matter ranging from agricultural waste such as straw or manure to forest waste products, can have C0₂ emissions up to 60 per cent lower than facilities using fossil fuels. In Spain last year, it made up only 1.3 per cent of energy production, compared to 12.5 per cent for wind farms.