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Article: United Kingdom: Scotland s Tullis Russell to use biomass for heat, power.
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- October 8, 2009
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The signing of a multi-million-pound deal brings a paper mill in Scotland closer to using biomass for heat and power. A contract established between Tullis Russell Papermakers Ltd. and RWE NPower means a 50-megawatt biomass power plant will supply energy for Tullis Russell s mill in Markinch, Fife, Scotland.
The plant will replace an existing coal-fired power plant, owned by RWE NPower Renewables, whose parent company, RWE Innogy, will provide [pounds sterling]200 million ($31.7 million) for the project. That supplements the [pounds sterling]8.1 million ($12.8 million) in support from the Scottish government, according to RWE NPower. NPower Cogen, whose parent ...