Government approves 60MW biomass and waste power plant

James S Murray
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Approval granted as two further waste-to-energy projects await planning permission

The government today completed a bumper week for the UK's burgeoning waste-to-energy sector, giving the green light to plans for a new 60MW power plant to be built at a disused site at Tilbury Docks in...

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