Plan for £50m waste-energy plant
A £50m nonhazardous wastetoenergy plant could be built in Aberdeenshire, it has been announced.
The company behind the project, in Peterhead, claims it would help divert rubbish away from landfill, and create dozens of new jobs.
Buchan CHP (Combined Heat and Power) describes the plans as a "renewable alternative to unsustainable landfill".
If planning permission is gained, the project would be sited on the Upperton industrial estate.
The company said the project would create 25 jobs at the plant and up to 150 indirectly as the knock on effect of the combined heat and power plant attracted new technology companies to the area.
Public exhibition
It is claimed the plant would generate enough heat and power from nonhazardous waste for the equivalent of 10,000 homes and businesses.
Glenn Jones, managing director of Buchan CHP, said: "Recent announcements by the Scottish Government recognise energy from residual waste as an integral part of Scotland’s drive towards a ’zero waste society’."
A public exhibition on the plans is being held on 19 February and 20 February at the Waterside Hotel in Peterhead to allow members of the public to find out more about the proposals.
The plans will be refined following the public consultation before being lodged with Aberdeenshire Council.
Original source : BBC News Scotland Online
