Food Leftovers to Power Gbp8m Green Energy Development

The HeraldOctober 06, 2009

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SHANKS, the waste management firm, has announced plans to open an GBP8m centre in Cumbernauld where leftovers from kitchens will be used to generate "green" electricity capable of powering 3,000 homes.

The company has won planning permission to build a plant in a joint venture with Scottish specialist Energen Biogas. This will employ the anaerobic digestion technology that Shanks is already using to generate power in Holland and Canada.

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Food Leftovers to Power Gbp8m Green Energy Development

Anaerobic digestion involves composting waste to produce a gas that can be burned to produc...

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