Fuel
- What will the plant burn?
- What kind of straw is burned?
- Where does the straw come from?
- Is there enough straw for the plant?
- Will crops be grown specifcally for Brigg REP?
- How will straw at the site be stored?
What will the plant burn?
The plant is designed to burn primarily straw.
The plant has an auxiliary fuel line that is designed to take wood chip. Only clean, uncontaminated wood would be acceptable - any contaminated material would be classed as waste and the plant would not be allowed to burn it.
What kind of straw is burned?
The plant is designed for the combustion of wheat straw, which would be delivered to the plant in large (2 metres long x 1 metre high x 1 metre wide) Hesston bales, which weigh approximately 500 kg each. Other baled material, such as straw from other crops or miscanthus, could be burned but only ever as a small proportion of the overall fuel mix.
Where does the straw come from?
As a rule of thumb, we aim to source straw from wheat producers within a 50 mile radius of the site. In fact, the vast majority of fuel will travel less than 30 miles.
Is there enough straw for the plant?
Government estimates suggest that there are 3 million tonnes of surplus straw (that is straw produced in existing wheat production that has no other market) in the east of the country. There would be more than enough in the region to meet the 240,000 tonne demand of the Brigg REP.
Will crops be planted specifically for Brigg REP?
No. It is intended that fuel supplies will be met by existing production of wheat.
How will straw at the site be stored?
Straw is stored within one of the two straw barns until required. Each straw barn is capable of storing enough bales for 36 hours operation, giving 72 hours storage overall.
