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A [[Biomass EfW]] facility [[Thetford Power Station]] runs primarily on [[Poultry Litter]], [[MBM]] and [[Virgin Wood]] this 38.5MW plant has been operated by [[MRE]]/[[EPR Thetford Ltd]] since 1999.<ref>https://www.mreuk.com/thetford</ref> | |||
[[Category:Biomass EfW Plants]]{{#vardefine: epr|PP3235LP}} | [[Category:Biomass EfW Plants]]{{#vardefine: epr|PP3235LP}} | ||
{{BiomassPlant|NAME=Thetford Power Station|id=5|EPR={{#var: epr}}}} | {{BiomassPlant|NAME=Thetford Power Station|id=5|EPR={{#var: epr}}}} | ||
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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
A [[Biomass EfW]] facility [[Thetford Power Station]] runs primarily on [[Poultry Litter]], [[MBM]] and [[Virgin Wood]] this 38.5MW plant has been operated by [[MRE]]/[[EPR Thetford Ltd]] since 1999. | |||
==Plant== | ==Plant== | ||
The plant's first power was generated in June 1999, with [[Taylor Woodrow Management and Engineering]] carrying out the design and construction turnkey package at a cost of £69m. The Fuel handling was by [[Birtley Engineering plc]], the [[Grate]] by [[Detroit Stoker Inc.]], the [[boiler]] by [[Foster Wheeler Ltd]] (Canada) and the turbine by [[Ansaldo Energia SpA]]<ref>http://www.engineering-timelines.com/scripts/engineeringItem.asp?id=992</ref> | |||
{{BioSustain|EPR={{#var: epr}}}} | {{BioSustain|EPR={{#var: epr}}}} | ||