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    Sunday, November 11, 2007

    ANXIOUS ABOUT BIOMASS IN BRITAIN

    Burning biogas made from biomass creates greenhouse gases. But leaving the biomass laying around creates greenhouse gases. So turning the biomass into biogas sort of halves the total emissions.

    But that's only part of the story. Using local biogas means less drilling and transport of "natural" gas as LNG. See the next post down.


    Fears over energy plant debated
    3 November 2007 (BBC News)

    WHO
    Residents, Shropshire County, UK; Philip Dunne, local Member of Parliament; Highland Seeds, builders of a new biomass plant in Shropshire

    click to enlarge

    WHAT
    Highland Seeds, planning to build a biomass to methane gas plant in the region, held a meeting for local residents to air their anxieties about potential intrusions into their community’s way of life.

    WHEN
    - The planning application is presently being considered by local authorities. This meeting is called “getting out ahead” and, wisely handled, can save the initiating company a lot of resistance once the project begins construction.
    - The residents created the Bishops Castle Group and will decide within a week whether they approve of the planned facility.

    WHERE
    Residents of Shropshire County attended. The plant will be in the community of Bishops Castle. The site is adjacent to a school and homes.

    WHY
    - Highland Seeds described the plant as a way to produce renewable energy and contribute to sustainable living. As planned, the facility would turn agricultural and other forms of waste into gas that would be burned to generate electricity. It could provide jobs for the locality and a new revenue stream for the region’s farmers.

    Schematic of the process. (click to enlarge)

    - Residents expressed concerns about odors, emissions and transport. They want to be sure there are controls on potential toxicities as well as on air and water pollution. There are also more pedestrian issues, such as the hazards of truck traffic to and from the plant.

    QUOTES
    Bishops Castle Group: "We want to be sure that what they are actually proposing is not going to harm people and the most important thing is for the developers to start convincing us that it is a good thing."

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