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Portland, in Dorset, is the site of the first sustainable liquid biomass power station which is being developed as a Special Project Vehicle (W4B Renewable Energy Ltd). Planning consent was granted on January 24th 2010 and construction will begin in early 2011. The plant size is limited to 17.8 MW due to grid availability. The site, at Balaclava Bay, within the Portland Port area, is close to the dockside and oil will be delivered, via a pipeline, to storage tanks alongside the power plant. The green electricity generated will be connected, via a nearby substation, to the national grid. When operational, the plant will deliver over 20% of Dorset’s agreed contribution to the UK’s national target to obtain 15.4% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2015. |