RWE npower renewables has announced its key contractors for the £200million, state of the art, biomass combined heat and power plant at Markinch in Fife.
Metso (Finland) and Aker Solutions (Norway) have been appointed as main contractors to take forward the project. Metso, a global supplier of technology and services for a variety of industries, will provide the site’s main biomass boiler. Aker Solutions, a leading provider of engineering and construction services and part of Aker Solutions ASA, will project manage construction, provide support services and procure some of the plant equipment.
RWE npower renewables is working in partnership with paper maker Tullis Russell to supply its plant with steam and electricity from the new biomass facility. The plant, which will be the biggest of its kind in Scotland, will have an installed capacity of 50 megawatts and will replace the existing coal-fired power plant at Tullis Russell.
Stephan Lohr, RWE head of biomass said: “The combined skills and expertise of our chosen contractors Metso and Aker Solutions will be a major asset during the construction of the new Tullis Russell biomass power plant. Whilst initial groundwork has begun, construction will begin in earnest later this year and the power plant is scheduled for operation in late 2012.
