Dive summary:
- A new incinerator in Suffolk, U.K, which is expected to open in 2014, is expected to burn up to 296,000 tons of residual waste, generate enough electricity for 30,000 homes and help farmers grow up to 8,267 tons of tomatoes a year.
- A £30-million purposed commercial greenhouse project owned by the UK waste management company SITA would partner with local farmers Michael Blakenham and Stephen Wright to convert 50 acres of nearby land into greenhouses with a £2 million pipeline to pump in extra heat produced by the incinerator.
- The team hopes the greenhouse can produce up to 10% of British-grown tomatoes sold in the UK.
From the article:
Waste management company, SITA UK, could see its £185-million waste incinerator at Great Blakenham, Suffolk, used to help local farmers grow tomatoes in a new greenhouse project.
Construction on the combined heat and power plant began in May of this year and, once completed in 2014, is expected to burn up to 269,000 tonnes of residual waste annually and generate enough electricity for 30,000 homes.
It has now been revealed that heat produced from the plant could potentially go for use in a £30-million commercial greenhouse project, and could see local farmers grow up to 7,500 tonnes of tomatoes a year. ...
