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28.02.2012 13:43Fire Damaged Europe's Largest Biomass Power Plant
The power plant operators RWE npower say it is too early to determine the full extent of the damage but the emergency shutdown has at a stroke removed 10% of the UK
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Fire investigators believe a spark from machinery triggered the huge fire that swept through Europe's biggest biomass power plant yesterday, clickgreen.org.uk reported.
Firefighters spent more than 15 hours tackling the fire at the Tilbury power plant on the banks of the River Thames in Essex.
The blaze has resulted in damage to fuel storage units inside the power station, but hasn't damaged the turbines or turbine halls, Fox News informed.
The power plant operators RWE npower say it is too early to determine the full extent of the damage but the emergency shutdown has at a stroke removed 10% of the UK's renewable energy capacity.
Tilbury B began full operation in 1969 and, until early 2011, operated as a coal-fired power station with the capacity to generate 1,131MW of electricity for the National Grid.
In early 2011, RWE npower was granted the necessary consents from the Environment Agency and Local Planning Authority to convert all three of the power station’s units to generate power from 100% sustainable biomass.
With a capacity of 750MW, the converted plant provided enough power for around 1.5 million households over the remainder of its lifetime.
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