The green light has been given for a controversial new biomass incinerator slated to be built in Glenavy.
The North’s Environment Minister Edwin Poots approved the power plant yesterday amidst strong protests from Co Antrim residents and environmental groups. Upon completion, the proposed plant will generate enough electricity to power up to 25,000 residences.
Rose Energy is behind the move, which is a joint venture firm comprised of the three largest poultry producers in the area; O’Kane Poultry, Glenfarm Holdings and Moy Park. The new facility will also bring 40 new jobs into the area as well as provide construction jobs for more than 4,000 workers in the sector.
It will be provided by Rose Energy which is a joint venture involving three major poultry producers, O’Kane Poultry, Moy Park and Glenfarm Holdings. The plant will create up to 40 permanent jobs and provide work for up to 4,000 others in the construction sector.
Incinerator proposals have been growing in number across the UK, but firms are being met with strong protests from local residents and environmental groups. Local householders fear that the large plants will tarnish the local environment with noise and olfactory pollution. Environmental groups oppose the burning of municipal waste as a step away from sustainable waste management and recycling.
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