E.ON to convert coal plant to wood pellet facility

摘要

This planning permission grant will allow the company to convert a section of its Ironbridge power station so that it can use 100% wood pellets as a renewable fuel source.E.ON will continue to work with the council so that it can build the fuel storage space.It is expected the converted plant will come into operation in the beginning of 2013, running its remaining operational hours on this new fuel mix until it is closed in December 2015 under the Large Combustion Plant Directive.