More Anaerobic Digestion facilities for Shropshire

 

Shropshire is rapidly becoming something of a centre of excellence for green energy production in particular from Anaerobic Digestion.  This economic and environmental boon is set to continue further with the proposed installation of a brand new 500kW Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Plant at Lea Hall Farm, near Shrewsbury. 

The 500kWe anaerobic digestion plan will be used to process  up to 10,500 tonnes of feedstock each year.  This shall be made up of 7,500 tonnes of green energy crops and 3,000 tonnes of poultry manure each year.

The plans which have already been granted planning permission are now well underway.  Its all part of diversification for the farm to help the business be more sustainable in every sense.  The farmers say it would produce enough electricity to supply 1,176 homes and operate 24 hours a day.  To put this into a local context that will be enough to supply the whole of the nearby village of Pontesbury and more.