London borough of Merton pioneers pyrolysis heat and power solution
Merton council is set to pioneer a green technology, which it claims will be more efficient than burning biomass.
The UK’s first small-scale pyrolysis plant be installed on a 227-unit housing scheme in south London. It will provide the Crest Nicholson scheme, designed by Sheppard Robson, with biomass-derived heat and power by heating organic matter in the absence of oxygen.
Adrian Hewitt, the principal environment officer, said this was a better solution than burning biomass, and added that connecting to the plant was a condition of planning consent.
Merton pioneered the so-called ‘Merton rule’ where developers must generate at least 10 per cent of a project’s energy needs from on-site renewables.
The UK’s first small-scale pyrolysis plant be installed on a 227-unit housing scheme in south London. It will provide the Crest Nicholson scheme, designed by Sheppard Robson, with biomass-derived heat and power by heating organic matter in the absence of oxygen.
Adrian Hewitt, the principal environment officer, said this was a better solution than burning biomass, and added that connecting to the plant was a condition of planning consent.
Merton pioneered the so-called ‘Merton rule’ where developers must generate at least 10 per cent of a project’s energy needs from on-site renewables.
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