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Installed capacity of project50 megawatts.
Operational2012.
Environmental benefitsRemoval of 250,000 tonnes of fossil fuel CO2 annually.
Biomass requirements of CHP plantAround 440,000 tonnes per annum.
Technology of new power plantSteam will be raised in a single Metso circulating fluidizedbed (CFB) boiler and supplied to a Siemens extraction / condensing steam turbine.  An air cooled condenser will provide cooling to the CHP plant.
LocationMarkinch, near Glenrothes, Fife inScotland.