‘Green’ power plant announced for Hibaldstow airfield is third to be planned for Brigg area
Residents living in rural villages surrounding Brigg could find themselves neighbours to another power plant – after a Redbourne landowner revealed his intentions to build on part of Hibaldstow Airfield.
Plans to build a £1 million gas plant between Redbourne and Hibaldstow have been revealed after two parish councils joined forces to assess the impact of the development ahead of official plans being submitted in late autumn.
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How the crop anerobic digestion plant on Hibaldstow airfield could look
The proposals come after Eco2 was granted planning permission in October last year to update its straw burning facility at Scawby Brook.
Power firm Centrica has also recently launched a public consultation to build a power plant on the site of the former Brigg sugar factory.
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Now landowner Ralph Day, of Manor Farm in Redbourne, in collaboration with Future Biogas, has informed local parish councillors about his intentions to build a crop anerobic digestion plant on land at Hibaldstow Airfield.
Hibaldstow Parish Council discussed the project at its council meeting, although councillors from Redbourne Parish Council also attended.
The draft proposal would see the bio-gas plant built on the east-west runway of parish boundaries and it would use maize to generate gas and organic fertiliser.
Two full-time jobs will be created and the site could power 2,500 homes and create 18,000 tonnes of organic fertiliser.
Two similar plants exist in Norfolk and another has just been granted planning permission at Doncaster.
Councillors voted to organise a site visit to Norfolk to help them fully understand the impact of such a development.
Leon Lume, chairman of Redbourne Parish Council,
addressed Hibaldstow parish councillors at the meeting.
He said: “The two issues relevant to both villages are traffic movement and odour. We should go down and look at the Norfolk plant to see if there are any issues and meet the parish council where the sites are to see what they have to say since they’ve been in operation.”
The fact-finding trip will involve up to 45 residents and councillors.
Councillor John Wragg said: “There is going to be a smell for sure. It’s going to be blowing over with the south-westerly wind and it’s going to hit the village.”
A presentation put together by the landowner said the scheme would lead to a significant boost for the local economy during and after construction. Councillor David Stothard said roads could be affected by slow moving traffic. He said: “It would be better using larger vehicles if they are going to do it.”
Brian Brooks, chairman of Hibaldstow Parish Council, has made contact with Taverham Parish Council in Norfolk.
To be involved with the visit call 07842 201877.
Comments
by angela6s
Friday, October 05 2012, 10:44AM
“I live in Hibaldstow, and this is the first I have heard about this proposal. I or other residents have not had notification from the local council - again residents left in the dark and have to read the local paper, or told by others to find out what's going on in their area.
I am all for Bio fuel, but at the same time Hibaldstow is flat land thus smoke and smell will travel fast, plus the fact its directly next to a main Rd - Therefore more research and long term cost needs to be assessed appropriately.
Residents need to see long term cost forecast and environment assessments in order for their properties not to de-value and their environment is a healthy one.”
by IT_MAN
Saturday, September 22 2012, 6:40PM
“I guess most of the Maize will have to be imported which will reduce the amount available to feed the world, it may even shortage corn on the cob and Corn Flakes along with many more foods. It will be the same as in the US where these foods are grown to produce Biofuel, there will be no land left to grow food. I notice lots of fields of rape seed being grown in the UK now and heard on farming today (Radio 4) the oil from it can sell for more than olive oil and is better for cooking, this is also grown to make Biofuel so we will soon have to import all our food from where I don't know.
The straw burning units like Scawby Brook use the straw after the wheat or other grain has been harvested for food, as HattyTood says this is often burnt off by farmers so this I hope will end making it safer as many have done it with wind blowing smoke across roads, they will also need some for bedding down animals.”
by HattyTood
Saturday, September 22 2012, 4:43AM
“Oh right, I stand corrected, maize, wheat etc it is then :)
I wonder if this means our Farmers will now be growing more in their fields, or will the EU increase their subsidies so we can keep importing it ?
*chuckle*”
by IT_MAN
Friday, September 21 2012, 4:07AM
“by HattyTood:- I think your comments apply to Eco2 at Scawby Brook which uses straw and I believe things like willow, not the new Hibaldstow proposal which clearly states would use Maize.
The proposals come after Eco2 was granted planning permission in October last year to update its straw burning facility at Scawby Brook.
The draft proposal would see the bio-gas plant built on the east-west runway of parish boundaries and it would use maize to generate gas and organic fertiliser.”
by HattyTood
Friday, September 21 2012, 12:25AM
“I think you'll find that the 'straw' is the bit that we don't eat. Farmers used to (maybe still do) burn it off in fields after the harvest.
As everything else of this nature, it's the world gone mad. This thing *could* power 2,500 homes and create 18,000 tonnes of organic fertiliser. It doesn't say how much energy will be used to build it, maintain it, or be used in the transportation of materials to and from it. It *could* quite possibly take ten years to break even if we're talking about energy costs.”
by IT_MAN
Thursday, September 20 2012, 10:16PM
“With a world shortage of maze, wheat, soya and many other foods which are also being used to produce biofuel and now for power stations, this will increase all prices in the food chain including meat as these products are also needed for animal feed. Those in the third world that are going hungry will be left to starve due to this diversion of food products.”