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From
Mel Roberts
Date advice given
27 September 2010
Enquiry type
Email

I am Mel Moench from Moench Inc. (www.moenchinc.com) and we are evaluating a scale-up of our technology to the size of a municipal power plant. We feel that our grass combustion technology would be appropriate for generating steam for a turbine. Can you tell us the process to submit a proposal for review?.......thanks.......Mel e understand that Europe is a leader in renewable energies which includes many biomass plants. We know there are straw boilers located in Jena and Schkoelen, Germany and there are probably many more throughout Denmark, Germany, and Sweden.

My question, can I get the email and/or phone number of any straw combustion facilities that you know of? We would like to talk about the current technology and emissions.

I would also like to inquire if any country/city that you are aware of has plans of installing a straw or grass facility in the near future.
Our technology is much cleaner and more efficient than any other that we have located. (We specialize in C4 grass combustion.)

Advice given

The advisory service we provide is primarily concerned with the procedural aspects of the new planning regime . As you may appreciate, it is outside of our remit to advise whether a proposal is a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP), and if it is what should be included within any such application. Nor can we advise about the merits of any particular application or proposed application. An applicant or potential applicant must be satisfied that the thresholds and other provisions within the Planning Act 2008 (the 2008 Act) and the Regulations made under it have been met and complied with as appropriate. We would therefore suggest that you seek your own legal advice upon which you can rely

S15(2)(c) of the 2008 Planning Act (the Act) states that a generating station is under the regime of the IPC if its capacity is more than 50MW, S15(2)(a) states a generating station is within this section if it is in England and Wales.