New bio gas plant in pipeline for Portsmouth

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Stephen Emerson

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A new £1.8m bio gas plant is being planned by Portsmouth City Council.

The authority is looking to set aside £1.2m in its upcoming budget to help fund the new food recycling centre.

The new facility would contain anaerobic digesters which turn organic waste into methane gas which is then burned to generate electricity.

Councillor Vernon-Jackson told the Portsmouth News: "Across Hampshire there are only two councils that do food recycling: Portsmouth and Eastleigh.

"As part of the budget, we will be putting money into building a new anaerobic digester to serve Portsmouth, the whole of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

"Everyone has to feel they have their contribution to make. Every household can help reduce our carbon footprint and people really like doing their bit."

The new facility could help recycle more than 5,000 tonnes of wasted food and would generate revenue by selling methane gas back to wholesale distributors.

Stephen Emerson

Stephen Emerson is the Managing Editor of The Business Magazine and is responsible for the publication's print publications and online properties including the newly launched Biz News websites in Hampshire and Dorset. Stephen has been a journalist for 20 years and has worked at local, regional and national publications and led a team which made The Scotsman website one of the fastest growing news sites in the UK with over eight million monthly users. He has a keen interest in technology, property and corporate finance and telling the stories of the people behind the successful firms in these sectors.