National Policy Statement An Incentive For Sustainable Development

01 July 2011

The Government's recently published finalised Energy National Policy Statements for Renewable Energy Infrastructure (NPSs) has been welcomed by Green Energy Parks (GEP), whose zero-landfill EnergyPark Peterborough gained planning approval from the Government in October 2009

The document sets out the criteria by which applications to the Infrastructure Planning Commission should be considered.

This follows an extensive public consultation earlier in the year, which received over two and a half thousand responses.

The Energy NPSs provide a clear framework for decision-making and set out the need for a surge of investment in new energy sources, including 33GW of new renewable energy capacity. The Nuclear NPS lists eight sites across the country as suitable for new nuclear power stations by 2025.

The GEP team commended the added weight given to applications for biomass projects that are able to minimise the amount of residue that is wasted following combustion.

Chris Williams, Managing Director of Green Energy Parks, commented that: "At the heart of our philosophy has always been a desire to extract the maximum possible value from waste that would otherwise be sent to landfill.

"We have always seen waste as an asset and by harnessing state of the art plasma vitrification technology we are able to convert output residues from biomass gasification into reusable products.

"By incentivising efficient projects like ours through the National Policy Statement, the Government will make positive steps towards securing a more sustainable future for the UK."

The Government's final proposed Energy NPSs will be debated in Parliament; the date of which is subject to confirmation from Parliamentary authorities.

For information visit www.decc.gov.uk

Darrel Moore