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£80m energy from waste plant planned for Carlisle

Source: http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/

An £80m energy-from-waste plant being planned for Kingmoor Park, Carlisle, would create up to 40 jobs its backers say.UK company Verus Energy and the Finnish utility company Fortum, which specialises in clean-energy projects, are behind the proposal.The plant – officially called an energy recovery facility – would take household waste and burn it at high temperatures to generate electricity to feed into the National Grid.Verus says there would be no odours or toxic emissions, and there would be no nuisance or health risk to residents at nearby developments such as Lowry Hill or Story Homes’ Crindledyke Farm estate.