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renewable energy plant has been approved, which once complete will generate enough electricity to power more than 10,000 homes.
The construction of a multimillion pound renewable energy plant in Yorkshire is set to get underway, it has been revealed.
Selby Renewable Energy Park has been given the green light by North Yorkshire county council to build an anaerobic digestion plant, which will see packaged food waste from supermarkets, caterers and other local businesses be transformed into energy.
All electricity generated from the facility would be sent through the site's existing power connection to the National Grid.
It is thought that the plant will be able to generate enough gas and electricity to power 10,800 homes for an entire year.
Worth £20 million, the facility will be the largest of its kind in the country.
Shaun Flynn, business development manager, states: "We will now be able to commence construction in September and the plant will become operational in 2010."
News of the project comes as John Barwise, chair of the Cumbria Green Business Forum, recently stated there needs to be a greater focus on improving
gas and electricity efficiency.
