“This plant will produce 45 million litres of toxic and acidic water each year to fall on people and prime veg producing land. Recent reports detail all NOX and PM are harmfull to both health and environment, pollution from this plant output is detailed to equal exhaust emissions from 55,000 additional cars.
The proposal details sourcing all feedstock within 1.5 km of site but stating most of the timber will be end of service telegraph poles. Based on data showing these poles will average 6/tonne are we to believe 500,000 poles are available within 1.5km i.e. 10,000 per week or where are they actually sourced and would it be better to use them in superior re-use or recycling. Burning should surely be last choice and carried out in more efficient processes. There are already approved plants in Lincs requiring in excess of 3 million tonnes per year.
There are a number of official reports confirming biomass combustion significantly reduces local air quality. It impacts on acute asthma , cardiovascular and respiratory illness and is known to double incidence of pneumonia.
The burning of sewage sludge ignores the preferred use of anaerobic digestion which is proven technology, allows use of food waste ,saves transportation through congested Boston and would provide biogas for use locally.
Hoping this adds to discussion and common sense will prevail to try and protect health and environment not deliberately degrade air quality when there are clean energy alternatives.
Kind Regards
Brian Wilson”