{"id":129543,"date":"2023-07-07T12:43:13","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T11:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=129543"},"modified":"2023-07-07T12:43:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T11:43:13","slug":"boston-alternative-energy-facility-government-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/boston-alternative-energy-facility-government-approval\/129543\/","title":{"rendered":"The Boston Alternative Energy Facility wins government approval"},"content":{"rendered":"

The secretary of state for energy security and net zero has approved the construction of the Boston Alternative Energy Facility, paving the way for renewable power in the UK<\/h2>\n

The Boston Alternative Energy Facility is an advanced power-generation plant that will serve as an example of how land-based renewable power<\/a> can work throughout the UK.<\/p>\n

The application involves the construction of an energy-from-waste facility with a capacity of 102MWe gross (80MWe exportable). It also includes a lightweight aggregates facility, a wharf, a waste reception and storage facility, and a grid connection.<\/p>\n

The Facility is designed to handle over one million tonnes of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) obtained from non-recyclable household waste supplied by UK providers. This process will produce power that roughly matches the annual energy consumption of 206,000 homes, which accounts for over 66% of households in Lincolnshire.<\/p>\n

The Boston Alternative Energy Facility will benefit the local community<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Boston Alternative Energy Facility will contribute to the local economy by providing investment opportunities. Approximately 300 jobs will be created during the construction phase, with around 80 permanent jobs once the facility is operational.<\/p>\n

Alternative Use Boston Projects Limited submitted the application to the Planning Inspectorate for review on 23 March 2021. It was accepted for Examination on 20 April 2021.<\/p>\n

The plans were subjected to a thorough examination process<\/strong><\/p>\n

After an examination process, which provided the public, Statutory Consultees, and Interested Parties with the chance to present their evidence to the Examining Authority, recommendations were put forth to the secretary of state on 07 July 2022.<\/p>\n

The Planning Inspectorate has completed examinations for 125 Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, with this application being the 72nd energy project. All examinations have adhered to the designated timeframes specified in the Planning Act 2008.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Planning Inspectorate has now examined more than 100 nationally significant infrastructure projects since the Planning Act 2008 process was introduced, ensuring local communities have had the opportunity of being involved in the examination of projects that may affect them,\u201d said The Planning Inspectorate\u2019s chief executive, Paul Morrison.<\/p>\n

\u201cLocal communities continue to be given the opportunity of being involved in the examination of projects that may affect them. Local people, the local authority and other Interested Parties were able to participate in this six-month Examination,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

You can read the decision, along with the Examining Authority’s recommendation to the secretary of state for energy security and net zero<\/a>, as well as the evidence considered by the Examining Authority, on the project pages of the National Infrastructure Planning website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The secretary of state for energy security and net zero has approved the construction of the Boston Alternative Energy Facility, paving the way for renewable power in the UK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[307],"tags":[693,673,93645],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-129543","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-energy-news","7":"tag-climate-change","8":"tag-energy","9":"tag-net-zero"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBoston Alternative Energy Facility wins government approval<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Boston Alternative Energy Facility will lead the way in renewable power for the UK, following approval from the government\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/boston-alternative-energy-facility-government-approval\/129543\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Boston Alternative Energy Facility wins government approval\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The secretary of state for energy security and net zero has approved the construction of the Boston Alternative Energy Facility, paving the way for renewable power in the UK.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/boston-alternative-energy-facility-government-approval\/129543\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building & Construction Today\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PBCToday\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-07-07T11:43:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/s960_Boston_Alternative_Energy_Facility_960_x_640.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"960\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rian Overy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"The secretary of state for energy security and net zero has approved the construction of the Boston Alternative Energy Facility, paving the way for renewable power in the UK.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/s960_Boston_Alternative_Energy_Facility_960_x_640.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@PBC_Today\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@PBC_Today\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/boston-alternative-energy-facility-government-approval\/129543\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/boston-alternative-energy-facility-government-approval\/129543\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Rian Overy\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/f6df29b6d2465b14eb917d7b13d39c84\"},\"headline\":\"The Boston Alternative Energy Facility wins government approval\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-07-07T11:43:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/boston-alternative-energy-facility-government-approval\/129543\/\"},\"wordCount\":415,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"Climate Change\",\"Energy Sector\",\"Net zero\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Energy News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/boston-alternative-energy-facility-government-approval\/129543\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2023\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/boston-alternative-energy-facility-government-approval\/129543\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/boston-alternative-energy-facility-government-approval\/129543\/\",\"name\":\"Boston Alternative Energy Facility wins government approval\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-07-07T11:43:13+00:00\",\"description\":\"The Boston Alternative Energy Facility will lead the way in renewable power for the UK, following approval from the government\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/boston-alternative-energy-facility-government-approval\/129543\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/boston-alternative-energy-facility-government-approval\/129543\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/boston-alternative-energy-facility-government-approval\/129543\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Boston Alternative Energy Facility wins government approval\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Planning, Building & Construction Today\",\"description\":\"The Latest Planning, Building & Construction News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Planning, Building & Construction Today\",\"alternateName\":\"PBC Today\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pbctoday-logo-yoast-seo-organisation-1920-1080-001.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pbctoday-logo-yoast-seo-organisation-1920-1080-001.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080,\"caption\":\"Planning, Building & Construction Today\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PBCToday\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/PBC_Today\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/f6df29b6d2465b14eb917d7b13d39c84\",\"name\":\"Rian Overy\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6c6d1b1fa96d1deed2ce9c08a729d4d6c259f5efc05e68d079049237e2e4af44?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6c6d1b1fa96d1deed2ce9c08a729d4d6c259f5efc05e68d079049237e2e4af44?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Rian Overy\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/author\/rianovery\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Boston Alternative Energy Facility wins government approval","description":"The Boston Alternative Energy Facility will lead the way in renewable power for the UK, following approval from the government","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/boston-alternative-energy-facility-government-approval\/129543\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Boston Alternative Energy Facility wins government approval","og_description":"The secretary of state for energy security and net zero has approved the construction of the Boston Alternative Energy Facility, paving the way for renewable power in the UK.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/boston-alternative-energy-facility-government-approval\/129543\/","og_site_name":"Planning, Building & Construction Today","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PBCToday\/","article_published_time":"2023-07-07T11:43:13+00:00","og_image":[{"width":960,"height":640,"url":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/s960_Boston_Alternative_Energy_Facility_960_x_640.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Rian Overy","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_description":"The secretary of state for energy security and net zero has approved the construction of the Boston Alternative Energy Facility, paving the way for renewable power in the UK.","twitter_image":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/s960_Boston_Alternative_Energy_Facility_960_x_640.jpg","twitter_creator":"@PBC_Today","twitter_site":"@PBC_Today","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/boston-alternative-energy-facility-government-approval\/129543\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/boston-alternative-energy-facility-government-approval\/129543\/"},"author":{"name":"Rian Overy","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/f6df29b6d2465b14eb917d7b13d39c84"},"headline":"The Boston Alternative Energy Facility wins government approval","datePublished":"2023-07-07T11:43:13+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/boston-alternative-energy-facility-government-approval\/129543\/"},"wordCount":415,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#organization"},"keywords":["Climate Change","Energy Sector","Net zero"],"articleSection":["Energy News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/boston-alternative-energy-facility-government-approval\/129543\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2023","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/boston-alternative-energy-facility-government-approval\/129543\/","url":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/boston-alternative-energy-facility-government-approval\/129543\/","name":"Boston Alternative Energy Facility wins government approval","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-07-07T11:43:13+00:00","description":"The Boston Alternative Energy Facility will lead the way in renewable power for the UK, following approval from the government","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/boston-alternative-energy-facility-government-approval\/129543\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/boston-alternative-energy-facility-government-approval\/129543\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/boston-alternative-energy-facility-government-approval\/129543\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Boston Alternative Energy Facility wins government approval"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/","name":"Planning, Building & Construction Today","description":"The Latest Planning, Building & Construction News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#organization","name":"Planning, Building & Construction Today","alternateName":"PBC Today","url":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pbctoday-logo-yoast-seo-organisation-1920-1080-001.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pbctoday-logo-yoast-seo-organisation-1920-1080-001.jpg","width":1920,"height":1080,"caption":"Planning, Building & Construction Today"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PBCToday\/","https:\/\/x.com\/PBC_Today"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/f6df29b6d2465b14eb917d7b13d39c84","name":"Rian Overy","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6c6d1b1fa96d1deed2ce9c08a729d4d6c259f5efc05e68d079049237e2e4af44?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6c6d1b1fa96d1deed2ce9c08a729d4d6c259f5efc05e68d079049237e2e4af44?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Rian Overy"},"sameAs":["https:\/www.pbctoday.co.uk"],"url":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/author\/rianovery\/"}]}},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-10-06 23:48:22","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129543"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129543\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129543"},{"taxonomy":"stakeholder_rel_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stakeholder_rel_tag?post=129543"},{"taxonomy":"contributor_rel_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor_rel_tag?post=129543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}