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When governments talk about adding the assumed cost of carbon emissions onto major public project appraisals you could say we are entering a new and enlightened phase of environmental governance. This will be to the advantage of businesses that look beyond the purely financial bottom line to set their sights on economic, environmental and social benefits.
Taken as a blunt instrument, commentators suggest that the economic cost of the EU renewables target could be up to £6.5 billion a year. But if the solution does not require massive investment in power infrastructure, and if the organisations providing the technology are UK-based and feed the receipts back into the UK economy, there may actually be savings rather than net costs.
But if the solution does not require massive investment in power infrastructure, and if the organisations providing the technology are UK based feeding the receipts back into the UK economy, there may actually be savings rather than net costs.
Any technology that has not been in service at multiple locations for several years is perceived as carrying greater technical risks than proven technologies that have been used in many locations for decades.
The individual stages and sub-processes that make up the overall Stein Pyrolysis process have been in use for many years, but they are uniquely altered to perform and interact, creating the unique Stein Pyrolysis technology. This is an entirely innovative process that has re-arranged the old in a new and different way.
It is an entirely innovative process, not the ‘creation of the new’, but the ‘re-arranging of the old in a new and different way’.
The skill set needed to produce the equipment is basic engineering, and none of its elements requires exotic materials or aviation specification tolerances. This holds true for the operation and maintenance of the plant.
We are working with specialist environmental and planning advisors to ensure the optimum siting of our plants. The pre-planning process we have devised covers all aspects to ensure timely and low cost approvals, and we are committed to local consultations to ensure the most appropriate outcomes for all stakeholders.