 The administrator says no redundancies have been issued |
Britain's first dung-driven power station in north Devon has been put on sale by administrators. Holsworthy Biogas, which opened in July 2002, supplies electricity from a plant powered by the waste slurry from 30 local farms.
Cornish food producer Ginsters signed up to have its waste added to the animal dung in 2003.
The plant, which employs 13 people and has won several environmental awards, is being sold by BDO Stoy Hayward.
Fertiliser returned
The plant will stay in production until a new buyer is found.
The company, whose slogan is "It's good for you and made from poo", says although it has been operating profitably, the current income was not sufficient to support the necessary reinvestment to upgrade the plant and comply with the necessary legislation.
Power is generated by fermenting slurry and food waste to release methane gas which powers turbines to generate electricity. Once processed, the slurry is returned to local farmers to be used as fertiliser.
The electricity generated is used to heat local schools and homes in the area.
The anaerobic digestion plant was built by a German company Farmatic UK, which has gone into liquidation.
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