4:10pm Wednesday 8th September 2010
By Neil Vowles
This are the first images of a new £12 million green energy power plant proposed for Shoreham Port.
The facility will use plant and vegetable oils and produce enough energy for all of Shoreham, Southwick and Portslade for a year.
It is hoped that the new facility will create 20 permanent jobs once it becomes fully operational next year, including an apprenticeship scheme for school leavers.
The proposal from renewable energy company Edgeley Green Power features a 60m tall chimney.
The company has now opened a public consultation on the power facility which is set for a one acre site next to Shoreham Power station.
It is hoped that the station could generate about 32 megawatts of electricity per hour, enough to light up 18,000 homes.
The proposals are on show at Southwick Community Centre in Southwick Street, Southwick, between noon and 8.30pm today and 10am to 12.30pm tomorrow.
Following the consultation, the company intend to make a planning application to Adur District Council in the autumn.
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