SSE Generation has been granted permission from the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change to develop a 108MW multi-fuel project in West Yorkshire. The facility, to be located within its existing Ferrybridge coal power station site, will utilise sustainable fuel sources including biomass, waste-derived fuels and waste wood to generate electricity and heat. SSE’s joint venture with Shanks is expected to provide processed waste-derived fuels for the facility from Barnsley, Rotherham and Doncaster councils. The main construction work will commence next year while the project is due to be completed in 2015.