A biomass facility in Sheffield generated electricity for the first time on Tuesday.

E.ON's Blackburn Meadows biomass plant can provide enough energy to power approximately 40,000 houses.

E.ON's £120m investment in Blackburn Meadows has increased the energy company's mix of generation assets, helping to ensure future security of supply for the UK.

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The 30MW renewable energy plant will convert locally sourced recycled waste wood into electricity, helping to reduce the impact energy generation has on the environment. The plant will displace the emissions of around 80,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide every year.

Luke Ellis, E.ON's Blackburn Meadows Project Manager, said: "After several years of hard work by the project team and our contractors it is a great feeling to be finally generating power.

"The next and final stage of the project is the reliability and performance testing phase which is due to be completed this summer."

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