In its new report dubbed Green Gas Mills: The Opportunity for Britain, the company said that with green gas produced from grass is virtually carbon neutral. This, it said can play a crucial role in helping the UK meet its climate changes.
By producing green gas, a surplus £7.5bn can be potentially injected annually into the UK economy besides opening up as many as 150,000 new jobs, said the Gloucestershire based green energy company.
It would also create new habitats for wildlife on an unmatched scale, said the company.
Last month, Ecotricity had received approval to establish its prototype named Green Gas Mill, the first of its type in the UK.
Ecotricity founder Dale Vince said: “Through our research, we’ve found that using grass is a better alternative, and has none of the drawbacks of energy crops, food waste or fracking – in fact, it has no drawbacks at all.
“Our first Green Gas Mill has just been given the go-ahead, and we hope to build it soon – though that does depend on whether government energy policy will support this simple, benign and abundant energy source.
Green gas produced from grass will reduce carbon emissions, making the UK energy independent among other benefits according to the company.
UK Liberal Democrat MP Minister Lynne Featherstone said: “If the government would only throw its weight behind green gas, it would go a long way to delivering on our renewable heating targets and secure our energy for the future."
Ecotricity’s green grass mill is being built at the Sparsholt College in Hampshire with an investment of £10m.
Image: Ecotricity unveiled its plans for Britain to make its own green gas from grass. Photo: courtesy of Ecotricity.
