Energy firm considers palm oil power

Energy firm npower today said it was considering running one of its oil-fired plants on palm oil.

The group, which is owned by Germany’s RWE, said it had tested the biofuel at its Littlebrook plant, in Dartford, and was currently weighing up its commercial and technical viability.

A spokesman for npower stressed that no decision had yet been made and environmental factors would be of paramount importance.
Guardian