Royal Backing For Biofuels

Biofuels producer Ensus took the opportunity to bend the Royal ear over political pressure on the industry during a tour of the Wilton site by Prince Andrew.

According to the Journal Business, John Billington, operations director for the emerging £250m wheat-to-bioethanol plant, which is due to go into production next year, said: “It was the first time he had been to a biofuels facility of this scale.

“He’s much better advised now of the issues the biofuels industry faces and informed of the difference between good biofuels and less good biofuels.”

The Journal said the Prince, who was touring Wilton in his capacity as Business Ambassador for Britain, was hosted by site owner Sembcorp Industrial Utilities’ Group, which partially supplies the site with electricity generated from the first in a series of biomass power stations it is planning for the UK.

Describing Wilton as “vital to the UK economy” the Prince said: “Learning more about it has given me greater knowledge to be able to fight your corner in various places and encourage new inward investment.”

He appeared to acknowledge Ensus’ argument that using British wheat does not contribute to rising global food prices.

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