A FACTORY under construction in Scotland will be powered by silage in a UK first.
NorFrame said its Aberdeenshire factory will be powered entirely by renewable energy, using an on-site "anaerobic digestion plant" – fuelled by silage from a neighbouring farm – to manufacture timber kit frames for homes, schools and commercial buildings.
The firm said this will not only eliminate the need for fossil fuels to heat or power facilities and their processes, but also create 11 new jobs and safeguard a further 14.