The University of East Anglia built a green building which won a large government grant. All electricity was to be provided by biomass, using a biomass plant wh

The University of East Anglia built a green building which won a large government grant. All electricity was to be provided by biomass, using a biomass plant which cost £10m. Unfortunately the biomass converter didn't work. Instead, every week a truck would pull up and deliver natural gas to the generator.... "...students and staff told the Guardian that the plant’s wood storage area is now being used to store Christmas decorations." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/mar/03/uea-abandons-ambitious-biomass-scheme https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/mar/03/uea-aban... "Once the decision was taken, the estates team appear to have been driven by a need to meet a timescale to qualify for a DEFRA grant. The estates team seem to have struggled to find a proven technology at scale, but were introduced to Refgas, who convinced them that their design would work. With time pressing and due diligence on Refgas incomplete, the standard procurement and contracting processes were bypassed." https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/confidential-report-reveals-string-of-blunders-over-university-of-east-936812 https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/confidential-report-reveals-str...