Manchester Evening News that the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) system installed in the energy centre is the 'most efficient method of converting a fuel into heat and power, with overall efficiency approaching 90 per cent'.
However, they have also accepted this 'transition technology' will need to be replaced by either a renewable or ultra-low carbon energy generation system during the project's lifetime.But a spokesman from quitcarbon.eu, which specialises in climate change strategies for governments and businesses, said: "This is a tower of shame.
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