Ellesmere Port Plant to convert domestic garbage into aviation fuel

admin 2022年4月6日

Intermediate

Business & Economy, Business & Economy - Intermediate

Pre-reading questions:

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How does your country address the issue of garbage?
Do you think it is a great idea to convert garbage to something else? Why?

Vocabulary:

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facility /fuh-SIL-i-tee /

[noun] – a place, especially including buildings, where a particular activity happens
A nuclear research facility was built in the area.

convert /kuhn-VURT/

[verb] – to (cause something or someone to) change in form or character
Could the small bedroom be converted into a second bathroom?

reveal /ri-VEEL/

[verb] – to make known or show something that is surprising or that was previously secret
Her biography revealed that she was not as wealthy as the public believed.

supply /suh-PLAHY/

[verb] – to provide something that is wanted or needed, often in large quantities and over a long period of time
For years, the firm has supplied the royal family.

terminal /TUR-muh-nl /

[noun] – the area or building at a station, airport, or port that is used by passengers leaving or arriving by train, aircraft, or ship
Domestic flights primarily use Terminal 3.

Article reading:

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Plans to develop a facility in Cheshire to convert non-recyclable home waste into sustainable aviation fuel have been revealed (SAF). The Stanlow Oil Refinery at Ellesmere Port will supply fuel to airlines flying out of UK airports. Its purpose is to help reduce landfill waste and fossil fuel dependency. According to Aviation Minister Robert Courts, the facility would create hundreds of jobs as “the region takes the lead in making aviation greener.” Fulcrum NorthPoint is a £600 million waste-to-fuel plant developed by Fulcrum BioEnergy Limited, Essar Oil (UK) Limited, and Stanlow Terminals Limited.

Subject to planning permission, the plans are expected to be completed by the end of this year and operate in late 2025. More than 100 permanent jobs and 800 direct and indirect jobs will be created during the design, construction, and commissioning phases. Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of pre-processed waste are planned to be converted each year into roughly 100 million liters of low-carbon SAF at the bio-refinery. The factory, which will be Fulcrum’s first outside of the United States, will be built, owned, and managed by the firm. The plant will “help reduce the burden on landfills and industry’s reliance on fossil fuels,” according to Jeff Ovens, managing director of Fulcrum UK and Europe.

Comprehension questions

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What will the facility in Cheshire convert the garbage into?
What will the initiative reduce?
According to Aviation Minister Robert Courts, what will be the result of the facility?
When is the plan expected to be completed?
How many tonnes of pre-processed waste is planned to be converted each year?

Discussion questions