Britain to limit funding for new power-only biomass plants  Thu
Jul 18, 2013 2:15pm EDT  * New biomass plants to get subsidy
only if they harness heat too  * Subsidy for new plants to apply
only up to 400 MW capacity  * State funding for all biomass
plants to be phased out by 2027  By John McGarrity  LONDON, July
18 (Reuters) - New standalone biomass power plants in Britain
will not be eligible for some subsidies unless they generate
heat at the same time, under new government proposals, meaning
many new plants could be cancelled, an industry lobby said.
Britain's government said on Wednesday it aimed to deny public
money via guaranteed minimum power prices to dedicated biomass
plants that do not generate both heat and electricity.  "The
lack of a strike price for new build biomass means support for
this important technology has effectively come to an end, and we
urge the Government to reconsider," said Gaynor Hartnell, chief
executive with the Renewable Energy Association (REA).  She said
that as heat outpu