A new £50 million (€56 million) biofuel plant that will help power one of Britain’s largest road projects has been granted planning permission.

Medway Council has given the go-ahead for an expansion of the Syntech Biofuel facility at Kingsnorth Industrial Estate on the Hoo Peninsula.

The project will include a new 1,600 sq m production building and associated infrastructure to convert waste cooking oil into advanced smart biofuel — a low-carbon alternative to conventional diesel.

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