GALWAY, IRELAND--November 26, 2009--Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland)--Drinks company Heineken UK (Edinburgh, Scotland) has announced the opening of two new biomass power plants in the United Kingdom. The biomass plants started operating last month at the company's Royal Brewery in Manchester and the John Smith's Brewery in Tadcaster. Burning locally sourced woodchips, the plants generate steam and electricity. Both plants have the capability having additional equipment installed that will burn spent grain for increased electricity generation.