A £2 billion scheme is set to develop two biomass power plants that will both generate energy by recycling household waste and power farms for prawns and vegetables.
The eco-friendly scheme is centred on two plants in Wales, at Holyhead on Anglesey and Port Talbot.
Chinese investment group SinoFortone is providing the finance and Orthios Eco Parks is developing the plants, which will use biomass to produce enough energy to power 300,000 homes.
The excess heat will then be used to heat the farms, where the production of prawns means these will not have to be imported, thus reducing carbon footprints.
When the technology is established, it will then be used to develop similar plants in China.
Over 1,200 construction jobs will be created on Anglesey alone, with these providing a new energy-related power boost to the area.
The island is already set for a major project with the building of the new Wylfa nuclear power plant.
