Biomass Power Plants in the USA - Other States

Alexandria Location: NH Operator: Indeck Energy Services Configuration: 1 X 16 MW Operation: 1987 Fuel: wood Boiler supplier: Zurn T/G supplier: GE EPC: Stone & Webster, Pizzagalli Construction Quick Facts: This plant was originally developed, financed and constructed by Energy Management Inc. The facility was mothballed in 1994 and acquired by Indeck Energy in 1997. After repairs and modifications, the plant was restarted in Oct 2008. Fuel burn is anticipated to be 200,000tpy. Photograph courtesy of Energy Management Inc Posted 4 Oct 2008	Cadillac Location: MI Operator: NRG Energy Inc Configuration: 1 X 40 MW Operation: 1993 Fuel: wood Boiler supplier: Zurn T/G supplier: GE EPC: NEPCO Quick Facts: This plant is designed to burn about 1,350 tpd of wood waste and was built for Alternative Energy Inc. It has a two-drum boiler with a traveling- grate stoker, a mechanical dust collector and ESP, and a covered fuel storage facility. Photograph courtesy of NEPCO Posted 20 Aug 2004	Aspen Power Location: TX Operator: Aspen Power LLC Configuration: 1 X 50 MW Operation: 2011 Fuel: wood Boiler supplier: FW T/G supplier: GE Quick Facts: This is the first purpose-built biomass power plant in Texas. Operations began in Aug 2011. Aspen Power's sister company, Angelina Fuels, provides about 1,500 tpd of biomass per day from timber harvesting, sawmill and municipal cleanup activities in and around Lufkin. The main plant equipment was purchased and relocated from Florida. Photograph courtesy of lufkindailynews.com Posted 8 Oct 2011
Craven County Location: NC Operator: CMS Generation Co Configuration: 1 X 50 MW Operation: 1990 Fuel: wood Boiler supplier: Zurn T/G supplier: MHI, Brush EPC: NEPCO Quick Facts: The Craven County plant is designed to burn about 1,900 tpd of wood waste and was originally developed by U.S. Energy Corp and HYDRA-CO Enterprises Inc. Photograph courtesy of NEPCO Posted 17 May 2003	Fibrominn Location: MN Operator: Fibrowatt LLC Configuration: 1 X 55 MW Operation: 2007 Fuel: poultry litter Boiler supplier: Foster Wheeler T/G supplier: Fuji EPC: SNC Lavalin, Scheck Industrial Corp Quick Facts: This is the first poultry-litter power plant in the USA and was developed by Fibrominn in partnership with the City of Benson. It cost around $200mn and is designed to burn 700,000 tpy of turkey litter plus other agricultural waste biomass, representing about 40% of the litter produced by Minnesota turkeys. Fibrowatt has a 21yr PPA with Xcel Energy for the plant output. The plant has a spreader stoker boiler, a baghouse and SDA scrubber from Hamon, and a GEAC air-cooled condenser. Photograph courtesy of Fibrowatt LLC Posted 7 Jul 2007	Hibbard 3&4 Location: MN Operator: Minnesota Power Configuration: 2 X 35 MW CHP Operation: 1949-1951 Fuel: wood, coal Boiler supplier: Erie T/G supplier: GE, WH Quick Facts: Hibbard was built as a coal-fired power plant, but later converted to burn oil to meet local environmental requirements. With the 1970s ban on burning oil and natural gas for power production, Hibbard was deactivated in 1982. Working with the City of Duluth, Minnesota Power resurrected the plant in 1987 as a mainly wood-fired CHP supplying Duluth Steam District No 2 and a Stora Enso paper mill. Coal accounts for about 20% of heat input. Almost all the plant’s ash is used as a soil additive for area farmlands. Construction on the first 25-MW unit at Hibbard began in 1930 and this were completed the following year at a cost of $3.5mn. M L Hibbard was a president of Minnesota Power & Light. Photograph courtesy of Allete Posted 29 Jul 2008
Grayling Location: MI Operator: CMS Generation Co Configuration: 1 X 36.2 MW Operation: 1992 Fuel: wood, TDF Boiler supplier: Zurn T/G supplier: ABB EPC: B&V, Tonsend & Bottum, Christman Co Quick Facts: Grayling went commercial on 1 Aug 1992, 90 days ahead of schedule. The plant was built by a limited partnership of Decker Energy International Inc, Primary Power , and CMS Generation Co. Cooling makeup is from the local WWTP plant. Grayling did test burns of TDF in Dec 1998. In 1993 Grayling received a Power magazine powerplant award. In Feb 2008, Fortistar agreed to acquire Primary Power's interests in five biomass projects, including Grayling. Photograph courtesy of National Renewable Energy Laboratory Posted 20 Aug 2004	Niagara Falls Location: NY Operator: US Renewables Group Configuration: 1 X 52 MW CHP Operation: 1991 Fuel: wood, tire-derived fuel Boiler supplier: Pyropower T/G supplier: DeLaval Quick Facts: US Renewables Group acquired this plant on the Niagara River from WPS Resources for $31mn and spent about $25mn to convert the CFB it from coal to biomass fuels. It continues to use tire-derived fuel as about 30% of the fuel feedstock. The plant has a PPA with Shell unit Coral Energy and also qualifies to sell renewable energy certificates (RECs) to the New York State Energy, Research and Development Authority for that portion of the output derived from wood. USRG has established wood supply agreements with a number of utility companies, vegetation control enterprises, and some of the 20 towns and municipalities within about an 80mi radius from the site. Photograph courtesy of enerG Magazine Posted 1 Nov 2009	SRS F Area Location: SC Operator: Ameresco Inc Configuration: 3 X 6.67 MW CHP Operation: 2012 Fuel: wood Boiler supplier: EPI T/G supplier: TGM, WEG EPC: Ameresco Quick Facts: This power station was part of a $795mn contract with USDOE to design and implement the country's largest renewable energy savings perormance contract at the Savannah River site. The biomass CHP was the main component and replaced an old, cola and biomass CHP uit. Two small package heating plants were also installled. The F area plant has two boilers and three T/G sets and is capable of producing up to 240,000 lb/hr of high-pressure steam. Construction began in Sep 2009 and completed in Dec 2011. The award also includes a 19yr O&M contract. Photograph courtesy of Ameresco Inc Posted 31 Mar 2012

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