US biomass plant breaks ground
Construction on a new biomass cogeneration facility has begun in the US.
US energy secretary Steven Chu broke ground at the opening of the $795 million (€526 million) biomass facility at Savannah River Site (SRS) in Georgia this week.
The new Biomass Cogeneration Facility will generate electricity and steam by burning more than 300 tonnes of wood and shredded tires per year.
The facility is replacing a coal-fired plant which will save $34 million a year in energy, operation and maintenance costs.
According to officials with the Department of Energy the new plant will produce fewer emissions than the coal plant it is replacing.
The new facility will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 100,000 tonnes a year and will be one of the largest biomass plants in the country.
US energy secretary Steven Chu broke ground at the opening of the $795 million (€526 million) biomass facility at Savannah River Site (SRS) in Georgia this week.
The new Biomass Cogeneration Facility will generate electricity and steam by burning more than 300 tonnes of wood and shredded tires per year.
The facility is replacing a coal-fired plant which will save $34 million a year in energy, operation and maintenance costs.
According to officials with the Department of Energy the new plant will produce fewer emissions than the coal plant it is replacing.
The new facility will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 100,000 tonnes a year and will be one of the largest biomass plants in the country.
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