From: | Emery Graham <"egraham"@ci.wilmington.de.us> |
Date: | Thu, 12 Aug 1999 10:18:22 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
Subject: | Request for Advise, Insight, Comment on Locating Wood Burning Power Plant in Urban Industrial Area |
Request for Advise, Insight, Comment on Locating Wood Burning Power Plant in Urban Industrial Area This listserv has been very useful. I'd like to get some feedback from its members regarding a proposed project that meets the following description. This is an open question and I'd like to get as broadranging a set of comments as possible. I'd like to know if there is technology available to mitigate any environmental negatives that might be associated with this type of plant. The project would be located in a small river based municipality, in a brownfields, environmentally impacted, minority, and low/moderate income area. From a market perspective the location is ideal in that the local power company will buy the power, a compressed gas company will buy the carbon dioxide, a greenhouse project will use cogenerated steam. I'd like to know what the environmental impacts are likely to be. The nearest residents are within a half mile of the proposed project site. The project is a small (22 megawatt) energy and carbon dioxide plant that uses clean wood salvaged from construction debris, used pallets, and residential landscaping material as fuel. This material is currently being disposed of in area landfills. The project has number of advantages for the citizens of Wilmington: i) it creates approximately 65 jobs ii) it saves rapidly diminishing space in landfills through recycling waste wood materials, and iii) emissions from this environmentally friendly project is but a fraction of those emitted by conventional coal or oil fired power plants. Thanks In Advance, Emery | |
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