All Entries Tagged With: "California"
Global Greenstream proposes biomass-to-steam power plant in California
In California, Global Greenstream Inc. plans to build a biomass-to-steam power plant at Aera Energy LLC’s Belridge oilfield near Bakersfield and has submitted an application with the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District for approval of the project.
The facility will replace Aera Energy’s current fossil fuel-based steam production and will save an estimated 348,000 [...]
California’s Sierra Pacific Industries announce shutdown of biomass-powered facility
In California, Sierra Pacific Industries announced the immediate shutdown of its biomass-powered facility in Loyalton. The company said that lower off-take prices for the energy from NV Energy as well as reduced timber sales from the US Forest Service led to the mothballing of the facility.
The facility had only re-opened in January after shutting down [...]
BioCentric Energy Holdings files patent for Algae Pro Closed-Loop Photobioreactor
In California, BioCentric Energy Holdings, Inc. filed a patent for version #4 of its Algae Pro Closed-Loop Photobioreactor system. In the coming weeks, the system will first be used at the company’s commercial site in Death Valley Junction, California, and then at subsequent sites later in the year.
The system includes 8 skids of proprietary plastic [...]
Martifer Renewables withdraws application to build solar and biomass plant
In California, Martifer Renewables has withdrawn an application to build a 106.8MW hybrid solar thermal electrical generation and biomass power plant. Martifer told the California Energy Commission that it couldn’t resolve “project economics and biomass supply amongst other things.”
In June 2008, the company signed a 20-year offtake agreement for the electricity with Pacific Gas & [...]
Renewable Energy Development buys 30MW biomass power plant in California
In California, Chicago-based Renewable Energy Development has purchased a 30MW biomass-fired power plant in Wendell, CA. The facility uses geothermal power to process forestry residue and wastes, selling its electricity under a long-term contract to Pacific Gas & Electric.
RED expects to boost the plant’s efficiency and energy output upon acquisition through significant capital investments, including [...]
California’s PG&E signs 25-year deal with DTE Stockton for 45 MW biomass power plant
In California, Pacific Gas & Electric has signed a 25-year power supply with DTE Stockton LLC. DTE plans to convert an existing coal-fired plant in Stockton to a 45MW biomass-fired plant.
The plant is expected to begin supplying PG&E at 80% capacity in 2013. The facility is currently owned by NextEra Energy Inc. but upon completion [...]
Waste Management honored by EA for Altamont Landfill Gas, producing LNG
In California, Waste Management has received a recognition award from the US EPA for its innovation and creativity in the development of the Altamont Landfill Gas to Liquefied Natural Gas Facility in Livermore, CA. The recognition was awarded at the EPA’s 13th annual Landfill Methane Outreach Program Conference and Project Expo. Waste Management developed the [...]
Christmas tree recycle program could power 8500 homes for a month: report
In California, ABC published a story on the disposition of Christmas trees and conversion to biomass-based power. According to ABC, According to the National Christmas Tree Association, approximately 2.8 million Christmas trees are sold each year in California. If each of those trees is recycled, together their biomass could produce about 21,000 tons of fuel. [...]
Ceres, Choren, partner to optimize crops for fuels, chemicals, power
In California, Ceres announced an agreement with Choren, to optimize energy crops for thermochemical conversion to advanced low-carbon biofuels. The two-year bioenergy project is funded in part by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The thermochemical process does not require enzymes or microorganisms; instead, the biomass is gasified under certain heat and pressure [...]
Buena Vista Biomass Power, Sacramento Municipal Utility District sign 20-year, 16 MW deal
In California, Biomass Magazine is reporting on an agreement reached between the Buena Vista Biomass Power station in Ione, and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, in which the biomass plant will supply SMUD with 16 MW of power for 20 years. The facility will utilize 210,000 of wood biomass; agriculture residues including orchard wood, pits, [...]
