Sentences with phrase «biomass generating plants»

Avista owns a 15 - per - cent - stake in two of the four units at the Colstrip plant in Montana — a major coal - mining state — and plans to use them for electricity production until 2035, said a spokesperson for the company that also operates hydroelectric dams, natural gas and biomass generating plants and wind turbines.

Not exact matches

$ 1.5 million will construct a Biomass plant that will generate steam and electricity for customers of Griffiss Business and Technology Park in Rome, continuing support for technological innovation in the Mohawk Valley.

A report by the group concludes that biomass gasi - fication plants could generate more power more cleanly and cheaply than conventional fossil fuels.

Another 8 percent came from biomass and plants that burn gas from landfills (which generates carbon but is considered «renewable» because the gas is released by decomposing garbage).

Biomass heating systems generate heat from plant and other organic materials and residues.

The report said power generated by new and existing wind, solar, biomass, waste - to - energy, geothermal, marine, and small hydropower plants comprised about 12.1 % of global power generation in 2017, up from 11 % in 2016.

It also emits more CO2 than coal plants and to this writer it seems strange that the UK will look to North and South America to supply them with biomass fuel that requires processing and shipment thousands of miles, when they (Drax) could use locally mined coal to generate power.

Biomass are plants (like hemp, corn, sugarcane) grown to generate electricity or produce biofuel, plus plant or animal matter used for production of fibers, chemicals, or heat.

This spurs higher rates of photosynthesis and biomass production, so the plants produce more sediment - trapping growth above ground and generate more organic soil below ground.»

The sugarcane would then provide feedstock for an ethanol plant, with leftover cane used to create biomass electricity at night with a nearby solar concentrator complex generating power during the day.

How would you propose to transport biomass between generating plants during periods when one region has crop failures and they need the biomass to be shipped in from other regions to keep the plant running?

My Clean Break column today takes a closer look at efforts by Ontario Power Generation to convert some of its coal - fired generating assets into biomass - burning power plants, including potentially several units at its Nanticoke Generating Station — North America's largest coal plant.

BECCS, which combines bio-energy production (biomass fuel - power stations, pulp mills and bio-fuel plants) with carbon capture and storage technology, has the potential to generate «negative emissions» that could help society avoid exceeding critical thresholds in this century and beyond.

Biomass — plant material and animal waste — can be used to create transportation fuels and generate electricity, but the key to using biomass resources in a beneficial way is to focus on the right resources and use them at an appropriateBiomass — plant material and animal waste — can be used to create transportation fuels and generate electricity, but the key to using biomass resources in a beneficial way is to focus on the right resources and use them at an appropriatebiomass resources in a beneficial way is to focus on the right resources and use them at an appropriate scale.

Tyler Hamilton's piece points up the radical risk to the environment that converting coal - fired generating plants to «biomass» poses.

Biofuels can only reduce greenhouse gases if they result in additional plant growth, or if they in effect generate additional useable biomass by capturing waste material that would otherwise decompose anyway.

«Tuning» the combustion output of the boilers causes little loss in total efficiency, implying that the biomass - to - electricity combustion efficiency is close to the 33 — 37 % range of an unmodified coal plant, an efficiency that stand - alone biomass generating capacity has yet to demonstrate.