Biomass technology under review in North Carolina
Forsite Development is reviewing proposals for building its 49-megawatt biomass plant using newer technologies that hold promise for reducing emissions from the combustion process the developer initially planned to use.
The latest proposals also would carry the benefit of teaming Forsite with companies that are willing to bring their own financing for the $300 million project, Forsite President Tom McKittrick says.
The review prompted Forsite to delay its plans to file for an air-quality permit last month. McKittrick says additional time is needed to determine whether to try the new technology, a process largely untested on a commercial scale.
He emphasizes ReVenture may stick with its original plan for high-efficiency burning of highly processed municipal waste.
The new proposals would use high temperatures in a low-oxygen environment to create a synthetic gas that would be used to power a turbine, as in a natural-gas plant.
“If it produces fewer emissions and has a more efficient burn, then it fits with what we are trying to do with ReVenture, which is to proceed in the best way for the environment that we can find,” McKittrick says.
He expects to settle on a partner to develop and operate the plant within 60 days.
Read the full story in the Charlotte Business Journal.
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