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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Biomass has been earning recognition for its potential as a renewable energy source, as it uses organic waste from sources as varied as wood debris, agricultural residues, animal manure and municipal solid waste to generate carbon-neutral electricity. California and Georgia are leading efforts to find creative ways to burn biomass for public or private generation, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Industrial Info is tracking nearly $800 million worth of biomass-fueled energy-generation projects across the U.S., close to 80% of which is attributed to projects in California.
Click on the image at right for an EIA graph detailing the top five U.S. states for biomass-generated electricity in 2020.
Sugar Valley Energy LLC, which is a subsidiary of California Ethanol & Power LLC (Brawley, California), has been gaining traction on its proposed, estimated $350 million ethanol plant in Brawley, California, which is designed to produce 68 million gallons per year of fuel ethanol and 737 million cubic feet per year of bio-methane. It is to be powered by an estimated $200 million cogeneration unit that will generate 49.9 megawatts (MW) each year--about 33.6 MW for the power grid and 16.3 MW for the ethanol plant--from sugarcane feedstocks. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on the ethanol plant and cogeneration unit.
Since the beginning of the year, Sugar Valley Energy has announced two major developments for the ethanol plant: The company is working with local farming communities in the Imperial Valley to supply the first 20,000 acres of sugarcane feedstock, and it signed a 15-year agreement with CHS Incorporated (Inner Grove Heights, Minnesota), which is co-owned by U.S. agricultural cooperatives, farmers and ranchers, to market and sell the plant's product, according to Imperial Valley's The Desert Review.
Smaller communities also are benefiting from California's embrace of biomass-fueled generation. The Camptonville Community Partnership is preparing to begin construction next year on an estimated $5 million combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Camptonville, California, which is located near the Sierra Nevada foothills. It is designed to provide 3 MW of energy to the power grid and local businesses. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
North Fork, another small city in the Sierra Nevada range, is laying the groundwork for an estimated $9 million biomass-gasification plant, which is expected to have a 2-MW capacity. The project, which has faced years of delays, could be completed as early as this summer. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Although California is far ahead of the rest of the U.S. in biomass-generated energy, Georgia has seen a significant buildout of the resource in recent years, mostly from wood and wood-derived fuels. Georgia generated 5.8 million megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity from biomass, or about 10% of the nation's total, in 2020, according to the EIA's Electric Power Monthly. Industrial Info is tracking 17 biomass units across Georgia. Click here for a list.
Georgia's biomass-generated energy has grown by more than 80% since 2010, and it accounted for nearly half of the Peach State's total renewable electricity generation in 2020. The state benefits from 25 million acres of forested land, about 24 million acres of which is available for commercial use. Georgia is one of the top paper-producing states, and companies such as Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE:PKG) (PCA) (Lake Forest, Illinois) are among those working to improve their mills.
PCA is preparing for an estimated $1.25 million replacement of a biomass boiler generation bank at its linerboard mill in Valdosta, Georgia, and is considering a boiler tube replacement at the same facility. The Valdosta mill produces 1,750 tons per day of unbleached kraft pulp and 775 tons per day of lightweight linerboard paper. For more information, see Industrial Info's reports on the generation bank and boiler tube projects.
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Click on the image at right for an EIA graph detailing the top five U.S. states for biomass-generated electricity in 2020.Sugar Valley Energy LLC, which is a subsidiary of California Ethanol & Power LLC (Brawley, California), has been gaining traction on its proposed, estimated $350 million ethanol plant in Brawley, California, which is designed to produce 68 million gallons per year of fuel ethanol and 737 million cubic feet per year of bio-methane. It is to be powered by an estimated $200 million cogeneration unit that will generate 49.9 megawatts (MW) each year--about 33.6 MW for the power grid and 16.3 MW for the ethanol plant--from sugarcane feedstocks. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on the ethanol plant and cogeneration unit.
Since the beginning of the year, Sugar Valley Energy has announced two major developments for the ethanol plant: The company is working with local farming communities in the Imperial Valley to supply the first 20,000 acres of sugarcane feedstock, and it signed a 15-year agreement with CHS Incorporated (Inner Grove Heights, Minnesota), which is co-owned by U.S. agricultural cooperatives, farmers and ranchers, to market and sell the plant's product, according to Imperial Valley's The Desert Review.
Smaller communities also are benefiting from California's embrace of biomass-fueled generation. The Camptonville Community Partnership is preparing to begin construction next year on an estimated $5 million combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Camptonville, California, which is located near the Sierra Nevada foothills. It is designed to provide 3 MW of energy to the power grid and local businesses. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
North Fork, another small city in the Sierra Nevada range, is laying the groundwork for an estimated $9 million biomass-gasification plant, which is expected to have a 2-MW capacity. The project, which has faced years of delays, could be completed as early as this summer. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Although California is far ahead of the rest of the U.S. in biomass-generated energy, Georgia has seen a significant buildout of the resource in recent years, mostly from wood and wood-derived fuels. Georgia generated 5.8 million megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity from biomass, or about 10% of the nation's total, in 2020, according to the EIA's Electric Power Monthly. Industrial Info is tracking 17 biomass units across Georgia. Click here for a list.
Georgia's biomass-generated energy has grown by more than 80% since 2010, and it accounted for nearly half of the Peach State's total renewable electricity generation in 2020. The state benefits from 25 million acres of forested land, about 24 million acres of which is available for commercial use. Georgia is one of the top paper-producing states, and companies such as Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE:PKG) (PCA) (Lake Forest, Illinois) are among those working to improve their mills.
PCA is preparing for an estimated $1.25 million replacement of a biomass boiler generation bank at its linerboard mill in Valdosta, Georgia, and is considering a boiler tube replacement at the same facility. The Valdosta mill produces 1,750 tons per day of unbleached kraft pulp and 775 tons per day of lightweight linerboard paper. For more information, see Industrial Info's reports on the generation bank and boiler tube projects.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, six offices in North America and 12 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities. Follow IIR on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn. For more information on our coverage, send inquiries to info@industrialinfo.com or visit us online at http://www.industrialinfo.com.
