50 MW biomass power plant for Texas
November 4, 2011
By
Scott Jamieson
Nov 4, 2011, Woodville, TX - Gemma Power Systems has signed an engineer-procure-construct(EPC) contract with East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. for an approximately $165 million contract to design and build a 49.9 MW, biomass-fired power plant.
Although
the Rural Utilities Service must issue its approval of the contract and
issue its Finding of No Significant Impact for the project, Gemma Power Systems has received a
limited release to start critical planning and early engineering
activities with a full release expected no later than Spring 2012. The facility located near Woodville, will use woodchips and waste
timber upon completion to in
December 2014. Full story here.
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