Biomass Power Plant: Closed-Loop CO2 Neutral ...
Progress Energy supports clean energy through contract with biomass power plant, which leverages a closed-loop design that has zero-impact (neutral) on CO2 emissions. ...
... "As part of its ongoing support for renewable energy and developing technologies, Progress Energy Florida (PEF) has signed a long-term contract to purchase electricity generated by a unique energy source. Biomass Investment Group, Inc. (BIG) plans to build an environmentally friendly power plant in Central Florida using a crop known as E-Grass. It will generate about 130,000 kilowatts, or enough to power approximately 83,000 homes. The plant is expected to avoid the need to burn nearly 9 million tons of coal over the 25-year life of the contract. Once
constructed, it will be the world's first commercial-scale, biomass power plant using crops grown on site. As a closed-loop plant, it will contribute no additional carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, and is estimated to reduce carbon emissions by more than 20 million tons over the life of the contract when compared to coal. " ...