The Williams Lake Generating Station: A case study of a large scale wood waste power generating plant
This article discusses the project inception, development, and performance of the largest biomass power generating plant in North America - in Williams Lake, British Columbia. The facility consumes over 600,000 tones of wood waste annually to generate electricity for sale to BC Hydro. Diversion of wood waste from beehive burners to the plant has significantly reduced particulate emissions in the area, solved a significant solid waste disposal problem, allowed BC Hydro to defer other power project construction, and improved the economic competitiveness and stability of the local sawmills. Topics discussed individually include the following: project development; project challenges; project financing; project execution; facility description (a major section of the article); and plant performance. 3 refs., 2 figs., 4 tabs.
- OSTI ID:
- 90822
- Journal Information:
- Biologue and the Regional Biomass Energy Program Reports, Vol. 13, Issue 1; Other Information: PBD: 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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