Wood-waste fuel boosts energy, aids environment
Journal Article
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· Public Power; (United States)
OSTI ID:6859888
Wood wastes from area lumber mills have been used by the Eugene, Ore. Water and Electric Board as a primary fuel for generating steam and electricity and to reduce solid wastes and air pollution since 1940. Because wood wastes are undesirable for landfills and must be incinerated, the area has avoided extensive pollution problems with utility and industry-owned wood-waste fuel plants. Hogged wood-wastes consist of 80 percent bark and 20 percent wood residual. Water represents 40 percent by weight. The Eugene steam plant burned over one million cubic yards of wood wastes in the first half of 1977 to produce steam at 81 cents per thousand pounds and electrical power at 9.75 mills per kilowatt hour.
- Research Organization:
- Eugene Water and Electric Board, OR
- OSTI ID:
- 6859888
- Journal Information:
- Public Power; (United States), Journal Name: Public Power; (United States) Vol. 36:3; ISSN PUPOA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Consumption
& Utilization-- Municipalities & Community Systems-- Public Utilities-- (1980-)
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CO-GENERATION
COMBUSTION
DUAL-PURPOSE POWER PLANTS
ECONOMICS
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FUELS
INDUSTRY
LAND POLLUTION CONTROL
LAND USE
MANAGEMENT
OXIDATION
POLLUTION CONTROL
POWER GENERATION
POWER PLANTS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
SOLID WASTES
STEAM GENERATION
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
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