37.5 MW Waste Gasification Facility for Connecticut

11 January 2012

McLean, Virginia based science and technology company, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and alternative asset manager, Carlyle Energy Mezzanine Opportunities Group (Carlyle), have agreed to provide financing for construction of the $225 million Plainfield Renewable Energy (PRE) biomass project.

SAIC said that it will also provide engineering, procurement, and construction services for the project under a fixed-price, date certain contract.

The PRE project is owned by a subsidiary of Enova Energy Group and located on a 27-acre site in Plainfield, Connecticut.

The developers claimed that the new plant will employ Best Available Control Technology (BACT) to control emissions and will be fully certified as a renewable power source in the State of Connecticut.

According to SAIC, the 250,000 tonne per year PRE project will generate 37.5 MW net of energy and will consume wood readily available from various sources such as construction and demolition (C&D) debris, recycled wood pallets, and land clearing materials.

Utility company, Connecticut Light & Power will purchase power from the plant based on a 15 year off-take agreement, utilising the plant's status as a renewable power source.

According to the science and technology company, New England region has long been a leader in materials recycling, with the PRE project supporting that through the consumption of wood waste to produce renewable energy through a gasification process.

The company said that the plant's location is also advantageous as a beneficial re-use of a former Superfund site, and that the project has all necessary permits to construct the facility and anticipates completion in December 2013.

"This project requires an integrated set of capabilities across our energy, environment and infrastructure organisation and will result in an innovative biomass facility," said J.T. Grumski, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager.


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