USC demands refund of $20 million from builders

The University of South Carolina's Columbia campus is demanding repayment of US$20 (€14.691) million from the supplier of a biomass power plant that exploded. The University closed the power plant in March and has demanded a full refund from the builders Wisconsin-based Johnson Controls Inc. The plan was for this power plant to provide 75 percent of the steam for the campus, but the plant only provided 98 days out of 534 days in one two year period. Read more ...