On hold the biomass project in Vancouver

The proposed biomass project in Vancouver has been put on hold, well an administrator decides whether it can go ahead. Clark County and Schneider Energy have proposed a power plant that would create electricity from burning the waste wood culled from forest management. "In 2007 council adopted the Vancouver City Center Vision Plan to cover the entire downtown. That's where many of these policy statements about what the city wants for different areas was laid out.” said Chad Eiken is the city's Planning Review Manager. Read more ...

Power plant looks to sorghum instead of coal as a fuel

Rio Bravo Poso Cogeneration Facility

A power plant in the US is looking to move away from coal and petroleum as its fuel, and is looking at a strain of sorghum bred specifically for its high heat content, drought tolerance and ability to grow on marginal land. There are issues to be worked out, one of which is is the cost of producing enough sorghum to keep the plant running 24 hours a day. "This is a bit of a R&D project," said Steve Gross, a regional manager for one of the power plant's co-owners. Biomass, as the technology is known, is hardly new to Kern County California. Read more ...