I did not research how old some of the plants were. What I did do, within the last week, was talk to a retired engineer who lived in the area. He reported to me what I have already written. He also said that emissions didn't seem to be an issue, that scrubbing was excellent (in his view).
This also was something that I ran across at the same time as the nation faces that dastardly "waste" dead wood and brush fuel in our forest that has all the pesky energy in it and, gosh, we can't figure out what to do with it. But we do know that, (apparently, judging from what I"ve seen), we're going to continue building houses from combustibles and then wringing our hands when fire approaches or destroys those houses. While we're at it, we're going to see to it that insurance carriers are less than communicative about offering any discount for building in an unconventional fire-preventive way. So, you're welcome for the reference. The plants may be old, but the relevance is still in the here-and-now. If California has lots of wood, and other combustible "waste" and plenty of need for electricity, then let's look at the two issues as connected. On Fri, 4 Jul 2003 06:56:41 -0700, you wrote: >Hey, THANKS for the old news! LOL > >Those four plants have been there for over 10 years now! But the link is a >handy reference. > > > http://www.covantaenergy.com/energy/biomass.php4 > > I was just in Oroville, one of the four sites listed, and a resident told me > that in the past, waste wood that had been cleared or cut down but not used > was > piled up in the forests, making them hard to pass through, and then burned in > the winter if possible. Now the wood could be used in the generator, and > tree > trimmers tended to park their trucks in the generator's yard, as that's where > they would bring their waste at the end of the day anyway. This person told > me > that in the past they'd have to pay to dispose of such waste, but now they'd > get > paid for it. Don't know how accurate this was. > > One example we discussed was a type of pine that wasn't much good for > building > or burning (BTU too low). ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Save up to 80% on top-quality inkjet cartridges and get your order fast! FREE shipping on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. Shop at Myinks.com! http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/v2G7ND/KfUGAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
