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| Technip wins contract for biomass power plant project in Florida French oil and gas engineering company Technip has been awarded a front end engineering design (FEED) contract by Biomass Investment Group (BIG) for their closed loop biomass power plant project located in Florida which will use E-Grass as a farm grown energy crop. E-Grass (Arundo Donax or Giant Reed) is a perennial plant that resembles bamboo or sugar cane. Its fast growth, low moisture and mineral needs and its strong energy yield make E-Grass a good energy crop. This contract also includes the design and supply of a process demonstration unit, approximately 1/10th scale. This project will be the world's first large-scale operation for producing electricity from a crop grown specially for conversion into power. This biomass energy source is renewable and presents environmental advantages such as no net carbon emissions, no-till agriculture and low power plant emissions. It will also be the world's first E-Grass fired power plant to sell "green electricity" to utilities and other clients under long-term power purchase contracts. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |