FirstEnergy Corp. plans to retrofit units 4 and 5 at its coal-fired R.E. Burger Plant in Ohio to generate power with biomass. The project will cost about $200 million and will not change the plant’s current 312 MW capacity.
FirstEnergy said the project will feature a closed-loop system, using biomass derived from an energy crop grown specifically for use as a fuel source. This energy crop would act as a carbon sink, removing as much carbon dioxide from the environment when it is growing as it releases when it is burned. The company found that burning principally with biomass would produce lower emissions overall than retrofitting the plant with a scrubber.
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