Wahiawa Biomass Power Plant is a 50MW biopower project. It is located in Hawaii, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in June 2018.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Biopower | 50 | 50 | – | Active | Hawaii, the US | Hawaiian Electric; US Army Corps of Engineers |
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Description
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The project was developed by Hawaiian Electric and US Army Corps of Engineers. The project is currently owned by Hawaiian Electric.
The project cost is $153.7m.
Wahiawa Biomass Power Plant is a co-firing project. Food waste which is a kind of municipal solid waste is used as a feedstock to power the project.
Development Status
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By GlobalDataThe project got commissioned in June 2018.
Contractors Involved
Burns & McDonnell was selected to render EPC services for the biopower project.
Wartsila Brasil was selected as the engine supplier for the project. The company provided 6 units of Wartsila 34DF engines engines, each with 9MW nameplate capacity.
Hawaiian Electric is the O&M contractor for the project.
About Hawaiian Electric
Hawaiian Electric Co Inc (HECO), a subsidiary of Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc, is a utility service provider that distributes electricity. The utility offers services such as online bill payment, security lighting, surge protection, electric metering, energy saving tips, rebates and incentives, outage reporting, connect and disconnect service, online energy audit, energy conservation and capital credits. It also provides power restoration, net metering, generator safety, electrical safety, electric service installation, energy management, energy conservation kits, pipeline and digging safety services, and others. The utility serves residential, business and commercial customers. HECO is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii, the US
About US Army Corps of Engineers
US Army Corps of Engineers (UACE) is an American federal agency. The agency offers engineering services to civilians, soldiers and citizens. It research and develops technology for war fighters. UACE dredges America’s waterways to support the movement of critical commodities and provides recreation facilities at campgrounds, lakes and marinas. The agency reduces risks from disasters through devising hurricane and storm damage reduction infrastructure. It also offers cleaning services for sites contaminated with hazardous, toxic or radioactive waste and materials. UACE is headquartered in Washington, the US.
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