Modesto Biomass Power Plant is a 14MW biopower project. It is located in California, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 1988.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Biopower | 14 | 14 | – | Active | California, the US |
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Description
The project generates 100,000MWh of electricity.
The process of combustion has been adopted in this combined heat and power (CHP) project to release the stored energy from the feed. Tires which is a kind of industrial waste is used as a feedstock to power the project.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in 1988.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Pacific Gas and Electric under a power purchase agreement at the rate of $0.083kWh.
Contractors Involved
Baumgarte Boiler Systems supplied steam boiler for the project. The boiler installed at the site has a capacity of 30TPH. The temperature witnessed inside the boiler is around 500Degree Celsius. The steam is pressurized inside the boiler at 67bar.
Methodology
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