Sierra Pacific Loyalton Biomass Power Plant is a 20MW 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 October 1989.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Biopower | 20 | 20 | – | Active | California, the US |
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Description
The process of combustion has been adopted in this combined heat and power (CHP) project to release the stored energy from the feed. Wood waste which is a kind of wood by-product is used as a feedstock to power the project.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in October 1989.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Sierra Pacific Power under a power purchase agreement.
Contractors Involved
GE Power was selected as the steam turbine supplier for the project. The company provided 1 turbine with 20MW nameplate capacity.
Riley Power supplied steam boiler for the project.
Methodology
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