Tres Valles Biomass Plant is a 40MW biopower project. It is located in Veracruz, Mexico. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in May 2011.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Biopower | 40 | 40 | – | Active | Veracruz, Mexico |
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Description
The project is currently owned by Piasa Cogeneracion.
The project generates 155GWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 28,000 households, offsetting 360,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $152.98m.
The process of combustion has been adopted in this combined heat and power (CHP) project to release the stored energy from the feed. Bagasse which is a kind of agricultural by-product is used as a feedstock to power the project.
Development Status
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The project got commissioned in May 2011.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Comision Federal de Electricidad under a power purchase agreement.
Contractors Involved
Zanini Renk was selected as the steam turbine supplier for the project. The company provided 1 turbine with 40MW nameplate capacity. WEG supplied the electric generator for the project.
Methodology
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