Wilmarth Biomass Power Plant is an 18MW biopower project. It is located in Minnesota, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 1987.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Biopower | 18 | 18 | – | Active | Minnesota, the US |
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Description
The project is currently owned by Xcel Energy.
The process of combustion has been adopted in this combined heat and power (CHP) project to release the stored energy from the feed. Refuse which is a kind of municipal solid waste is used as a feedstock to power the project.
The project consists of 2 turbines, each with 9MW nameplate capacity.
Development Status
The project got commissioned in 1987.
Contractors Involved
Toshiba America Energy Systems supplied the electric generator for the project.
Methodology
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