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Recovering Water from Flue Gas Improves Plant Energy Efficiency

admin — Thu, 26 May 2011 15:30:51 +0000

If you have ever seen a stack (i.e. chimney) for a boiler – say at a power plant or at an industrial facility – you may have seen a plume like this: Many people assume that this is smoke but it actually is a steam plume. How do you know? Look at the photo: there is

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Harvesting Water from Fuel – A Zero Water Supply Approach for New Biomass Power Plants

Terry Walmsley — Mon, 23 May 2011 14:06:42 +0000

Recently, Fibrowatt announced the development of a new technology (pdf) that significantly improves the performance of biomass renewable energy plants. One of the important characteristics of this new system is the extent that air emissions can be reduced in conjunction with substantial improvements in energy efficiency. Basically – these new plants will produce more electricity

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Dirtier Than Coal?

Terry Walmsley — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:11:35 +0000

One of the arguments that is heard over and over from opponents of Fibrowatt’s biomass power plants is that these plants are “dirtier than coal.” I’m intrigued as to why they make such a comparison, or for that matter, why people seem to buy this argument, as it’s hard to understand how you can compare

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Competition for Poultry Litter?

Terry Walmsley — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:32:00 +0000

If you ever watched the Fox television show “Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader?” you will know that a fifth grader is pretty smart these days. Further evidence of this is an article today in the Raleigh News & Observer about a fifth grader from Pinehurst, NC. Apparently fifth grader Nick Kuzma entered his

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FibroHills Project Update – BREDL Technical Report – Credible Source?

Terry Walmsley — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:11:54 +0000

While this is an issue that dates back to this time last year, I think it is important to again revisit a report released in opposition to the proposed FibroHills plant in Surry County. On May 6, 2009, Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League (BREDL) released a study that was said to show results which demonstrate

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