Fibrowatt LLC
Fibrowatt proposes to construct up to three poultry waste burners in North Carolina. Fibrowatt is targeting Wilkes, Surry and Alexander Counties for their first site in North Carolina.
UPDATE: Fibrowatt announced on June 5, 2008 that it will build a $140 million power plant near Elkin, NC. Fibrowatt plans to begin construction in 2009 and would begin operating in Surry in 2011.
On April 16, 2008, Fibrowatt LLC announced it had picked a 300-acre site in Sampson County, NC for the state's first power plant fueled by poultry waste.
Samposn County is providing $2.5 million in financial incentives to Fibrowatt LLC.
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June 6, 2008: Fibrowatt picks site in Surry
-Fibrowatt announced on June 5, 2008 that it will build a $140
million power plant near Elkin, NC. Fibrowatt plans to begin construction in 2009 and would begin operating in Surry in 2011.
Read the Winston-Salem
Journal article
May 31, 2008: BREDL in the News: Fibro-flap -
Industry open house turns into fiery debate over environmental
issues. Read
The Sampson Independent article
Sampson’s Incentives for Dirty - by
BREDL's David Mickey
Read
Letter-to-the-Editor published May 9, 2008 in the Opinion
Section of the Fayetteville Observer.
May 2008: BREDL Factsheet - Farmers,
Fertilizer & Fibrowatt
April 22, 2008: BREDL
comments on Sampson County’s proposed tax incentives for
Fibrowatt LLC.
July 11, 2007: (revised March 2008) Poultry power is dirtier than coal. Poultry Litter versus Coal-fired Power Plants: An
Air Pollution Comparison - The graph illustrates the negative
air pollution impacts of power plants powered by poultry litter
compared with boilers fired by coal. We compared emissions of
particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, sulfur
dioxide and acid gases from a recently opened poultry waste power
plant in Minnesota with the proposed expansion of Duke Energy’s
Cliffside facility. The pollution data is taken from the state
air permits for the two plants. We utilized heat input as a
common denominator, the typical method for regulating electric
generating plants in North Carolina, Minnesota and most other
states.
July 12, 2006: BREDL Report on proposed Fibrowatt facility - Executive Director Janet Marsh Zeller's comments on the report: Fibrowatt's Thetford plant, in 2004, put out 234,430 kilograms (516,824 pounds) of carbon monoxide. I call these incinerators rather than power plants, because 50 megawatts is a tiny amount of power for what is lost. The amount of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide -- if this plant is similar to their Minnesota plant -- would be roughly similar to a coal plant. One disadvantage of burning poultry litter is the creation of air poisons not in the original materials. They are created in the smokestack itself. Fibrowatt's Thetford plant put out 30 milligrams of dioxins in 2004. We are going to see larger amounts if they build what they plan for North Carolina. If you dissect what they say -- hold on, here are details.
BREDL Report | Emissions Table
March 21, 2006: Fibrowatt LLC is considering
locations in North Carolina for a 50 MW plant
that burns poultry litter. Burning poultry litter
creates unnecessary pollution and is inconsistent
with NC GreenPower’s mission to promote
renewable energy while protecting the
environment. Please sign on to our letter urging
NC GreenPower to remove the incineration of
poultry litter and other types of litter from the
green energy program. BREDL
Sign-on Letter | Fibrowatt Factsheet
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