Active Energy Group to Build 2nd U.S. CoalSwitch™ Production Facility in Ashland, Maine
May 20 2021 - 7:00AM
Active Energy Group plc (AIM: AEG) announced Ashland, Maine as the
location for its second CoalSwitch™ production facility. AEG
has partnered with Player Design, Inc. (“PDI”) to complete the
facility which, at scale, could produce up to 35,000 tons of
CoalSwitch per year.
“We are seeing increased demand for our next-generation biomass
pellets from customers in North America,” said Michael Rowan, CEO
of AEG. “Our partnership with PDI and the support from the State of
Maine will enable us to accelerate production of CoalSwitch to help
reduce overall CO2 emissions from the power generation
industry.”
CoalSwitch is a revolutionary “drop-in” biomass feedstock that
can co-fire with coal or replace up to 100 percent of the coal in
power stations without requiring plant modification. AEG’s patented
technology plant converts residual from lumber operations as well
as locally-sourced residual (including bark and treetops/branches)
from forestry operations, into CoalSwitch, which burns at
temperatures nearly identical to coal, but cleaner and more
efficiently while producing less ash.
PDI already has an operational log processing facility at the
Ashland facility, which has been expanded to accommodate CoalSwitch
production. PDI and AEG were granted a temporary operating permit
by the State of Maine in April, 2021 to allow the construction of
the facility as well as immediate operations between May 15 and
July 31 to produce an initial amount of 1,000 oven dried tons of
fuel.
“PDI has built a close working relationship with the team at AEG
over many months. We have seen the potential that CoalSwitch can
present to the biomass industry,” said Tyler Player, CEO of Player
Design. “The opportunity to add a new production facility in Maine
is important, not only to allow Player Design to further
demonstrate the potential of the fuel and its production process,
but also to enable a wider North American audience to appreciate
the future of next generation biomass fuels.”
All parties intend to present the operating data from this
facility to the Department of Environmental Protection within the
State of Maine as soon as production commences in late May, with
the aim of securing a long-term operating permit for the Ashland
facility.
CoalSwitch produced at the Ashland facility will be shipped to
PacifiCorp’s Hunter Power Plant in Castle Dale, Utah for a
coal/biomass co-firing demonstration scheduled for June, 2021.
PacifiCorp is the largest grid operator in the western United
States serving the growing energy demands of 1.9 million
customers.
“The State of Maine is excited for the prospects of CoalSwitch
production at the Ashland Facility,” said State Senator Troy
Jackson (D-1), who is also President of the Maine Senate. “The
State of Maine wants to see new technologies developed for the
biomass industry and assisting companies like PDI and AEG to
develop new commercial, environmentally-friendly processes is our
utmost priority.”
About Active Energy Group:Active Energy Group
plc is a London listed (AIM: AEG) renewable energy company that has
developed a proprietary technology which transforms waste biomass
into renewable energy. Its patented product CoalSwitch™ is a
leading drop-in biomass feedstock that can co-fire with coal or
replace up to 100 percent of the coal in power stations without
requiring plant modification. The company is developing commercial
production facilities in Lumberton, North Carolina and Ashland,
Maine which will supply power and utility customers, including the
pilot program at PacifiCorp’s Hunter Power Plant in Utah. More
information is available at www.aegplc.com.
Media Relations ContactJohn Williams, Scoville
PR for AEG206-660-5503, jwilliams@scovillepr.com
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