Johnson Control’s was awarded an energy savings performance contract for the building management and energy conservation at ORNL of which the Nexterra Systems powered biomass gasification plant is a vital component.
Nexterra provided the complete energy-from-renewable-waste system that converts low-cost waste biomass into clean burning syngas to produce 60,000 lbs/hr of saturated steam.
The system is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over 20,000 tonnes per annum.
Speaking of the system that powers the bio gasification plant Nexterra president and CEO said that the project testifies that our energy-from-renewable-waste systems are of the highest quality and can meet the most demanding customer requirements while delivering world-class emissions performance.
"The biomass plant will also provide an opportunity for researchers to gather important data from a large-scale biomass process," added ORNL Site Office Manager Johnny Moore.
The system is the sixth of Nexterra systems to enter commercial operations.
