According to the company, the Berlin project involves the conversion of the boiler and related equipment situated at the former Fraser Paper pulp mill site into a biomass-to-energy project. Power from the Berlin project is expected to be sold to the Public Service Company of New Hampshire (PSNH) pursuant to an agreement.
Laidlaw Berlin BioPower has reached into an agreement with PSNH on the material terms of a contemplated 20-year power purchase agreement in September 2008.
Laidlaw Energy said that the Berlin project is expected to utilize approximately 700,000 tons of clean wood biomass chips per annum and is expected to directly employ 40 workers, and create or support over 500 indirect jobs associated with wood chip supply and transportation.
Headquartered in New York, Laidlaw Energy is engaged in the development of independent power plants that generate electricity from renewable resources, emphasizing on biomass power. The company’s mission is to build and manage a portfolio of biomass facilities through the development of facilities and acquisition of existing facilities.
