Biomass power plant begins operations at university

Power Engineering
Oct 7, 2011

Eastern Illinois University (EIU) and Honeywell (NYSE: HON) started the school's Renewable Energy Center (REC), one of the largest university biomass installations in the country.

The REC is a 19,000-square-foot steam plant that will provide heat for buildings and classrooms across the university grounds. It is driven by two large biomass gasifiers that use wood chips from forest residue for fuel. By switching to a renewable energy source, EIU said it will reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions by 80 percent, an estimated 20,000 metric tons.

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