John Deere and ADAGE, a bioenergy joint venture between AREVA and Duke Energy, have formed an alliance to bring technology and process innovation to fuel supply for sustainable woody biomass power projects. The first project to be developed as part of the alliance will be ADAGE’s proposed facility 80 miles west of Seattle, Washington, USA.
The project involves collecting, bundling and transporting branches and other wood debris from regional logging operations to the ADAGE biomass power facility. John Deere makes all of the forestry equipment used to gather and bundle the wood debris.
The project will use ADAGE’s reference plant design which employs advanced environmental controls to minimise air emissions and water usage. The proposed 55 MW facility will provide enough cover for more than 40,000 homes. The $250 million investment will create more than 400 direct jobs during construction and more than 100 direct jobs during permanent operation. ADAGE is planning to begin construction in the latter part of this year.
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