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CAMP LEJEUNE ENERGY FROM WOOD (CLEW) PROJECT
Citation:
Cleland, J. G. AND C R. Purvis*. CAMP LEJEUNE ENERGY FROM WOOD (CLEW) PROJECT. Presented at 4th Biomass Conference of the Americas, Oakland, CA, 8/29-9/2/99.
Description:
The paper discusses EPA's Camp Lejeune Energy from Wood (CLEW) project, a demonstration project that converts wood energy to electric power, and provides waste utilization and pollution alleviation. The 1-MWe plant operates a reciprocating engine-generator set on synthetic gas from a down-draft wood gasifier. The paper discusses operational characteristics, needed modifications, plant descriptions, and performance data. The project was undertaken to demonstrate that small-scale wood-to-electricity plants can provide: (1) reliable and commercially competitive power generation from a technology that has not yet been demonstrated at this scale; (2) a non-polluting energy source using renewable fuel without net generation of greenhouses gases; and (3) an economical alternative to landfilling wood residues, providing or supplementing power for government installations, industrial sites, rural cooperatives, small municipalities, and remote regions of developing countries.