Our team provided EPC services to a vital addition to the region.

The Plainfield Renewable Energy (PRE) Plant biomass plant generates 37.5 megawatts of clean energy, powers the equivalent of 37,000 homes, and brought 400 jobs to the region. In addition to partially financing the project, Benham, a Haskell Company, provided Engineer, Procure, Construct (EPC) services.

Simply put, the facility runs on trash and debris.

The plant uses wood from construction and demolition debris, recycled wood pallets, and land-clearing materials to generate energy. The biomass plant features a wood storage yard, fluidized bed gasification system, condensing steam turbine generator, cooling tower, ash silo, scrubber, bag house, electrical switchyard, stormwater storage with collection and treatment, and the balance of supporting plant systems.

An enclosed gasification system creates steam that drives power generation.

Prepared fuel is delivered to the site via truck and unloaded using a pair of truck tippers. The storage yard has the capacity to hold more than 20 days of fuel, including approximately five days of covered storage. The prepared fuel is collected with a reclaimer and transported via conveyor from the fuel yard to the enclosed staged gasification system. The fuel is gasified and used to generate steam. The steam production drives one steam turbine.

Located on 27 acres, the plant was built on a former hazardous waste site, which was cleaned up under the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Superfund program.