Biomass (peat, sawdust, wood chips, and similar material) is received from
enclosed trailer vans and off loaded via belt conveyor to a silo where it is stored.


2003: proposal to burn sludge/peat pellets

Number 1 or 2 fuel oil can be used to heat the primary air, which raises the
fluidized bed temperature to that required to ignite the main fuel. The more
commonly used method of starting the first boiler is to make a “bonfire” on the
sand.

"DownEast Power Company, LLC was founded in 2009 to acquire and refurbish an idle biomass-fueled electricity generating facility in Deblois, Maine. After a thorough review of operations and existing alternatives, DownEast determined that existing options were insufficient for effecting the kind of transformation they envisioned. DownEast turned to the idea of a prize competition as an innovative way to invest in both the future of the facility and the future of biomass-fueled electricity production. "

EIA 2012 Form 860
EIA 2014 Form 860

   

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