ReVenture Park Incinerator
ExpandingLandfill Gas Burner           Total Power
1.9 MW
Thumbnail photo
Address

Southern Dyestuff County Rd
Charlotte, NC
United States
Latitude: 35.29589
Longitude: -80.99834
Year Opened: 2014
Cost (in millions): 300
Notes
In June 2011, Mecklenburg County pulled out of the project, but the proponents insist they'll still try to build it anyway.

The 667-acre site it has agreed to buy from Clariant Corp. is a Superfund hazardous-waste cleanup site. And construction of the power plant has to start this year to qualify for key tax credits. A 2007 state law that requires utilities to make a portion of their electricity from renewable sources, beginning in 2012, has prompted a surge of interest in biomass.
This year Forsite has to win a county air permit, negotiate contracts to buy fuel and sign an agreement to sell the electricity it produces to a utility.

The ReVenture team plans to apply for a "minor source" air-quality permit instead of a much more onerous Title V permit, which is required for larger industrial operations such as the Marshall Steam Station. (WHICH IS WHY THEY CHOSE TO BE UNDER 50 MW)

Project would include:

* A 30 +/- or 49 +/- mega watt waste to energy plant that has the potential to expand to 80 +/- mega watts.
* A 4 +/- mega watt photovoltaic solar field to be developed on a closed 25 acre landfill.
* A platform to research new renewable energy technologies on a large scale.
* A regional wastewater treatment facility to be operated by Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities (CMU) that will incorporate multiple "green" design components including transforming the bio-solids into a high BTU, renewable energy resource.
* A Green Technology research laboratory and Green business incubator.
* The development of a Bio-fuels production facility.
* A transloading and Ethanol mixing operation.
* A propane fleet vehicle conversion facility.
* Office space for green or environmental not-for-profit organizations.
* A new 300,000 +/- square-foot Business Park that will cater to small businesses focused on energy efficiency, renewable energy and environmental technology.
* Coalogix, Inc. expansion.
* A 185/+ acre conservation easement and trail system along the Long Creek basin that will connect the Carolina Thread Trail to the U.S. National Whitewater Center.
Edits
Take Action
Data Sources

EIA 2014 Form 860
Facebook Icon    Twitter Icon
Environmental Justice Analysis
Distance (miles)02.551025
American Indian1.08798%0.6%0.5%0.6%0.5%
Asian3.64238%2.5%3.2%3.5%5.4%
Black39.877%44.9%30.1%34.9%25.3%
Hispanic16.4144%11.8%11.3%12.1%13.2%
White35.0993%36.0%50.7%45.3%52.0%
Population2,11412k63k198k1,552k
Income$56k$66k
Visualize demographics on Justice Map
CORPORATIONS
NameRelationOwnership
Forsite DevelopmentDeveloper 








To suggest a location change, you can drag the marker above.

View Area in a Larger Map

More nearby facilities
Unit #1
Unit Type: Burner: Internal Combustion Engine - Simple Cycle
Power 1.6 MW

Status History
Under Construction12-31-2014



Fuels and Products
Landfill Gas 1#Input


Fewer Details

Unit #2
Unit Type: Burner: Internal Combustion Engine - Simple Cycle
Power 1.9 MW

Status History
Operating7-2014



Fuels and Products
Landfill Gas 1#Input


Fewer Details

Generator #1
Unit Type: Burner: Gasification
Power 49 MW

Status History
Defeated6-2011
Proposed2010



Fuels and Products
Resource Derived Fuel 1#Input
Sewage Sludge 2#Input
Wood Waste Solids 3#Input


Fewer Details


COMMENTS
Log in to write a comment.