Okeelanta Cogeneration Biomass Plant is a 74.9MW biopower project. It is located in Florida, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in January 1997.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Biopower | 74.9 | 74.9 | – | Active | Florida, the US | Bechtel |
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Description
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The project was developed by Bechtel and is currently owned by Florida Crystals.
The project generates 454GWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 30,000 households. The project cost is $194.5m.
The process of combustion has been adopted in this combined heat and power (CHP) project to release the stored energy from the feed. Agricultural by-product and wood by-product are used as a feedstock to power the project.
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By GlobalDataThe project got commissioned in January 1997.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Florida Power & Light under a power purchase agreement for a period of 30 years from 1997. The contracted capacity is 500,000MWh.
Contractors Involved
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was selected as the steam turbine supplier for the project. The company provided 1 turbine with 75MW nameplate capacity.
ABB Combustion Engineering supplied steam boiler for the project. The boiler installed at the site has a capacity of 598.741TPH. The temperature witnessed inside the boiler is around 955Degree Fahrenheit. The steam is pressurized inside the boiler at 1,525psig.
U.S. Operating Services is the O&M contractor for the project.
About Bechtel
Bechtel Corp (Bechtel) is a provider of engineering, construction and project management services. Its major services include construction, master planning, tunneling, finance, engineering, procurement, sustainability solutions and feasibility studies. Bechtel also carries out project and program management, testing and commissioning, startup and operations, technology licensing and consulting and financing and equity investments. The company provides these services to energy, transportation, infrastructure, communications, mining and metals, oil and gas, chemicals, water, defense and nuclear, and government customers. The company operates through its subsidiaries and regional offices across the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Bechtel is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the US.
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