Mass. Company Proposes Waste-to-Energy Plant for Waterbury, CT

Date: May 6, 2009

Source: News Room

The Associated Press reports that Massachusetts-based Chestnut Hill BioEnergy is proposing to build a large-scale food-waste-to-energy plant in Waterbury, CT. The plant would be designed to accept 625 tons of garbage per day to generate 12 megawatts of electricity, which it would sell to Connecticut Light & Power. The company has already signed an agreement to buy the site of an old factory on which to locate the plant.

The company says the plant would also create 40 to 50 jobs.

About Chestnut Hill BioEnergy

An emerging trend in the renewable energy space is the transformation of various industrial waste products into biofuels. An excellent example of this is a project underway by our client, Chestnut Hill BioEnergy involving the conversion of unconsumed food waste materials into biofuel to produce electricity. Currently, such wastes are simply sent to landfills, contributing to the growing shortage of landfill space. Chestnut Hill plans to accept food waste from grocery stores, food product manufacturers, cafeterias of large hospitals, schools and prisons, and other sources, transform it into biofuel, and produce about 10 MW of electricity for sale to consumers using a technology that does not emit odor into the atmosphere. Unlike corn-based ethanol, this fuel is made from food waste rather than corn or other products currently contributing to food shortages and high prices. Chestnut Hill BioEnergy intends to develop such facilities close to urban centers throughout the Northeast. One is underwayin Connecticut and another is in the planning stages in Massachusetts.

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