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Key Objective: 40. Burning Biomass at Abbott Power Plant

Upgrade Abbott to be able to burn biomass,  like peers University of Iowa, University of Wisconsin at Madison, and EIU, to burn agricultural waste.

Convert Abbott to burn biomass, plan in place by June 2011.

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Explanation

"Biomass provides another important source of emissions reductions. In order to meet the net-zero commitment, a large-scale biomass facility will need to be pursued. Upgrading Abbott Power Plant to be able to co-fire with biomass, possibly with a circulating fluidized bed boiler, must be given serious consideration.16 The fuel stock could come from a variety of sources including agricultural waste or an energy crop, such as Miscanthus giganteus. The campus should also explore wasteto-energy plants for electricity and steam generation."

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Project History

  • 12/13/2012

    The central question posed to Illinois Business Consulting (IBC) is as follows: what would be the economic impact of replacing 10% of the university’s coal intake with wood chips?  After extensive research, analysis, and calculation it is the opin

  • 12/11/2012

    In 2012, F&S hired Illinois Business Consulting to evaluate the following question for Abbott Power Plant: "Can the overall carbon footprint be decreased by using 10% of biomass in place of 10% of coal?"  The report and executive summary are a