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Article: Mill may build plant to produce power.(Utilities)(Eugene's Seneca Sawmill would burn its own wood waste to generate electricity)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- July 3, 2008
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Byline: Diane Dietz The Register-Guard
The rising cost of energy has forced some unlikely companies this year into the electricity-generating business: Think Pepsi-Cola and the Kendall Auto Group.
Now comes Eugene's Seneca Sawmill with the idea of turning the low-grade chips, bark and dust left over from its milling operations into power that would flow into local utility lines.
The project, which would cost as much as $30 million if the company decides to go ahead, would involve installing a large wood-fired boiler, a turbine and a cooling tower.
The proposed system could generate 15 megawatts, or enough to light up about 12,000 ...