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Article: More W.Va. factories may recycle waste heat projects projects that cut pollution: ; Construction of facility in Fayette County will require 50 workers
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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- February 6, 2008
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Many heavy industries in West Virginia are ripe for projects that
recycle waste heat to generate electricity, like the project
announced for West Virginia Alloys Inc., experts say.
Gov. Joe Manchin on Tuesday joined with Arden Sims, president of
West Virginia Alloys, and Thomas Casten, chairman of Recycled Energy
Development, to announce a $45 million to $55 million energy-
recycling project at the Alloy Plant in Fayette County.
The Alloy Plant heats quartz sand, which is 45 percent silicon,
in electric arc furnaces to produce 99.9 percent pure silica. The
plant can produce up to 75,000 metric tons of silica a year. The
silica is used in thousands of products, from silicone sealants to ...