Major upgrade to L’Anse Warden power facility
Greenwood Sustainable Infrastructure announces major upgrade to its L’Anse Warden power facility
Biomass plant turbine refurbishment and boiler system improvements
Greenwood Sustainable Infrastructure the Libra Group’s sustainable infrastructure investment company, has announced that its Michigan-based clean power business, L’Anse Warden Electric Company, is undertaking a major upgrade at its flagship biomass power plant that will include refurbishment of its GE turbine, as well as a number of improvements to the boiler and related systems. This is the first phase of a refurbishment programme expected to exceed $6 million in capital expenditure.
Greenwood Sustainable Infrastructure is an independent power producer with 18 clean energy-operating assets located in five states across the US. The company develops, invests in, and manages sustainable infrastructure assets throughout North America.
“We are thrilled with this important initiative,” said Mazen Turk, CEO of Greenwood Sustainable Infrastructure. “L’Anse Warden will continue to provide clean power that is efficiently produced from sustainable sources, for many years to come”.
Located on the shores of Lake Superior, L’Anse Warden produces electricity for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in partnership with DTE Energy. L’Anse Warden delivers over 120,000 MWh per year of clean power produced from regionally sourced renewable fuels and engineered pellets derived from carefully selected waste products otherwise bound for landfill.