Feasibility Study of Biopower in East Helena, Montana. A Study Prepared in Partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency for the RE-Powering America's Land Initiative: Siting Renewable Energy on Potentially Contaminated Land and Mine Sites

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Abstract

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed the RE-Powering America's Land initiative to reuse contaminated sites for renewable energy generation when aligned with the community's vision for the site. The former American Smelting and Refining Company (Asarco) smelter in East Helena, Montana, was selected for a feasibility study under the initiative. Biomass was chosen as therenewable energy resource based on the wood products industry in the area. Biopower was selected as the technology based on Montana's renewable portfolio standard (RPS) requiring utilities to purchase renewable power.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages55
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/TP-7A30-57610

Keywords

  • American Smelting and Refining Company
  • ASARCO
  • bioenergy
  • biomass
  • biopower
  • CHP
  • combined heat and power (CHP)
  • EPA
  • feasibility study
  • feedstocks
  • Helena
  • incentives
  • Montana
  • renewable portfolio standard
  • RPS
  • superfund

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