Biomass One recycles Christmas trees to fuel biomass power plant

BioMass Magazine
January 2009
By Bryan Sims
Web exclusive posted Jan. 5, 2009, at 3:41 p.m. CST

White City, Ore.-based Biomass One is accepting used Christmas trees to use as biomass fuel for its 25-megawatt per year wood-fired steam and electricity cogeneration production power plant in Medford, Ore.

Biomass One, which has been recycling old Christmas trees free of charge for the past four years, is estimating it will receive approximately 4,500 trees this year with the majority expected to come from local tree lots, according to Biomass One Vice President Gordon Draper.

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