Eastern Illinois University breaks ground on biomass-fueled energy plant

Charleston (IL) Herald-Review.com
By HERB MEEKER - H&R Staff Writer Posted: Saturday, November 21, 2009 12:00 am

CHARLESTON - Turning the dirt Friday for the new biomass-fueled energy plant at Eastern Illinois University was easy.

In less than two years, the facility will be operating on a 320-acre site on the southeast corner of the college campus, on Illinois 130 and Edgar Drive.

"It took a village to make this project possible. And what a village!" Eastern President Bill Perry said during the groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the plant that will burn wood chips for gasification to create steam for the campus.

Read the full story