SAIC Provides Financing, Construction Services for Plainfield Renewable Energy Plant

The plant will use wood available from construction and demolition debris, recycled wood pallets, and land clearing materials to produce energy. The biomass plant will feature a wood storage yard, fluidized bed gasification system, condensing steam turbine generator, cooling tower, ash silo, scrubber, bag house, electrical switchyard, storm water storage including collection and treatment, and balance of supporting plant systems. Prepared fuel will be delivered to the site via truck and unloaded using a pair of truck tippers. The storage yard has the capability to hold more than 20 days of fuel, including approximately five days of covered storage capacity. The prepared fuel will be collected with a reclaimer and transported via conveyor from the fuel yard to the enclosed staged gasification system. The fuel will be gasified and used to generate steam. The steam production will drive one steam turbine.

Located on 27 acres, the plant is being built on a former hazardous waste site, which was cleaned up under the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Superfund program.