Jesse Broehl, Editor, RenewableEnergyAccess.com October 28, 2004
| 5 Comments After its official groundbreaking, the Northern
Wood Power Project, New Hampshire's first non-hydro, commercial-
scale renewable energy project, is now underway at the Schiller
Station in Portsmouth.The US$75 million project, developed by
Public Service of New Hampshire (PSNH), will replace a 50 MW
coal-fired boiler with a new boiler of equal size that will burn
wood chips and other clean wood products. In addition to
creating a market for woodchips from the state's many logging
operations, the facility will become a major regional
contributor of renewable energy. "New Hampshire will benefit
from a dramatic reduction in air emissions, an estimated $20
million boost to the local economy, and a new market for 400,000
tons of wood chips annually to boost the state and region's
forest industry," said Gary Long, PSNH president and chief
operating officer, at a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of
the project along the New Hampshire seac