Green Options » Hu Honua Bioenergy Facility http://greenoptions.com/tag/hu-honua-bioenergy-facility Posts tagged 'Hu Honua Bioenergy Facility' Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:46:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en From Coal to Biomass: Hawaii to Convert Power Plant http://ecoscraps.com/2008/09/01/from-coal-to-biomass-hawaii-to-convert-power-plant/ http://ecoscraps.com/2008/09/01/from-coal-to-biomass-hawaii-to-convert-power-plant/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:46:03 +0000 Jennifer Lance http://ecoscraps.com/2008/09/01/from-coal-to-biomass-hawaii-to-convert-power-plant/ Hamakua CoastOn the Big Island’s Hamakua Coast, the 24-megawatt Hu Honua Bioenergy Facility will convert locally grown biomass into electricity.  95% of the area’s residents signed a petition in support of converting the coal burning plant into a biomass facility. The converted facility is expected to stimulate local agricultural business, prevent tens of thousands of tons of green waste from ending up in landfills, and create hundreds of local jobs.

Via:  Renewable Energy World

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