Jul 31 2007
Evergreen BioFuels, world leader in developing available, sustainable and carbon-negative bioenergy fuels for powering utilities businesses and homes around the globe, announced today the availability of its Power Pellets(TM) biofuel, forever changing the way utilities generate power. Power Pellets are clean-burning alternative fuels that drastically reduce carbon dioxide output without costing billions of dollars in installation and lost revenue. EBF is introducing Power Pellets at a time when federal and state legislators are looking to restrain the growth of greenhouse gas emissions.
"Evergreen BioFuels is declaring war on climate change, by giving utilities the tools they need to start making an immediate reduction in the amount of green house gases they produce. We have created the first immediate and viable solution for the reduction of carbon dioxide going into the atmosphere," said Mark Drisdelle, President and CEO of Evergreen BioFuels. "The fibre by-products used in our Power Pellets are naturally carbon neutral. Substituting a portion of carbon emitting fuel like coal with our Power Pellets and co-firing them together will allow utilities to see an immediate reduction in their carbon footprint."
EBF has been successfully developing and manufacturing its Power Pellets for home and consumer use in North America and Europe since 2005. Its industrial product is available immediately for utility companies to incorporate in their systems. Power Pellets can be co-fired - the combined combustion of coal and biomass - and can work within existing plant infrastructure without the need for replacement or retrofit of current technology and equipment thus directly reducing net CO2 emissions.
"Current carbon reduction solutions for utilities which include carbon sequestration, are at least 15 to 20 years away from being feasible, while state and local legislators vigorously push for mandates and limits on carbon dioxide emissions," said Dr. Janusz A. Kozinski, Dean, College of Engineering, at University of Saskatchewan and International Chair of Bioenergy Europe, Institute for Advanced Studies, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. "Large power plants need a viable carbon-reducing solution that can be quickly implemented without disrupting day-to-day plant operations."
Unlike current biomass products in the marketplace, Power Pellets are comprised of condensed wood, agriculture crop and industrial fibers and can be developed and manufactured without relying on government subsidies or driving up the market value for food commodities due to the current diversion of food crops to fuel crops.
In addition to making its Power Pellets available to the industrial marketplace, EBF is currently working directly with plants and utilities on developing and implementing sustainable and clean-burning alternative fuel. EBF is also piloting innovative research studies into progressive bioenergy sources for its suite of Power Pellets products including switchgrass, fast-growing willow and agriculture byproducts, ultimately resulting in future environmentally-conscious alternatives to current fossil fuel technology.
"Thirty percent of carbon dioxide emissions are generated by utilities and industry in the U.S. The Earth doesn't have a decade or more to wait for a solution for climate change" said Drisdelle. "We are headed for a brick wall. Evergreen BioFuels Power Pellets is the answer for radical reduction of industrial CO2 output."
EBF Power Pellets are available in three different formats: bulk, one ton Super Sacs, or on pallets of 1 ton or 1.5 tons containing individual Power Pellet branded bags.