NV Energy moving forward with using slash piles for fuel
By Stephanie Tavares, Las Vegas Sun
NV Energy’s experimental use of wood chips in one of its coal plants was a bit of a flop, but the utility and state officials are hoping it will wind up being the first step toward using waste wood that is stacking up in Nevada.
The test, which began late last year, found that wood could be burned to generate electricity, but the timber would need more processing first and possibly a change in plant design to make it worthwhile.
The utility conducted the tests as part of its efforts to find new sources of renewable energy.
