ESA Energy

POWER SOLUTIONS
ESA Energy projects are designed around
environmentally friendly technologies
utilizing clean, alternative, or renewable
energy sources. These sources of energy
often include biomass, municipal solid
waste, landfill gas, concentrated solar
thermal, or natural gas. ESA projects are
recognized for superior technical and
economic design and consist of advanced
equipment deployed in conjunction with
leading technology partners.

BIOMASS TO ENERGY
ESA Energy’s biomass-to-energy plants produce electric power by utilizing agricultural waste products such as rice husk, corn stalk, straw, or similar materials as an energy source. ESA’s design used in these projects maximizes the energy content contained within the biomass material while optimizing the overall plant efficiency and heat rate. The primary conversion process includes a high temperature process to translate the biomass feedstock into a clean energy source, with minimized emissions. A typical ESA biomass-to-energy project delivers 20 to 50+ megawatts of electric generating capacity, and is designed for operation 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. A typical project site is 15 to 20 acres, including biomass storage and handling.

Environmental Benefits
Biomass energy sources include crop residues, manure, and manufactured natural material wastes - all of which are continually generated by society. Biomass generated power takes part of the natural carbon cycle in which decomposing biomass material releases CO₂ into the atmosphere. Carbon emitted from biomass-to-energy projects is essentially reabsorbed by the next agricultural crop, which results in an overall carbon neutral process.

As an alternative fuel method, biomass power technology is one of the more efficient methods of producing power due to its high temperature characteristics and thermal energy content. Greater efficiency means less waste, emissions, and cost to the environment.

ESA Energy’s biomass-to-energy plants are designed to beneficially support communities and regions with energy from these waste products.

A low NOx process system and subsequent emission control technology significantly reduce air emissions from the plant, well below emissions standards.