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Oroville council hears technical briefing on proposed biomass biofuel plant; officials press for strict feedstock and emissions controls
Summary
City staff and outside presenters described gasification and enzyme technologies, said Oroville’s proposed plant would take forest-product feedstock only, and recommended strict tracking and pollution controls; council scheduled a public workshop and pressed for contractual protections in any power purchase agreement.
City officials and staff on Thursday received a detailed briefing on biomass and biofuel technologies proposed for Oroville, with presenters stressing strict feedstock limits and advanced pollution controls as prerequisites for local support.
Skipper Clark, a public speaker who had compiled technical questions for Albion Energy, urged the city to require that any power purchase agreement be negotiated by a law firm experienced with such deals and to limit feedstock to forest products — “no municipal or industrial waste besides sawdust,” he said. Clark cited a bankrupt Colorado facility that failed after years of litigation and urged caution.
Patrick, a city department head who…
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