The 37.5MW facility is due to be complete by December 2013 and will sell its output to utility Connecticut Light & Power under a 15-year agreement.
Construction finance for Plainfield is being provided by investment giant Carlyle Group and US engineering and technology company SAIC.
The latter will provide engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services to the project under a fixed-price contract.
Enova says the plant will consume wood readily available from sources such as construction and demolition debris, recycled wood pallets, and land clearing residue.
