The first two biomass power plants are scheduled to begin operating in 2014 and 2015, the firm says. Other fossil-fuel burners are also looking at the sector. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), created by Congress during the Great Depression, says that about 3,000MW-equivalent energy from wind, wood waste, energy crops, landfill gas and solar energy can be tapped within its territory.
New revolution in Deep South
Despite vast, untapped natural resources, the American South may have to turn to the bounty of its woodlands if it hopes to profit from the Obama administration's 'Green Revolution'.And Dixie has a long way to go.
12 February 2009 23:00 GMT
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25 November 2012 9:24 GMT
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