NOVI Energy conducted a feasibility study to evaluate the economic benefits of constructing a biomass-fueled cogeneration power plant for Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC), an electric cooperative based in Sheldon, Vermont. The power produced will be sold to VEC and steam will be extracted and sold to a local industrial facility.

The analysis and feasibility study involved the development of a 30 MW tri-fuel cogeneration plant that would use wood chips as the primary fuel. Wood chips would be secured from local logging operations in the New England states and potentially from Canada. NOVI developed the conceptual engineering, completed a Request for Proposals process to determine cost estimates and defined project economics for multiple technical and economic alternatives to define a project that was feasible.

Client: Vermont Electric Cooperative