American alternative energy company Paradigm BioAviation plans to build a new waste conversion facility in the twin municipalities of Bloomington-Normal in Illinois, US.
The plant, which is expected to be constructed in 2014, will begin generating clean energy and liquid fuels for use as alternative aviation fuels by 2015.
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The company will invest $120m for the facility and has forged several partnerships for the plant’s construction, which is planned in two stages.
During the first phase, the firm will construct a materials recovery facility, gasification plant and a pilot gas to liquids plant with a capacity to process 15 tonnes of garbage a day, reported BiofuelsDigest.
Following the completion of a full-scale Gas to Liquids plant in 2017 under the second phase, the facility is expected to produce 5MWh of electricity and 8 million gallons of biofuels.
Illinois State University will monitor local feed stocks supply and undertake sustainability and economic impact studies as part of the project’s development, in addition to quality control testing and liquid fuels certification.
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By GlobalDataUS-based Hensel Phelps Construction Company will provide the design, engineering and construction services for the facility.
Additionally, Southern Research Institute of North Carolina will supply equipment for conversion of solid waste to syngas and its proprietary Gas to Liquids system that converts waste to fuel.
