Option 2 — Waste-To-Energy (WTE) Incineration

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Option 2 — Waste-To-Energy (WTE) Incineration

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WTE is an environmentally friendly method of generating energy using penta and/or creosote-treated wooden poles (or untreated wood) as a biomass fuel source. The high temperature incineration process converts the old wood waste into a new energy source, which can be repurposed as electricity. Currently, roughly 2% of the electric energy used in the US is derived from wood waste disposed of in this manner.

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Waste-To-Energy (WTE) Incineration: Quick Breakdown

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Customer CASE STUDY:

Incineration (Waste-to-Energy)

DISCOVER
PLATTSBURGH
New York

Plattsburgh was looking for a more effective, environmentally friendly waste removal program. Learn how we helped the city convert their stockpiling old poles---that had collected for several years---into energy through incineration.

 

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Customer CASE STUDY:

BIOMASS FUEL

PEPCO
An Exelon® Company

Koppers Recovery has established an effective, ongoing recovery solution for Pepco in which we pick up used utility poles for biomass incineration. Having a regular program in place with Koppers Recovery means they have a more efficient, cost-effective solution.

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Customer CASE STUDY:

RECYCLING WOOD WASTE

LAMBERTS
Cable Splicing Company,
LLC

Like many contractors that provide services to utilities, Lambert is a company that had been stockpiling wood waste, in this case at three different North Carolina locations. Koppers Recovery successfully removed all wood waste for subsequent processing through a recycling program.

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Customer CASE STUDY:

Waste-to-Energy

NATIONAL GRID
New Poles + Disposal = Cost
Effective Logistics

National Grid has been a new pole customer of Koppers Utility and Industrial Products for several years. We recently implemented a turnkey program for them that consisted of delivery of new poles and backhauling used poles for waste to energy incineration.

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