Fernandina Beach Mill power station

From Global Energy Monitor

Fernandina Beach Mill power station is an operating power station of at least 97-megawatts (MW) in Fernandina Beach, Florida, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Fernandina Beach Mill power station Fernandina Beach, Florida, United States 30.681589, -81.45622 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit GEN5, Unit GEN6: 30.6818, -81.4554

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 5 retired coal - bituminous, bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids) 37.4 subcritical 1988 2017
Unit 6 retired coal - bituminous, bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids) 59.5 subcritical 1982 2017
Unit GEN5 operating[1] bioenergy - paper mill wastes, fossil gas - natural gas, bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids)[1] 37[1] 1988[1]
Unit GEN6 operating[1] bioenergy - paper mill wastes, fossil gas - natural gas, bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids)[1] 60[1] 1982[1]

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Operator
Unit 5 WestRock, Fernandina Beach [100.0%]
Unit 6 WestRock, Fernandina Beach [100.0%]
Unit GEN5 WestRock Fernandina Beach[1] WestRock Fernandina Beach[1]
Unit GEN6 WestRock Fernandina Beach[1] WestRock Fernandina Beach[1]

Unit-level fuel conversion details:

Unit 6: Converted from coal - bituminous, bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids) to bioenergy - paper mill wastes, fossil gas - natural gas, bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids) in 2015.

Unit 5: Converted from coal - bituminous, bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids) to bioenergy - paper mill wastes, fossil gas - natural gas, bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids) in 2015.

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): pulp & paper
  • Captive industry: Power

Biomass

The power station used to run mainly on coal from two turbines, but the two turbines now use primarily biomass. According to WestRock, "Fernandina’s WestRock mill uses various types of fuel based on pricing and availability. Fuel types range from coal, bark, natural gas, and oil. The plant is 99% self-sufficient on electricity, and utilizes 60% of its energy from renewable sources", presumably biomass and wood waste.[2]

Emissions Data

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Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 "Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory". US Energy Information Administration. 44655. Archived from the original on 44655. Retrieved 44655. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date=, |date=, and |archive-date= (help)
  2. Susan Hardee Steger, "WestRock celebrates 80th anniversary of Fernandina Beach mill," Fernandina Observer, November 12, 2018

Additional data

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