Madera Biomass power station

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Madera Biomass power station is a power station in California, United States with multiple units of varying statuses, none of which are currently operating. It is also known as Madera Power.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Madera Biomass power station California, United States 36.861501, -120.3389013 (exact)[1][2]
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, RP: 36.861501, -120.3389013

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Start year Emergency/Backup
1 Mothballed[3] bioenergy: agricultural waste (solids), bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids)[4] 25[5] 1987[4] no
RP Cancelled - inferred 4 y[6] bioenergy: agricultural waste (solids)[6] 25[7] – no

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
1 Community Renewable Energy Services[4] Madera Power LLC [100%][4] AES Corp [25.0%]; Carbon Direct Inc [25.0%]; Nexus Development Capital LLC [25.0%]; Paramount Resources Ltd [12.5%]; unknown [12.5%]
RP – Clean Energy Systems Inc [100%][7] AES Corp [25.0%]; Carbon Direct Inc [25.0%]; Nexus Development Capital LLC [25.0%]; Paramount Resources Ltd [12.5%]; unknown [12.5%]

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Articles and Resources

References

  1. ↑ https://ejmap.org/displayfacility-74160.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ https://www.calbiomass.org/facilities/community-recyclingmadera-power/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ https://acconsensus.org/2016/07/21/biomass-plants-make-pitch-for-dead-trees-to-produce-electricity-fresno-bee/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716094312/https://www.crowndisposal.com/madera-power/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ https://www.fluor.com/projects/madera-biomass-renewable-power-plant-epc. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240312032245/https://www.cleanenergysystems.com/clean-energy-systems-enters-into-an-agreement-to-acquire-the-madera-biomass-power-plant. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://thebusinessjournal.com/madera-biomass-plan-to-be-sold-converted-to-net-negative/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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