Rick Moriarty | rmoriarty@syracuse.com By
on August 02, 2013 at 3:51 PM
Watertown, NY -- The New York Biomass Energy Alliance will tour the ReEnergy Black River biopower facility at the Fort Drum Army base in Watertown on Thursday.
New York Biomass Energy Alliance Executive Administrator Alice Brumbach said he expects the tour to draw industrial and economic development specialists, biomass power and thermal producers, feedstock producers, appliance manufacturers, municipal leaders, educators and consumers.
The Fort Drum facility converts woody biomass into 60 megawatts of low-cost energy.
After the tour, a buffet lunch will be served during a cruise of the 1000 Islands from Alexandria Bay aboard a double-decker tour boat.
After the tour, a buffet lunch will be served during a cruise of the 1000 Islands from Alexandria Bay aboard a double-decker tour boat.
The Jefferson County Industrial Development Agency and ReEnergy Holdings are co-sponsoring the event.
The event is open to the public. The $30 per person charge can be paid online at www.newyorkbiomass.org, by check to Biomass Alliance, 159 Dwight Park Circle, Suite 104, Syracuse, NY 13209, or on site on Thursday. Those interested in participating must register by Monday with Alice Brumbach at abrumbach@newyorkbiomass.org or (607) 316-3437, .
The Biomass Energy Alliance is a coalition of individuals, businesses and organizations who promote the use of sustainably produced farm and forest biomass as a source of renewable energy.
The Biomass Energy Alliance is a coalition of individuals, businesses and organizations who promote the use of sustainably produced farm and forest biomass as a source of renewable energy.
