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Woodland Generation Station uses wood waste from the agricultural industry.
The ever-increasing demand for electrical power leads public utilities to find new, innovative, and more efficient ways to generate energy as found at the Woodland Generation Station at Woodland, CA, where woody residue is used as a fuel. Some of the types of woody residue are almond hulls, walnut hulls, peach pits, plum pits and olive pits. The conveyor belt, shown here, conveys the woody residue up to the gasifier.
Credit: Warren Gretz
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