The Maine Board of Environmental Protection (DEP) has approved tighter restrictions on the use of wooden construction and demolition debris in biomass energy plants, according to a report in the Bangor Daily News (Bangor, Maine).
The board has enacted stricter monitoring, reporting and quality control standards for biomass boilers that burn C&D debris. The new regulations, which were also approved by the state legislature and Gov. John Baldacci, also limit a facility’s use of wooden debris at 50 percent of its annual fuel consumption, according to the report.
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