Great River Energy dedicates new fly ash dome
Underwood, ND (April 23, 2003) - Great River Energy dedicated its new Fly Ash Dome today at a public ceremony at the Coal Creek Station near Underwood, ND.
The new dome will be used to store up to two month’s production of fly ash - 85,000 tons - from the Coal Creek Station.
“The ability to store a large volume of fly ash during the non-construction season opens up the opportunity to sell all of the marketable fly ash that we produce at the Coal Creek Station,” says John Weeda, plant manager.
Great River Energy markets the fly ash from the Coal Creek Station through ISG Resources / Headwaters, Salt Lake City, UT.
Current sales are in the 300,000-ton range per year. Great River Energy’s goal is to market a maximum of 440,000 tons of fly ash which is primarily used to make a more durable and stronger concrete.
According to Weeda, the use of fly ash is also a “win-win” for both Great River Energy and the environment.
The company saves about $320,000 in landfill costs if 85,000 tons of fly ash is used to make concrete products. In addition, each ton of fly ash that is used as a cement replacement reduces greenhouse gases by a minimum of one ton.
Weeda pointed out that fly ash was used in four local building projects, including the Fort Mandan Visitors Center, the parking lot at the Fort Mandan Visitors Center, the airport runway near Washburn, ND, and a bridge over a truck haul road at the Falkirk Mine.
Contractors for the $4.7 million project included ISG Resources, Inc. / Headwaters, Salt Lake City, UT, Atlas, Inc., Bismarck, ND, Pacific Central Steel, Price, UT, Industrial Contractors, Inc., Bismarck, ND, and Dome Technologies, Idaho Falls, ID
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