Biomass

Biomass

Biomass, a renewable energy source, is biological material derived from living, or recently living organisms, such as wood, waste, (hydrogen) gas and alcohol fuels. In Minnesota, waste-to-energy power plants, such as Great River Energy’s Elk River Energy Recovery Station, are considered biomass plants.

Watch our video about Great River Energy’s Elk River Resource Recovery Project to learn how we make electricity out of garbage.

Elk River Energy Recovery Station

This waste-to-energy power plant is a 35 MW facility with the capacity to convert energy from as much as 1,000 tons of refuse-derived fuel each day.

Elk River Resource Processing Plant

This facility is where the municipal solid waste used to make refuse-derived fuel for Elk River Energy Recovery Station is processed.