Energy News  
ENERGY TECH
Dominion Virginia Power Begins Construction Of Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center

A Virginia Tech economic impact study concluded that the station will generate about $440 million a year in tax revenues and other benefits for Wise County.
by Staff Writers
 Richmond VA (SPX) Jul 09, 2008
 Dominion Virginia Power began construction of the 585-megawatt Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center in Southwest Virginia this afternoon. Construction of the clean-coal power station is scheduled to take four years.

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality issued the necessary air permits following unanimous approval by the State Air Pollution Control Board last week.

The Virginia State Corporation Commission had approved the $1.8-billion project on March 31.

The power station is part of Dominion's response to meeting a projected growth in demand for electricity of 4,000 megawatts from its customers by 2017, or enough electricity to power 1 million homes.

Virginia City will be one of the cleanest power stations of its kind. The circulating fluidized bed unit will use coal and up to 20 percent biomass for its fuel.

The station will provide nearly 1,000 jobs during construction and require a permanent staff of more than 75 people once it begins operating. It will create about 350 mining jobs.

A Virginia Tech economic impact study concluded that the station will generate about $440 million a year in tax revenues and other benefits for Wise County.

Community
 Email This Article
 Comment On This Article
Share This Article With Planet Earth
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit
YahooMyWebYahooMyWeb GoogleGoogle FacebookFacebook



Related Links
 Dominion Virginia Power
 Powering The World in the 21st Century at Energy-Daily.com


Memory Foam Mattress Review
SPACE MEDIA NETWORK PROMOTIONS
 Solar Energy Solutions
Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison ...
Newsletters :: SpaceDaily :: SpaceWar :: TerraDaily :: Energy Daily
XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News


ENERGY TECH
Zero Energy Home Specification Service Provides A Market Differentiator For Builders
 Charlestown MA (SPX) Jul 09, 2008
 ZeroEnergy Design offers services to differentiate builders during the current real estate market. The firm helps builders to achieve net-zero energy performance for new residential construction projects in any location in the United States.






ENERGY TECH
  • AES Expands Its Wind Platform In China
  • Dominion Virginia Power Begins Construction Of Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center
  • G8 leaders seek sustainable use of biofuels
  • Babcock And Wilcox Power Generation Group Breaks Ground On Clean Energy Lab

    • CIVIL NUCLEAR
  • Accidental uranium waste spill at French nuclear plant
  • IAEA conducts nuclear accident response exercise in Mexico
  • Putin, Ahmadinejad discuss nuclear plant progress: PM's office
  • France to build second latest-generation nuclear plant

    • BLUE SKY
  • Air Monitoring Helps Anticipate Possible Ecosystem Changes
  • Air Travelers And Astronomers Could Benefit From Atmospheric Turbulence Research
  • NASA And Air Resources Board To Examine California Air Quality
  • Field Project Seeks Clues To Climate Change In Remote Atmospheric Region

    • WOOD PILE
  • Spirit of Great Bear watches over Canadian rainforest
  • Submerged trees reduce global warming
  • Highway plan in Indonesia's Papua threatens forests: NGOs
  • Researchers Explain Nitrogen Paradox In Forests

    • FARM NEWS
  • Cows Supplemented With rbST Reduce Agriculture's Environmental Impact
  • Where Is Your Soil Water
  • Cut waste to help environment, lower food prices: Britain
  • We Know The Climate Risks Now For Solutions Say Aussie Farmers

    • CAR TECH
  • Protesters blast plans for Taiwan freeway
  • Ferrari to slash sports cars' carbon emissions: president
  • 'E-jeepneys' make debut on Philippine capital's roads
  • New Austrian laws promote eco-friendly cars

    • AEROSPACE
  • EU lawmakers force CO2 caps on airlines
  • EU airline pollution plan could spark trade wars: industry officials
  • China's new turboprop rolls off production line: official media
  • European airlines angered by EU 'CO2 tax'

    • NUCLEAR SPACE
  • Nuclear Power In Space - Part 2
  • Outside View: Nuclear future in space
  • Nuclear Power In Space

    • The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2007 - SpaceDaily.AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement