Plant Services - October 2007 - (Page 49)

ManageMent Personnel Efforts to secure private investments and public funds for the mill’s visionary projects are underway. A proposed Wisconsin state budget includes a $5 million renewable energy grant for Flambeau River Papers to become energy-independent. The president of CleanTech Partners, Masood Akhtar, is helping to source funding for the biomass and biorefinery initiatives. A $30 million DOE grant application was submitted for the biofuels project in August and awarding of the grant will take place next April. An earlier attempt to secure an $80 million DOE grant resulted in Flambeau River Biorefinery ranking ninth of 44 applicants when just six grants were awarded. high price to buy back into the marketplace,” But production rates are on the rise. Historically, the sulfite mill produced 150 tons per day, and is now up to 172 tons per day. “Our goal is to get to 180 tons per day,” he says. One hundred tons of waste paper are processed daily, and 80 tons per day of usable de-ink fiber are produced. “In the past, we produced 132,000 annual short tons of uncoated paper,” he adds, “Our goal is to get to 160,000 tons per year.” The mill’s prospects remain bright. Great strides have been made im- proving its infrastructure and operations as well as its product quality. Sales are improving, energy costs are being controlled, employees are motivated, and the mill is hiring both salary and union positions. Moreover, there’s optimism about the mill’s fossil-free, energy-self-sufficient, biotechnology vision. Roaring back from the brink of bankruptcy, Flambeau River Papers is an example of how traditionally conservative industries can – and must – stretch the imagination, raise the bar and reinvent the business paradigm. More resources at www.PlantServices.com/thismonth “Park Falls is about more than paper” “Ben Thorp on the biorefinery concept” Before/after schematics for biorefinery integration (see slides nine and 10) For more, search www.PlantServices.com/thismonth. Prospects are solid “Our first year of operation was not profitable, nor was it projected to be at startup,” says Johnson. “You pay a FLOWS TO 3,000 SCFM • ENERGY SAVING emm™ CONTROLLERS COLDWAVE™ 316SS HEAT EXCHANGERS • DEMAND-OPERATED DRAINS INTEGRAL OIL REMOVAL FILTRATION • WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION ColdWaveTM Refrigerated Dryers wring the nasty oily water out of compressed air systems to deliver pure, clean, dry compressed air to your air-powered operations. Equipment lasts longer and you will keep productivity high and energy use low - all year round. Specify ColdWaveTM Refrigerated Dryers and weather those hot, humid dog days of summer. ® ® October 2007 www.PLANTSERVICES.com 49 http://www.PlantServices.com/thismonth http://www.PlantServices.com/thismonth http://www.hankisonintl.com/coldwave http://www.hankisonintl.com http://www.PLANTSERVICES.com

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Plant Services - October 2007 Contents Monetize It Letters Step into the Blogosphere What it Takes to be a Leader Up and Running Crisis Corner What Works From the Summit Treat Them Right Access Control Out of the Woods Show Me, Don't Guess Condition Assessment Made Easy The Air Above the Floor Power to the Prime Movers In the Trenches Illuminating Maintenance

Plant Services - October 2007

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