Japanese utility eyes wood waste as fuel for coal-burning power plant

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TEPCO estimates use of wood-based biofuel pellets will cut CO2 output by 110,000 tons

Japanese utility Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) has said that it plans to use wood waste as a biomass fuel source for one of its coal-fired plants. TEPCO announced this week that starting in 2012,...

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