Independent Power
Develop. Finance. Construct. Own. Operate
Independent Power
Develop. Finance. Construct. Own. Operate
U.S. ECOGEN, LLC
US EcoGen is an Independent Power Producer based in Jupiter, FL that develops, constructs, owns, manages and operates renewable and clean energy power generation facilities, with a focus on biomass, solar, and off-shore wind. It is vertically integrated into construction management, asset management, operations and maintenance, fuel supply including environmental attribute and energy commodity trading.
Founded by a core team of utility professionals who led Pacific Gas & Electric’s U.S. Generating Company unregulated power division in the late 1990s and early 2000s, US EcoGen brings a wealth and breadth of industry experience and expertise to each of the projects it develops and manages.
In 2016, Index Energy invested in US EcoGen.
(www.indexenergy.com)
Biomass
Biomass
Biomass Generating Facilities
US EcoGen uses a standard reference plant design to reduce costs, speed development of new biomass projects, and enhance operating and maintenance characteristics. Within the standard reference design, each US EcoGen Biomass Electrical Generating Facility (“Generating Facility”) will utilize proven conventional direct-fired, bubbling fluidized bed biomass boiler and steam turbine technology in a “bottom cycle” configuration. Vertical integration into biomass sourcing, processing, transport and supply through US EcoGen Trading, ensures a robust and high quality fuel supply.
WIND
WIND
US EcoGen Wind develops off-shore wind projects in partnership with Hexicon (www.hexicon.eu), a Swedish off-shore wind technology company. US EcoGen Wind is Hexicon’s exclusive partner to the patented multi-turbine floating platform technology to North America.
SOLAR
SOLAR
US EcoGen Solar develops utility scale photo-voltaic, solar projects. The first project under development is an 80 MW grid connected solar facility.
VERTICAL INTEGRATION
Fuel Supply. Commodities Trading. Construction. Asset Management. O&M.
VERTICAL INTEGRATION
Fuel Supply. Commodities Trading. Construction. Asset Management. O&M.
US EcoGen Trading is a wholly owned subsidiary of US EcoGen that is responsible for managing fuel supply for the US EcoGen portfolio of biomass facilities, trading around input commodities such as natural gas, and monetizing environmental attributes. To ensure a robust and secure fuel supply, US EcoGen Trading is:
Expanding vertically into urban wood waste recycling center development, acquisition, ownership, and management
In a Joint Venture called Source Biomass, LLC with Q2Earth (www.q2earth.com), Florida’s leading compost manufacturer, to source energy biomass synergistically with green waste for compost, including a recycling center at the Fort Meade site
Planting the balance of available land at the US EcoGen Polk site with fast-growing, high-yield eucalyptus grandis to provide an independent and reliable source of high quality biomass
Establishing an optimized, dedicated biomass transport fleet domiciled at the site to dramatically reduce costs of transporting biomass to the facility
US EcoGen Trading is setting the groundwork to maximize revenues derived from environmental attributes such as Renewable Energy Credits, Renewable Identification Numbers, and Carbon Credits.
US EcoGen Services provides oversight of new facilities construction (Construction Management), manages power assets once they are in operation (Asset Management), and provides fully integrated Operations & Maintenance services (O&M) to its facilities. This vertically integrated wholly owned subsidiary ensures that US EcoGen’s investment partners can be confident that the assets are optimally constructed, maintained and operated to maximize return on investment and preserve asset value.