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A few weeks ago Green Energy Partners flew balloons at our Loudoun location to demonstrate the height of our proposed facility. Below the fold you'll see a group of images that will show you exactly what you'll see and from where. We're very happy to relay that GEP's proposed facility will hardly be seen. Because of the low emissions of the facility, we're allowed to build relatively short stacks. The highest point of GEP's facility will be about 140 feet, substantially lower then existing power lines that traverse the area. When you open the images look for the small arrows that point to the highest point of GEP's facility. |
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On Friday, November 13th at 6:30 p.m. at George Washington University's Virginia campus, Sustainable Loudoun is holding a Green Living Forum that is free and open to the public. We'll be one of many groups displaying at the forum to provide information about our project and also answer any questions. Sustainable Loudoun has more information about the forum here. We hope you'll join us. |
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Weather permitting, Green Energy Partners will float balloons this week on our site in Loudoun County, Va., for a 900-plus megawatt combined cycle energy facility to demonstrate the height of the tallest point of our proposed facility. The ballons will fly between September 14 and September 18. If winds greater than 10 mph are predicted, the balloons will be required to be taken down. Green Energy Partners will be photgraphing from various vantage points to demonstrate the views of the site from various locations. Copies of these simulations will be presented to Loudoun County. For an overview of what Green Energy Partners is proposing in Loudoun County--including how we will re-use treated wastewater that is currently discharged into the Potomac River and construct the largest solar array in Virginia--click here. For more information about the balloon flight, please contact us via email at
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In all 291 streams the U.S. Geological Survey tested recently, fish were contaminated with at least some level of mercury. The report indicates that 27 percent of the fish tested had levels of mercury that exceed Environmental Protection Agency standards. The USA Today covered the story. But the findings in wild-caught fish underscore how widespread mercury contamination in the nation's waterways has become. Previous research has found levels of concern in ocean and lake fish.
"This science sends a clear message that our country must continue to confront pollution, restore our nation's waterways and protect the public from potential health dangers," Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said in a statement.
Mercury is a neurotoxin especially dangerous to neurological development in infants and fetuses.
Most mercury in water comes from particles from the atmosphere, the EPA says, fed largely by coal-fired power plants, trash burning and concrete plants nationally and internationally, the EPA says.
And according to Ken SIlverstein, Editor-in-Chief of EnergyBiz Insider, in an email newsletter today, "coal plants are the biggest mercury contributors. Approximately 1,100 units at more than 450 existing power plants emit 48 tons of mercury into the air each year, with 11 tons of that deposited on to the U.S. soil and waters, says the EPA." Green Energy Partners is proposing an energy facility in Loudoun County, Va., that will use combined cycle technology, treated waste water and renewable solar energy to create 900-plus megawatts of energy. An air quality study recently conducted on Green Energy Partners' proposal states that harmful heavy metals that are typically associated with coal plants, such as mercury, will never be emitted from the proposed combined cycle plant. In addition, according to the air quality study, what is being proposed will be designed with the most advanced air pollution control technology to reduce air discharges as any plant in the United States, western Europe and Japan. In addition, our plan to re-use up to 5 million gallons per day of treated waste water that the Town of Leesburg currently discharges into the Potomac River--a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay--will effectively remove from our waterways nitrates and other nutrients that Chesapeake Bay activsits have sought over time to decrease. To request a complete air quality report, email us at
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In a Wall Street Journal op-ed on Wednesday, T. Boone Pickens and Ted Turner made the case for renewable energy and clean-burning natural gas as integral parts of a clean energy future. Here's part of the op-ed: The economic, environmental, and national security imperatives of America's energy posture are clear, as is the proven potential of domestic natural resources like gas, wind and solar power. Coupled with energy efficiency, these resources have the potential to help jump-start the economy, drive prosperity and reduce emissions well into the 21st century. The keys are in our hands. All we have to do is unlock the door and start the engine. Green Energy Partners is proposing in Loudoun County, Va., a combined cycle natural gas energy facility that would re-use treated waste water that is currently discharged into the Potomac River, to combine with what will be Virginia's largest solar array to create a 981 megawatt energy facility. The proposed energy plant is uniquely located next to other current or proposed industrial uses on land that has access to two natural gas lines, the electrical grid and close access to re-usable wastewater. Green Energy Partners' proposal will allow Loudoun County--which currently imports 100 percent of its power--to chart its own energy future and decrease its reliance on coal. |
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The facility is proposed for 80 acres just south of Leesburg, on property with two existing natural gas lines and two existing electric transmission lines. For steam cooling, the plant would use up to 5 million gallons a day of treated wastewater it would purchase from Leesburg. The treated water is now discharged into the Potomac River.
Green Energy Partners’ proposal to construct a 981 megawatt energy facility will be a boon to county coffers. It is estimated that this facility will generate approximately $12 million in annual local tax revenue. There won’t be any taxpayer-funded infrastructure needs.