Solar
• Progress Energy program “SunSense”—residential
and commercial solar incentives for new install-
ations, 100 MW goal
• NC’s Southeast Region has many acres of flat open
fields near transmission lines for utility-scale PV
development
• DuPont, Fayetteville, manufactures polyvinyl fluoride
film used in photovoltaic solar panels
Biomass / Biofuel
• The NCSE Region has fuel and experience supplying
biomass to market, and is one of the highest wood
residue generation areas in the State.
• The 11 counties in NCSE Region produced the
following annual • resources (US Forest Service,
Timber Products Output report 2007):
> Roundwood products (145,276,000 cu. ft.)
> Logging residue (33,242,000 cu. ft.)
> Other removals (26,742,000 cu. ft.)
> Bark & wood residue (38,870,830 cu.
ft.—648,387.5 dry tons)
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Landfill Gas
• Fayetteville has one of NC’s few existing landfill gas
collection projects
• The Region has 11 local landfills with gas gathering
potential ranging in size from almost 4 million to
350,000 tons in place, averaging 1.5 million
Hydro-Electric
Regional river basins might supply approximately 75
MW and 225 MW of power from existing dams.
Traditional Energy
General Electric’s Nuclear division is headquartered in Wilmington where they design, develop and
manufacture nuclear power generation equipment. At this location they also manufacture gas turbines and other engine parts, primarily for the aircraft industry.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
UNCW Marine Biology Department is researching
marine algae as a feedstock for biodiesel production
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• The region has numerous companies that can supply
biomass products and services (Harris Selectory,
NC, 2009)
> 40 logging companies > 5 forest
service companies and organizations
> 78 wood products companies
> 20 pulp and paper companies
• Regional biofuel-related companies
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Brunswick Community College has a focus on
biofuel production through its aquaculture and
horticulture programs
Southeastern Community College has curriculum
in agricultural biotechnology with a biofuels focus; and
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