http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/8408/georgia-wood-pellet-export-terminal-will-be-largest-in-southeast
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Savannah, Ga. export terminal once used for the export of the paper
industry product kaolin clay, will now give Enova Wood Pellet Group LLC a
1.35 million metric ton per year wood pellet export capacity at a
single port. Enova Wood Pellet Group LLC, a subsidiary of Enova Energy
Group LLC, has formed a long-term agreement with the port’s ownership
group, Georgia Kaolin Terminals Inc., a subsidiary of Colonial Group
Inc. Enova will use the port for storage and shipment of wood pellets
sourced from its three production plants spread throughout Georgia and
South Carolina. The pellets will arrive at the terminal via rail.
According to Mark Newhart, vice president of logistics and
transportation for Enova, the facility will allow the company to export
the largest quantity of wood pellets from a single location in the
entire southeastern U.S. “This is a tremendous milestone for Enova to
partner with a world class terminal operator such as Colonial Group,”
Newhart said.
The Savannah terminal features 26 concrete silos, a railcar storage
yard capable of handling 125 units, a modern material handling system
and a 600 ton per hour railcar receiving system. The export portion of
the facility also features dual ship loaders to minimize vessel
shifting, an 800 ton per hour continuous vessel loading rate and a dust
control system. Each month, the facility receives calls from three North
European Bulk Carriers, according to the company.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Enova announces Port Agreement with Colonial Group
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/12/10/5044635/enova-announces-port-agreement.html
Published: Monday, Dec. 10, 2012 - 1:18 pm
ATLANTA, Dec. 10, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Enova Wood Pellet Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Enova Energy Group, LLC, has entered into a long term port agreement with Georgia Kaolin Terminals, Inc. (GKT) a subsidiary of Colonial Group, Inc.
The agreement provides Enova sufficient port capacity to export up to
1.35 million metric tons per year of wood pellets through Colonial's GKT
facility in Savannah, Georgia. Enova is currently developing a network
of three wood pellet production plants in Georgia and South Carolina to deliver wood pellets to GKT via rail.
"This is a tremendous milestone for Enova to partner with a world class terminal operator such as Colonial Group, because it will enable Enova to export the largest quantity of wood pellets through a single port facility in the Southeast," according to Mark Newhart, VP of Logistics and Transportation for Enova. "The terminal will provide a steady source of income and add new jobs to the community," he added.
GKT was previously used for the export of kaolin clay for the paper industry and is being converted for new opportunities in the biomass market. Pratt Summers, Assistant Vice President of Operations for Colonial said, "We look forward to this long-term partnership with Enova for the storage and handling of their wood products and the diversification that it adds to our dry bulk terminals."
About Enova Energy Group, LLC.
Enova Energy Group, LLC (www.enovaenergygroup.com) is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia with an additional office in New York City. Enova Energy Group was founded in 2009 with the goal of becoming a leader in the development and operations of renewable energy facilities in the United States. Enova's inaugural project is a 37.5MW biomass to electricity project being built in Plainfield, Connecticut of which Enova is the majority owner. This project will be operational in 2013 and was financed with over $225M in debt and equity arranged and sourced by Enova.
About Colonial Group, Inc.
Colonial Group, Inc. (www.colonialgroupinc.com) is a Savannah, Georgia based group of companies with a focus on energy and port-related activities. Georgia Kaolin Terminal is a sixty acre bulk marine terminal with twenty-six silos and two shiploaders capable of loading Panamax vessels at 1,000 metric tons per hour.
Contact: Ben Easterlin, 1-770-821-6351
SOURCE Enova Energy Group, LLC
"This is a tremendous milestone for Enova to partner with a world class terminal operator such as Colonial Group, because it will enable Enova to export the largest quantity of wood pellets through a single port facility in the Southeast," according to Mark Newhart, VP of Logistics and Transportation for Enova. "The terminal will provide a steady source of income and add new jobs to the community," he added.
GKT was previously used for the export of kaolin clay for the paper industry and is being converted for new opportunities in the biomass market. Pratt Summers, Assistant Vice President of Operations for Colonial said, "We look forward to this long-term partnership with Enova for the storage and handling of their wood products and the diversification that it adds to our dry bulk terminals."
About Enova Energy Group, LLC.
Enova Energy Group, LLC (www.enovaenergygroup.com) is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia with an additional office in New York City. Enova Energy Group was founded in 2009 with the goal of becoming a leader in the development and operations of renewable energy facilities in the United States. Enova's inaugural project is a 37.5MW biomass to electricity project being built in Plainfield, Connecticut of which Enova is the majority owner. This project will be operational in 2013 and was financed with over $225M in debt and equity arranged and sourced by Enova.
About Colonial Group, Inc.
Colonial Group, Inc. (www.colonialgroupinc.com) is a Savannah, Georgia based group of companies with a focus on energy and port-related activities. Georgia Kaolin Terminal is a sixty acre bulk marine terminal with twenty-six silos and two shiploaders capable of loading Panamax vessels at 1,000 metric tons per hour.
Contact: Ben Easterlin, 1-770-821-6351
SOURCE Enova Energy Group, LLC
Friday, October 12, 2012
Company could build $100 million plant on Wilkinson-Jones border Read more here: http://www.macon.com/2012/10/12/2211109/company-could-build-100-million.html#storylink=cpy
Published: October 12, 2012
A site along the border of Wilkinson and Jones counties
could become home to a wood pellet plant valued at $100 million.
Enova Energy Corp. wants to build the plant on Nitrogen Road outside Gordon. A related company, Enova Energy Group LLC, announced last month that it planned to build three wood pellet plants in Georgia and South Carolina, which were expected to cost $330 million.
On Friday, the Middle Georgia Regional Commission decided the project was a “development of regional impact,” meaning it could affect other communities. Neighbors, adjacent communities and government agencies now have 30 days to comment on the proposal.
Enova officials did not return phone calls Friday. The company said in a release last month that it expected each of its three proposed plants would have 150 temporary construction jobs and 70 permanent jobs.
Jonathan Jackson, executive director of the Development Authority of Wilkinson County, said it’s “very, very early” in the process, and no commitment has been made to bring the plant here. Jackson filed an application on behalf of Enova.
“It’s just a fairly routine filing, and it tends to be one of those projects that we have high hopes for, but at the same time, we kind of do this every day,” Jackson said Friday. “We’re not really sure what to expect.”
On Sept. 18, the company filed a similar application for a location near Warrenton, outside Augusta.
That application was terminated earlier this month, but it described a plant worth $140 million.
Warren County Commission Chairman John Graham didn’t specifically say whether he was still working with Enova, but he said there hasn’t been an agreement.
“We’ve been working with several companies,” Graham said Friday.
In September, The Augusta Chronicle reported that Enova is planning a $110 million wood pellet plant near Trenton, S.C., and planned two more facilities in Georgia, including one near Augusta. Those locations were not discussed.
The company’s news release said it expected that each plant would export 450,000 metric tons through Savannah. The wood pellets would go to the European Union to public and private utilities.
In a filing Friday, the company said it expected about 100 trucks per day out of the development. It also said it expected to have to improve the intersection of Ga. 18 and Nitrogen Road with acceleration and deceleration lanes.
In last month’s company statement, Enova CEO Zach Steele spoke of the business prospects for wood pellets.
“As demand for biomass has grown in Europe, Enova is ideally situated to take advantage of the vast resources of sustainable forests being grown throughout the Piedmont Region of the southeastern U.S. to help Europe meet its demand to reduce its carbon footprint,” Steele said.
To contact writer Mike Stucka, call 744-4251.
Enova Energy Corp. wants to build the plant on Nitrogen Road outside Gordon. A related company, Enova Energy Group LLC, announced last month that it planned to build three wood pellet plants in Georgia and South Carolina, which were expected to cost $330 million.
On Friday, the Middle Georgia Regional Commission decided the project was a “development of regional impact,” meaning it could affect other communities. Neighbors, adjacent communities and government agencies now have 30 days to comment on the proposal.
Enova officials did not return phone calls Friday. The company said in a release last month that it expected each of its three proposed plants would have 150 temporary construction jobs and 70 permanent jobs.
Jonathan Jackson, executive director of the Development Authority of Wilkinson County, said it’s “very, very early” in the process, and no commitment has been made to bring the plant here. Jackson filed an application on behalf of Enova.
“It’s just a fairly routine filing, and it tends to be one of those projects that we have high hopes for, but at the same time, we kind of do this every day,” Jackson said Friday. “We’re not really sure what to expect.”
On Sept. 18, the company filed a similar application for a location near Warrenton, outside Augusta.
That application was terminated earlier this month, but it described a plant worth $140 million.
Warren County Commission Chairman John Graham didn’t specifically say whether he was still working with Enova, but he said there hasn’t been an agreement.
“We’ve been working with several companies,” Graham said Friday.
In September, The Augusta Chronicle reported that Enova is planning a $110 million wood pellet plant near Trenton, S.C., and planned two more facilities in Georgia, including one near Augusta. Those locations were not discussed.
The company’s news release said it expected that each plant would export 450,000 metric tons through Savannah. The wood pellets would go to the European Union to public and private utilities.
In a filing Friday, the company said it expected about 100 trucks per day out of the development. It also said it expected to have to improve the intersection of Ga. 18 and Nitrogen Road with acceleration and deceleration lanes.
In last month’s company statement, Enova CEO Zach Steele spoke of the business prospects for wood pellets.
“As demand for biomass has grown in Europe, Enova is ideally situated to take advantage of the vast resources of sustainable forests being grown throughout the Piedmont Region of the southeastern U.S. to help Europe meet its demand to reduce its carbon footprint,” Steele said.
To contact writer Mike Stucka, call 744-4251.
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