Patent number US 8,161,724 was for the technology that revolutionizes the production of renewable energy by allowing the simultaneous operation of a biomass energy cycle in concert with a traditional power plant.
NTE Energy will utilize the new technology in the development, construction and operation of new hybrid renewable power generation facilities located throughout the US.
NTE Energy president and CEO Seth Shortlidge said the US patent represents a game-changing moment for the renewable energy industry.
"Our technology will help generators provide reliable, low cost, efficient electricity, while creating new economic opportunities and jobs," Shortlidge said.
"NTE Energy’s hybrid technology creates significant benefits by decreasing use of fossil fuels in power generation, increasing domestic renewable energy production, and providing the forestry and agriculture sectors with solutions for their biomass residuals."
NTE Energy Sales and Marketing executive vice president Mark Daley said hybrid technology allows utilities to provide renewable, baseload power from a native biomass fuel that also helps to diversify the regional generation portfolio.
"Each facility will also create more than 120 permanent jobs, with hundreds of additional construction jobs to build each plant," Daley said.
NTE Energy’s patented hybrid technology integrates biomass and conventional steam electric generating technologies into a single efficient hybrid renewable power generation facility.
