Senator-elect Mark Begich’s talked with mayors across the state about how local and state governments might best spend Alaska’s share of a multibillion-dollar economic recovery proposal drawing whispers in Congress.
The Fairbanks North Star Borough suggested such help, if it came, could help launch a complex energy project that would help year-round food production and storage as well as produce heat and electricity.
The proposed power plant, which would be fueled by willow trees and household trash, also is eyed as a pilot project for smaller-scale plants in villages. A blend of private firms and public agencies, including businessman Bernie Karl and the University of Alaska Fairbanks, would operate the plant under a plan submitted to Begich’s office this week.
Borough Mayor Jim Whitaker said the project also calls for sequestering the carbon dioxide emitted from the plant by using algae to consume the carbon.
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