Cirque Energy Inc. (fka CRQE)

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yea.. that pic. was from the 100 million dollar biomass power plant deal with Dow Corning Roger Silverthorn's company Cirque-Energy developed in 2011. Big things with this guy.. Glad he came on board with EWRL last month.

http://www.mlive.com/midland/index.ssf/2011/03/dow_corning_biomass_power_plant_in_midland_to_reduce_greenhouse_gas_emissions_by_82_percent.html

MIDLAND — Dow Corning Corp. plans to break ground this summer on a $100 million energy facility in Midland that will burn plant material and wood in a high-tech system designed to greatly reduce emissions.

The biomass energy facility will supply up to 40 megawatts of power to Dow Corning’s Midland manufacturing site and will be one of the nation’s largest power plants using “gasification” technology.

“It’s the cleanest power plant there is,” said Roger Silverthorn, chief financial officer of Bloomfield Hills-based Cirque Energy, which is developing the project. “Well, I guess nuclear would be the cleanest, but no one wants to be around a nuclear plant.”

Silverthorn outlined the project on Friday to a Midland Area Chamber of Commerce audience.

Silverthorn said gasification works by burning pieces of biomass, including wood and charcoal, starving it of air and then baking it to drive out gases. The gases are then ignited in another chamber to create energy.

The goal is to generate power with fewer emissions. The plant is expected to cut the Midland manufacturing site’s total greenhouse gas emissions by 82 percent, he said.

The plant is scheduled to be finished by September 2012 and will be located east of the Dow Corning site on Waldo Road. Air permits are pending from state and federal agencies.

The project is expected to require about 100 construction workers, with about 70 percent being from Michigan.

Silverthorn said the plant will have 25 permanent jobs and he expects about 100 permanent jobs in providing fuel for the plant’s operation.
Jim Smith.jpgJim Smith, Dow Corning Corp. Midland Site Manager

Jim Smith, site manager of the Dow Corning manufacturing facility, called the project a tremendous opportunity.

“Our biggest challenge is to access cost effective, environmental friendly energy,” said Smith. “This biomass cogenerational facility will meet 100 percent of Dow Corning’s electricity and steam requirements.”

Silverthorn said the project exceeds all current environmental standards. It is expected to reduce carbon dioxide by 87 percent, nitrogen dioxide by 77 percent and sulfur by 92 percent.

“And there is an 82 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions,” said Silverthorn. “This is very clean and quite good for the environment.”





ABOUT CIRQUE-ENERGY


About Us



Roger Silverthorn, CPA, President and CEO – Roger has over 28 years experience in the renewable energy business as power plant owner and operator of eight solid-fuel biomass power plants in two countries and several states. He led the development of a vertically integrated fuel system in appropriate jurisdictions. Roger also developed a renewable energy marketing company, among the first in the United States. He was an early entrant to the renewable energy business when renewable power generation was in its infancy. His background as a CPA in public accounting has been invaluable to his success.



Richard Fosgitt, PE, Chief Operating Officer – Richard is a professional engineer with 19 years of experience in engineering projects in a diverse array of size in the industrial, energy and development sectors. He has recently been involved in the development of several energy projects including biomass, waste to energy, agricultural products to energy, and wind energy. His design experience with a number of energy systems allows him to assess customer desires and develop the optimum system to meet those needs within the required economic parameters. In addition, he is experienced with site assessment, due diligence, environmental permitting, and engineering approvals.



Thomas Coté, Member – Tom is a professional with 25 years of commercial and industrial construction experience in the following areas; hands-on project, operations, and business development. Duties have included executive leadership and management at the national, regional, department, team, and project levels. Tom has been responsible for delivering complex construction projects in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Tom’s responsibilities include project planning, go/no-go decision making, pre-construction, customer relations, business development, and project management. Project delivery methods utilized include; GC, CM, PM and EPCM with project values ranging from $5MM to $100MM.