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Test Reactors arrive at Lumberton in the U.S.
Test Reactors arrive at Lumberton in the U.S..
About this update from Active Energy Group Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 7131B Active Energy Group PLC 10 June 2019 \n\nActive Energy Group Plc / EPIC: AEG / Sector: Alternative Energy\n10 June 2019\nActive Energy Group Plc\n('Active Energy', 'AEG' or the 'Company')\nReactors Successfully Delivered to Lumberton Site in the U.S.\n \nActive Energy, the London quoted renewable energy and forestry management company focussed on biomass, is pleased to announce that following the Company's announcement of 4 June 2019, its reactors have been successfully delivered to its industrial site in Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina ('Lumberton' or 'the Project'). \n \nLumberton is being developed to be the Company's first permanent production facility for CoalSwitch™, its proprietary technology that transforms low-cost biomass material into high-value green fuels, and to serve as the primary base for all its biomass fuel operations in the U.S. \n \nThe Company is now making rapid progress advancing construction of its new CoalSwitch™ operation at Lumberton, with construction of the 5 tonne per hour plant to commence and engineering crews arriving within the month.\n \nTo view the announcement with illustrative images, please use the following link: \nhttp://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7131B_1-2019-6-10.pdf\n \nFigure 1: Test Reactors Arriving at Lumberton Site\nFigure 2: Test Reactors being offloaded at Lumberton Site\nFigure 3: Test Reactors being staged for installation \n \n \nFurther Details\nLumberton is strategically located close to AEG's joint venture partner Georgia Renewable Power LLC (\"GRP\") and is also in the heart of the lumber production region in North America. The fully permitted facility includes up to 415,000 sq ft of covered factory space, circa 151 acres of surrounding land, as well as ancillary facilities, such as water treatment, an analysis lab, offices and IT hardware. Lumberton is also located close to the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, which the Directors believe will be advantageous for the Company as it seeks to generate regular sales of its products to Western Europe and South East Asia.\n \nThe Directors believe that the size of Lumberton will ensure significant scope for the expansion of the initial CoalSwitch™ plant via the addition of extra CoalSwitch™ produc...