Silicone-based product manufacturer Dow Corning is considering constructing a biomass combined-heat-and-power (CHP) plant on its Midland, Mich., site to power its existing facility as well as provide steam for its product manufacturing operations there.

The company is currently in the permitting process and hopes to make a definitive decision on the CHP plant by the end of this year, according to spokesman Jarrod Erpelding. “Alternative energy is very important to us,” he said. “Currently, power and steam come from a coal-powered source.” Steam is a major component of the company’s operations, he added.

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