LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — The state of Nevada has signed a new agreement with the Danish state to work more closely on exploring renewable energy projects.
Governor Joe Lombardo has signed a declaration of understanding with U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Jesper Moller Sørensen, the Governor’s Office of Economic Development announced Tuesday.
One of the first partnerships will be a renewable energy industrial park in Lincoln County, north of Las Vegas, that will attract up to $260 million in investment and create 150 jobs.
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The property includes 1.3 million acres of trees and is accessible by rail. The Bureau of Land Management has designated pinyon pine and western juniper trees for treatment because they are considered invasive, abundant, and highly flammable. Although they have no commercial wood value, their high fuel content makes them an ideal feedstock for processing biofuels.
“This innovative and collaborative technology project will generate clean renewable energy while harnessing trees that need to be thinned to maintain healthy forests,” Lombardo said in a statement. “This is an exciting opportunity and we look forward to further cooperation between Denmark and Nevada in the future.”
The Lincoln County Industrial Park business model was born out of an operational project in Skive, Denmark.
“Denmark is at the forefront of renewable energy development, and close cooperation between Nevada and Denmark will only strengthen our joint quest to create economic growth and good-paying jobs, while also benefiting the environment and our planet.” It brings good things,” Moller-Sørensen said.