ReGenerate Livermore Falls, LLC

ReGenerate is a bioenergy company focused on converting low-value wood residues from local logging and wood products industries into renewable power and biochar. ReGenerate harvests its high-quality, high-carbon biochar from its bioenergy facility located in Livermore Falls, Maine which also produces ~284,000 MWh of renewable energy annually. The biochar produced is deployed as sustainable landfill cover, and the ReGenerate team is exploring additional local applications, which could include soil amendment, water filtration, and environmental remediation.

Significant independent research and studies are being conducted to explore the many beneficial applications of biochar. ReGenerate will look to collaborate with our established partners in our academic community to further pursue local applications. Our biochar undergoes regular testing and has a total organic carbon content of 82-85% and hydrocarbon ratio results ranging from 0.16-0.29. Both statistics are indicative of a very stable biochar that is suitable for carbon sequestration and long-term soil improvement which could provide benefits to the agricultural community.

ReGenerate’s biochar production supports the local economy surrounding our facility by providing an outlet for low grade wood, sawmill residue, and other wood waste products. Those purchases support logging, forest landowners, and other secondary forest product industries (e.g. sawmill and pulp / paper). The wood waste converted to biochar would otherwise end up decaying in woods or in low value wood waste applications such as landscaping. ReGenerate provides high-quality employment at our facility and through our supplier network.

In 2020, the Livermore Falls Facility was awarded a contract to sell a portion of its electricity to Central Maine Power. The award considered the various state benefits the facility provided, including capital investments, purchases of goods and services, taxes paid to Maine jurisdictions, purchases of wood fuel, and Maine-based jobs. In the first three years of the contract (2021-2023), the Livermore Falls Facility provided an economic benefit value of $61.2 million, which was 16% higher than the amount bid into the contract.