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The Chapleau District Heating Project brings together the Township of Chapleau with Commercial BioEnergy Inc., a northern Ontario biomass energy company dedicated to assisting communities in reducing their dependence on fossil fuels.
The project will determine the feasibility of constructing a centralized biomass fuelled heating plant to deliver heating to seven public buildings within the community.
This will involve converting existing heating sources from propane or electricity to biomass generated heat using locally sourced wood chips.
It will be the first such project in North America of this scale, according to the project partners.
“The Chapleau District Heating Project has the potential to pave the way for alternative heating sources for the community,” said Chapleau’s Mayor Ryan Bignucolo in a statement.
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