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Inside the P.E.I. energy systems plant, converting waste to energy

By District Energy posted 06-11-2025 10:43

  

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The P.E.I. Energy Systems facility has saved more than 300 million litres of fuel oil and 1.6 million cubic meters of landfill space — enough to fill the equivalent of 89 football fields 10 meters deep — over its 40 years of operation in Charlottetown.

David Godkin, general manager of Enwave’s facility in Charlottetown, says the P.E.I. Energy Systems plant also produces electricity for its internal use and can provide enough energy on the grid to power about 65 small family homes for a year.

Enwave has recently announced plans to expand, constructing a new plant that will be capable of processing up to 49,000 tonnes of waste. That’s almost twice the capacity of the existing plant, Godkin said.

“The plant will include a new combustion system with improved efficiency and heat recovery, as well as a new emissions control system,” he said.

The new plant will also generate high-pressure steam for electricity, hot water for district heating, and steam for the QEH, providing up to 85 per cent of the fuel input requirements of the system, Godkin added.

“The new plant will be a showcase for waste-to-energy and district energy in Canada,” he said.

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