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A design team of more than 100 engineers and personnel is putting the finishing touches on plans for a new, $170-million waste processing facility on Prince Edward Island that will convert municipal solid waste and scrap wood into power for the province’s district energy network.
The facility will be capable of processing 90 per cent of the province’s total black cart residential waste, diverting up to 49,000 tonnes of solid waste from going to the landfill annually.
Energy from the plant and an attached wood biomass facility will provide power to connected customers. It’s an approach that has not yet been taken by any other energy-from-waste facilities in North America, with most incorporating either turbines or small hot water heating systems.
The new operation will replace an existing 40-year-old facility that is at the end of life. Energy produced by the plant will replace the use of fuel oil for heating more than 145 connected buildings in Charlottetown, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of PEI, and multiple schools and residences. It will also be used to generate chilled water for customers in the summer.
“The new facility is being built adjacent to the existing facility,” explains Shane Ravindranath, director, complex projects at Enwave. “This will allow for seamless transition from the existing facility to the new without extended periods of downtime.
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