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North America’s first sewage-powered energy centre goes operational

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After much anticipation, the $30 million False Creek Energy Centre was finally powered on. Located under the south end of the Cambie Bridge, the energy center makes use of sewage to create enough heat and hot water for the Olympic village and thousands of new homes and businesses in southeast False Creek. The goal behind this project was to work towards obtaining the world leader tag in green energy and in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

North America’s first sewage-powered energy centre is expected to keep 2,800 athletes and officials warm during the Olympics. The system works by pumping sewage into the facility, after which it is strained and then passed through heat pumps, which produces heat which in turn heats water used to provide heating for buildings and hot water. The sewage is then pumped into the sewage collection system and taken to the Iona sewage treatment plant in Richmond.

The project received $9.45 million from the federal government’s Gas Tax Fund, while $5 million was invested by FCM from its Green Municipal Fund. The facility took more than three years to complete would power nearly 16,000 residents in the southeast False Creek area. Wastewater heat recovery out of this plant will account for about 70 per cent of the neighborhood’s annual energy requirements, while bringing down greenhouse gas emissions by more than 50 per cent compared to the use of natural gas for heating.

Via: Canada

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