Monday, March 26, 2007
Alberta biofuels plant to weave straw into gold
Alberta biofuels plant to weave straw into gold
23 Mar 2007
RIMBEY -- A central Alberta town is on track to build a plant that will turn straw and municipal waste into millions of litres of biofuel each year.
Rimbey Mayor Dale Barr said construction on the plant could start as early as this summer, with an estimated cost of about $30 million.
Read the full report from here @ the Calgary Sun
23 Mar 2007
RIMBEY -- A central Alberta town is on track to build a plant that will turn straw and municipal waste into millions of litres of biofuel each year.
Rimbey Mayor Dale Barr said construction on the plant could start as early as this summer, with an estimated cost of about $30 million.
Read the full report from here @ the Calgary Sun
Labels: biofuels, canada, unique, waste, waste-canada
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Human waste used to heat apartment
Human waste used to heat apartment
Canadian Press, March 26, 2007
Halifax (CP) - A low-rise apartment building in Halifax heated with the help of human waste takes energy efficiency to new heights, says an engineer whose company was involved in the affordable-housing development.
Energy providers working on the new building started with the concept that sewage isn't useless material; Human waste from the four-storey building is pumped into a holding tank for six hours before it's released into the city's sewer system. during these six hours, a geothermal inside the tank takes the heat out of the sewage.
Read the full article from here @ The Star Phoenix
Canadian Press, March 26, 2007
Halifax (CP) - A low-rise apartment building in Halifax heated with the help of human waste takes energy efficiency to new heights, says an engineer whose company was involved in the affordable-housing development.
Energy providers working on the new building started with the concept that sewage isn't useless material; Human waste from the four-storey building is pumped into a holding tank for six hours before it's released into the city's sewer system. during these six hours, a geothermal inside the tank takes the heat out of the sewage.
Read the full article from here @ The Star Phoenix
Labels: efficiency, geothermal-canada, waste, waste-canada
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