Published 14 September 2012
The University of British Columbia (UBC) has unveiled a $34m clean energy facility on 13 September, making it first Canadian varsity to produce both heat and electricity for its campus from renewable bioenergy.
Electricity generated at the UBC's Bioenergy Research and Demonstration Facility (BRDF) would be enough to power about 1,500 homes in the area, the university said.
The four-story facility will supply up to 12% of UBC's heat requirements as well as reduce the varsity's natural gas consumption by 12% and campus greenhouse gas emissions by 9%.
The 1,900m? facility, which is a partnership with GE and Nexterra Systems, runs on tree trimmings and wood chips from local landfills.
BRDF demonstrates a new application that combines GE's Jenbacher engines with Nexterra's gasification and syngas cleaning technologies.
UBC president Stephen Toope said the new facility targets the need for new, clean energy solutions that work at a community scale.
"This is a flagship example of UBC as a living laboratory, where researchers, staff, students and partners collaborate on innovations targeting the pressing challenges of our day," Toope added.
In addition, the varsity said this facility is the first North American commercial application of cross-laminated-timber, a solid wood building system adapted for British Colombia (BC) lumber and manufactured in BC facilities.
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