Formulation of a Fuel Source Product Using Dry Sewage Sludge & Stabilate Feasibility Study
Type of initiative
FCM Green Municipal Fund - Plans, Studies, Pilots
Sector
Energy
Project value$227,500
Project Type
Feasibility Study
Sub Sector
Waste to Energy – Biomass
Grant amount$100,000
Program type
GMF
Municipality
Region of Peel, ON
Status
Fully Disbursed
Population
1,451,022
Project timeline
2002 - 2009
Project number
2887
Description
The Region of Peel will conduct a feasibility study of an innovative approach to diverting solid waste and biosolids fromits landfills and incinerators. The process, the first of its kind in Canada, combines solid waste material with dewateredsludge cake to produce a refuse–derived fuel, which can then be used to supply heat to private and public facilities byreplacing natural gas. The process of blending Stabilate (from waste that is not recycled nor composted) and driedsewage sludge to produce a refuse–derived fuel is a new approach to diversion that uses advanced technologies. Oneof the main goals of this study is to create a fuel source equivalent in thermal value to that of fossil fuels with loweradverse environmental effects. Tests performed on the dried sewage samples revealed that one pound of dried sewagesludge resulted in 1137 BTU (the equivalent to 0.41 kW/hr of energy.)
Applicant
Region of Peel, ON