Feasibility Study to Determine the Opportunities for Waste-Based Energy
Type of initiative
FCM Green Municipal Fund - Plans, Studies, Pilots
Sector
Waste
Project value$71,233
Project Type
Feasibility Study
Sub Sector
MSW to Energy
Grant amount$37,257
Program type
GMF
Municipality
Municipality of Chatham-Kent, ON
Status
Fully Disbursed
Population
103,988
Project timeline
2002 - 2009
Project number
2822
Description
The Municipality of Chatham–Kent has a thriving livestock industry, but one of the factors limiting it is the need for anenvironmentally friendly way to dispose of animal waste. To find a solution, Chatham–Kent will research the concept ofbuilding an "energy–from–manure digester facility." Once in place, this facility would use manure and other bio–carbonsto produce energy, heat and pathogen–free compost. The manure processing system would ensure a safe water output,enhance water conservation, create heat, eliminate pathogens, minimize greenhouse gas emissions and produce ahumus substance containing stabilized nutrients. The project promises to increase the diversion of manure and biomassfrom the current waste stream by more than 75 per cent.
Applicant
Municipality of Chatham-Kent, ON