Feasibility Study for the District Heating Project at the GVRD Incinerator in Burnaby
Type of initiative
FCM Green Municipal Fund - Plans, Studies, Pilots
Sector
Energy
Project value$80,700
Project Type
Feasibility Study
Sub Sector
District Energy – Waste energy recovery
Grant amount$40,350
Program type
GMF
Municipality
Invalid Account Metro Vancouver, BC
Status
Fully Disbursed
Population
0
Project timeline
2004 - 2011
Project number
3418
Description
In this assessment study, GVRD will focus on the feasibility of redirecting dissipated heat from the City of Burnaby’sincinerator to new industrial buildings in the adjacent new Burnaby Business Park, thereby, displacing individual naturalgas space heating. The study will review the technical, financial and institutional aspects of the project and will promoteits potential social, environmental and economic benefits through demonstration, marketing, and awareness programs.Performance improvements in excess of 50 per cent are expected, along with annual savings of approximately 3,600tonnes per year of greenhouse gases (GHG) and reduction of other common air contaminants.
Applicant
Invalid Account Metro Vancouver, BC