Wastewater Treatment Plant Heat Recovery
Type of initiative
FCM Green Municipal Fund - Plans, Studies, Pilots
Sector
Energy
Project value$9,000
Project Type
Feasibility Study
Sub Sector
Heat Recovery
Grant amount$4,500
Program type
GMF
Municipality
City of Prince Albert, SK
Status
Fully Disbursed
Population
37,756
Project timeline
2005 - 2011
Project number
3338
Description
The City of Prince Albert wants to cut the energy costs to heat its wastewater treatment plant. In 2001, the facilityconsumed 334,720 cubic metres of natural gas at a cost of more than $78,000. The study will assess the potential torecover heat energy from the daily discharge of wastewater. The recovered energy would be used to pre–heat theoutdoor air entering the make–up air unit of the treatment plant. Preliminary estimates indicate a potential 42 per cent inenergy savings, along with a 42 per cent reduction in air emissions from lower natural gas consumption. The study willdeliver a functional pre–design for a heat recovery system.
Applicant
City of Prince Albert, SK