Biomass Community Energy System
Revelstoke Community Energy Corporation
Municipal Civil Infrastructure / Industrial
Scope
District heating project, including industrial-mechanical facility, 1.5 megawatt biomass-fired central heating plant with 3.25 MWth peak capacity, 3 km of buried pipeline, and mechanical equipment/piping distribution in customer facilities. Phases 1, 2 and expansions. Ongoing DM/PM/CM & Consulting services beginning in 2005, through to 2024.
Services
Development and Construction Management, planning, procurement of construction and equipment, construction management, supervision, contract administration, management consulting.
Features
The highly automated plant utilizes a biomass boiler with heat capture to provide district heating to municipal and private sector buildings in the city core and steam for the dry kilns at Downie Street Sawmills Ltd. The RCEC operation produces up to 10,000 MW of thermal “green” energy annually, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions in Revelstoke by approximately 4000 tonnes CO2e annually, while heating the local community-centre, pool, two schools, an apartment building, and other facilities. The CES, with redundancies, provides uninterrupted delivery of energy to all its customers.
Special thanks to Geoff Battersby, the City of Revelstoke and Downie Timber Ltd.
