Green Energy Futures:
Chris Midgley at the 330-kilowatt biogas cogeneration plant in the regional district of Nanaimo
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Nanaimo Energy from Waste - the cogeneration from methane
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The 330-kilowatt mini cogeneration powerplant at the Nanaimo Pollution Control Centere
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The new 1 million litre biodigester at the Nanaimo Pollution Control Centre produces methane from sewage and is used to produce electricity
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The first two biodigester tanks were installed at the Nanaimo Pollution Control Centre many years ago.
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The sewage treatment facility at the Nanaimo Pollution Control Centre. Sewage is piped into biodigesters that produce methane to be burn in a small cogeneration power plant on site.
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Electric vehicle charging station at the Nanaimo Regional Landfill
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What was waste in Nanaimo Regional District now produces valuable compost and electricity.
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Helmut Blanken at the Nanaimo 1.6 megawatt landfill gas powerplant
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Chris Midgley and Hemmut Blanken at the Nanaimo Regional Landfill
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Nanaimo Bioenergy Centre
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Nanaimo Bioenergy Centre - a 1.6 megawatt mini powerplant that runs on landfill gas
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Nanaimo Energy from Waste - 105
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Nanaimo Energy from Waste - 114
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Helmut Blanken stand by one of the wells that harvests landfill gas from the Nanaimo Regional Landfill. The gas is burned to produce electricitiy
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Nanaimo Regional Landfill biogas operation
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Nanaimo Regional District curbside compost program
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Nanaimo Regional District curbside compost program is paired with a recycling program
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Recyclables and organics are collected separately in the Nanaimo Regional District waste management system
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Recycled materials and compost are separated in the Nanaimo Regional District waste management system
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Chris Midgley manager of energy and sustainability for the Regional District of Nanaimo explains how recyclables and compost are separated and collected as valuable resources.
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Zero waste - it's a goal that Nanaimo Regional District is striving for
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The raw materials of great compost arriving at the Church Point Transfer station in the Regional District of Nanaimo
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Double trouble - two trucks drop their loads of compost trash at the Church Point Transfer station in the regional District of Nanaimo
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Yummmy - everything from bones to bones is collected to make compost in the Regional District of Nanaimo
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The compost waste from the residents of Nanaimo Regional District is "plopped" on the floor at the Church Point Waste Transfer station when it is gathered and shipped to a plant that makes high quality compost.
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Slip sliding away - the compost waste is collected and handed over to ICC Group that makes high quality compost for sale from the waste
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Squishing the slippery, slimy cost into a contiainer - ready to be turned into valuable compost materials
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Keeping it clean at the Church Point Transfer Station in the Regional DIstrict of Nanaimo
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The Church Point Transfer Station in the Regional District of Nanaimo is Leed gold - this is rainwater collection
