VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT : A new biomass powerplant project in Canada
July 25, 2014 at 03:10 am EDT
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In Merritt, British Colombia, Dalkia will be designing and running one of the largest biomass powerplants in North America.
This new contract, after that of Fort Saint-James in2013, will strengthen the position of Dalkia in Canada.
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Dalkia and the Fengate Capital Management Ltd Canadian fund have joined forces for the second timeto develop a biomass powerplant in Canada.
As part of this contract, which will last for 30 years, Dalkia will notably be responsible for supplying the plant and preparing the biomass. A quantity of 307,000 tonnes, mainly sawmill waste, will be used each year to supply nearly 40,000 Canadian homes with electricity.
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15 november 2013 - Dalkia to design and operate one of Canada's largest biomass plants
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This project, which will save the emission of around 95,000 tonnes of CO2 per year, will also create 80 jobs in the operational phase.
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- water-related services (40.6%; No. 1 worldwide): water resources management, drinking water distribution and delivery, wastewater collection, treatment and recovery, engineering, design, construction of water treatment facilities and customer relationship management, etc.;
- waste management services (32.4%; no. 1 worldwide): collection, treatment and recycling of liquid, solid, non-hazardous and hazardous waste, waste treatment and recovery through composting, energy recovery from waste, etc. Veolia Environnement also provides urban waste management services (maintenance and cleaning of public spaces, provision of mechanized street cleaning and façade treatment services), maintenance of industrial sites, and dismantling of industrial facilities and equipment at the end of their useful life;
- energy services (27%; No. 1 in Europe): delegated management of urban heating and air conditioning networks, management of thermal and multi-technique services (operation of heating systems, facility design, construction, and maintenance, etc.) and industrial services (industrial process analysis, production equipment operation, service, and maintenance), general management of buildings and public lighting.
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