Nexterra Biomass Gasification System Fires Up At Dockside Green
Vancouver, BC – June 3, 2009 – Nexterra Energy
Corp. (www.nexterra.ca) announced today that its biomass gasification
system at Dockside Green (www.docksidegreen.com) is now operational and providing heat
and hot water to residents of the award-winning $600 million green development
in Victoria, British Columbia.
“We are delighted with the results of Nexterra’s
gasification system at Dockside Green and have had overwhelming interest from
the general public and media,” said Lee Davis, president and CEO of Vancity
Capital. “This is a premier showcase for clean energy technology in a truly
sustainable urban development, and we applaud Nexterra on this important
achievement.”
The Dockside
Green development features the latest in environmentally friendly materials and
innovative sustainable design, and is anchored by a state-of-the-art renewable
energy district heating system. Housed in a building designed to fit into the
urban neighborhood, Nexterra’s proprietary gasification system will enable the
Dockside community to self-generate clean, low-cost heat and hot water using
locally sourced wood fuel and offset fossil fuels. At peak capacity, the system
will provide heat and hot water to an estimated 2,500 Dockside residents,
enabling the development to be carbon neutral from an energy perspective, and
reducing greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 3,460 tonnes per year, or the
equivalent of taking 850 cars off the road.
“This is a significant demonstration of the role
that biomass gasification can play in providing clean energy within urban
environments,” said Jonathan Rhone, President and CEO of Nexterra. “We fully
expect that this proven technology will be adopted as the new standard for
biomass energy systems in communities across North America.”
Commercially proven,
Nexterra’s gasification technology converts wood residues such as bark, branches
and sawdust into renewable synthetic gas or “syngas” which enables customers to
economically self-generate renewable heat and/or power. Syngas is a clean
burning combustible gas that can be used like natural gas to generate heat
and/or power. Recent testing at Nexterra’s installations in Canada and the
U.S. has verified that particulate emissions from those facilities are
equivalent to those produced from natural gas combustion. The combination of
ultra low emissions, syngas versatility and low cost makes Nexterra’s technology
ideally suited to institutional and industrial customers in urban environments.
The biomass gasification
system at Dockside Green is owned by Dockside Green Energy LLP, a “micro energy
utility” that was created by Terasen Energy Services, Vancity Capital, and the
Corix Group of Companies to own and operate the gasification system and
administer the heat and hot water service for Dockside Green. Government
sponsors include Natural Resources Canada’s Technology Early Action Measures
(TEAM) Program, and the City of Victoria.
Nexterra is offering “Open House” tours of the
Dockside plant for a limited time. For more information, please contact inquiries@nexterra.ca.
About Nexterra
Energy Corp. – Nexterra Energy is a leading supplier of biomass
gasification solutions that generate heat and power for institutional and
industrial customers. Nexterra’s gasification technology is fully proven for
thermal applications to displace natural gas. Sales to date include projects at
the University of South Carolina, Dockside Green, the US Department of Energy’s
Oak Ridge National Lab, Kruger Products and Tolko Industries. Nexterra is a
private company based in Vancouver, BC, Canada. For more information: www.nexterra.ca
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