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Northern BC is poised to be an international leader in renewable energy with UNBC located at the epicentre. The university is capitalizing on its campus infrastructure to be a showpiece for bioenergy technology and using it as a platform for applied research and education that will directly benefit northern communities.
1. UNBC, Western Economic Diversification, and
the Canadian Wood Pellet Association are conducting a pilot project in
the I.K. Barber Enhanced Forestry Lab. This project will begin at the end of May and is worth just over $500,000. The equipment is being supplied by Mawera Canada.
2. UNBC is installing a biomass gasification system with Nexterra Energy of BC that will provide heat to the core campus buildings and offset an estimated 85% of current natural gas consumption.This $15 million project is being funded by the federal and provincial governments.
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We're Ready Now!
The Prince George campus is uniquely positioned to be a showpiece for renewable energy. All of the core campus buildings are connected to the Power Plant via a utility corridor for the efficient distribution of heat and power.
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3. The university will work with community, government, corporate and other educational partners to make Prince George and Northern BC a centre for engineering, renewable energy, forest product research, and community installations. This will have two main dimensions:
- Sustainable bioenergy - opportunities for integrated,
interdisciplinary research on the social, economic, political,
biological, health, and technological aspects of bioenergy, as well as
training opportunities for technologists.
- Forest product diversification - research and teaching on resource
policy and economics, global markets and trade, emerging markets, and
business development with product innovation and development.
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UNBC Chief Engineer Doug Carter shows ministers Richard Neufeld, Shirley Bond, and Ida Chong where a bioenergy system can
connect to the existing campus heating system.
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Wood pellets will provide heat to the I.K. Barber Enhanced Forestry Lab in Phase One of the Campus Bioenergy Project.
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