DOCKSIDE GREEN
Gasification System
Customer: Dockside Green Power Energy LLP
Location: Victoria BC on the Upper Harbour
Facility Type: Residential Development
Application: Residential/Commercial heating and hot water
Scope of Work: Turnkey gasification system

Highlights
Project Announced: March 30, 2007
Sale Completed: October 18, 2007
Start-up: May, 2009
Capacity: 7 MMBtu/hr net useable heat
Fuel: Locally sourced, clean urban wood residue
Fuel moisture content: 20 - 55%

Benefits

• First Greenhouse Gas Neutral
  Community from an energy perspective
• Renewable fuel source
• Long term fuel cost savings

Process

• One gasifier converts biomass to combustible syngas.
• Syngas is burned in the oxidizer.
• The hot flue gas is directed through a hot water boiler.
• The hot water is then distributed to all buildings in the development.
• ESP cleans flue gas before releasing it out the stack.

Partners

• Vancity
• Corix Utilities
• Terasen Energy Services
• Natural Resources Canada
  (NRCan)