A Century of Veteran Care Powered by Sustainable Innovation
Since 1924, the Battle Creek VA Medical Center in Michigan has delivered comprehensive inpatient and outpatient healthcare to over 217,000 veterans across a 20-county region. To support those who served, the facility maintains a robust care infrastructure consisting of 104 medical and psychiatric beds, 32 residential rehabilitation beds, and 103 nursing home care beds.
To advance its sustainability goals, the center transitioned from fossil fuels to a carbon-neutral biomass system, slashing its greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 80% (14,000 tonnes annually). This green upgrade is the environmental equivalent of removing 3,500 cars from the road each year, allowing the facility to successfully meet federal mandates for clean energy and emission reductions.
Application
Supply of biomass gasification and steam generation systems from fuel handling to stack (excluding turbine)
Feedstock
Locally sourced waste wood
Capacity
24,000 lbs/hr superheated steam
Operation Date
2013
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Collaborating for a Better Future
Nexterra’s core expertise is the design and supply of clean, reliable gasification systems that create heat and power from local, non-recyclable waste. Our innovative systems are ideally suited to a wide range of energy applications, including district heating, industrial process heating, community-scale power generation, and others. Nexterra is seeking to collaborate with alliance partners in the development of new solutions and new markets, as well as the execution of projects in Nexterra’s established markets. Whether you are an EPC firm, an equipment supplier, a technology developer, or an independent power producer, there may be an opportunity for us to create value by working together.