The Olympic Village’s neighbourhood energy utility was the first in North America to extract heat for the plant from sewage.
The planners were a little antsy at the time, but felt they had to go with it because nearby residents had gone nuts over the idea of generating heat by burning biomass, i.e. woodchips. To some, that brought images of a beehive burner to mind (inaccurate, but whatever).
However, now that it’s been in operation for two years, other municipalities are looking at tapping into the sewer system for their own neighbourhood utilities, whose construction could potentially be shared by developers.
Metro Van, as a result, is trying to figure out what the rules are going to be for that, as well as looking ahead to a time when the region might set up its own neighbourhood energy utility.
I wrote this story to find out a bit more about what’s going on.
54 responses so far ↓
1 Glissando Remmy // Jul 20, 2012 at 11:52 pm
Thought of The Night
“I have no racket, and I also have nothing to lose. On the other hand the Global Alarmists have. Both money and power … to lose.”
MB #48
“Your racket, however, needs to be restrung.”
Geez, I know by now that you people don’t like dissenters. There is a consensus, and that’s that.
Not so fast though.
Distil your tantrum, your shtick doesn’t work with me, chance for any of the con artists disguised as environmentalists, to change my mind… zero!
Communism is dead, what to do, what to do!?
Oh my, another source of government control, a global government, that is, would be through imposed rationing of the day to day energy consumption, for every country, rich or poor.
This is your only pony show, and his name is KYOTO, and the big carrot is CO2… the convenient villain.
The only man made “global warming” agent they can pick on. How pathetic and how misleading when there is no mentioning for any of the other variables… fluctuating solar intensity, water vapor, ocean currents, other natural forces like, ahem , volcanoes…
I have one for you too.
“Everyone is an expert when they have not a clue what the hell they are talking about!”
That would be you, MB.
We live in Vancouver and this keeps us busy.
2 Mira // Jul 21, 2012 at 10:51 am
Ha, ha, Gliss is back… as Pythagoras!
Aw, touche MB!
Gliss and gman are showing MB and his GW Alarmists that the Earth is flat!
You got a scolding, for good measure, MB as you are spreading fake science data & rumors that would make future generations of humans to shake their heads in shame.
Good advice: stay on vacation, don’t embarrass yourself.
🙁 Awww…
3 Mira // Jul 21, 2012 at 10:53 am
Ha, ha #Mira 52
“Gliss and gman are showing MB and his GW Alarmists that the Earth is… NOT flat!”
Missed a word in there. Essential one!
4 gman // Jul 21, 2012 at 11:47 am
Rather than reading Mikey Manns drivel alarmists should read this and then tell us how they sleep at night. http://www.eco-imperialism.com/buy-the-book/