Hartland Landfill Green Power Project
The Hartland Landfill green power project, near Victoria, went into operation on February 10, 2004. It was developed and is owned by Maxim Power Corp., which also owns the Vancouver Landfill Gas Project in Delta. The project will feed 12,274-megawatthours of electricity per year into BC Hydro's grid, with a peak capacity of 1.6 megawatts.
At the landfill, gas produced by the decomposing garbage is cooled, compressed and transported to a generating facility, where it is conditioned and then utilized in a high-efficiency 3520 Caterpillar landfill gas generator set provided by Finning Power Systems of Vancouver. The project qualifies as green because there are no net new emissions. "The gas would be flared off anyway, but instead it provides the benefit of being used to generate electricity," says Rick Hopp, Maxim's Senior Vice-President, Business Development.
The Hartland Landfill project brought together diverse partners. The site is owned by the Capital Regional District (CRD), and BC Buildings Corporation retains the green marketing attributes and rights for the first 8,760 megawatt-hours of electricity generated every year for the first 10 years. BC Hydro receives the green rights for all power above 8,760 megawatt-hours per year in the first 10 years and for all power after that. In addition, BC Hydro owns all off-site emissions credits for the project.
The project will indirectly offset approximately 6,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year and will produce enough power to meet the power needs of at least 1,600 homes.
Last Modified: May 9, 2009
