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organics composting and mulch business . As a result of our hard work , Walker currently stands as Canada ’ s largest organics processor .
Sustainable solutions
“ Our renewable energy business began operating around the turn of the millennium with the installation of a landfill gas collection and flaring system at our east landfill in Niagara . Walker hired Comcor Environmental to assist with this first system and then formed a partnership with them that has lasted for more than 20 years . For nearly a decade thereafter , Walker was one of the largest traders of carbon credits in Canada , offsetting the carbon footprint of activities such as air travel through voluntary emissions reduction credits ( ERCs ) that travelers could purchase from Air Canada . Next , we entered
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Phone : ( 905 ) 563-7141 Web : www . central-fab . com Email : rwright @ central-fab . com the renewable electricity generation space by developing several landfill-gasto-electricity facilities across the province . Today , we operate a direct-use project with General Motors , sending landfill gas through a 3.5-kilometer-long bilateral pipeline between our landfill and their engine and transmission facility in St . Catharines , Ontario . Alongside that , we leveraged our experience in the landfill gas-to-energy space by developing our renewable natural gas ( RNG ) facility , which is set to produce nearly one million gigajoules per year from the gas generated in our landfill . In total , we generate approximately 32 megawatts of power from landfill gas ,” Graham adds .
Creating clean energy
Expanding further on the topic , Graham uncovers what led Walker and its partners to develop its own RNG facility . “ We have many landfill gas utilization projects on our site , and as more waste is accepted , the volume of landfill gas increases . Walker relentlessly strives to utilize 100 percent of the gas collected at the site to avoid wasteful burning and the unnecessary emissions associated with flaring operations . While we already generate electricity from landfill gas on site , our objective is to make a greater impact in terms of decarbonization . The RNG facility enables us to displace fossil natural gas by utilizing methane captured from our landfill instead , and the methane from landfill gas has a lower carbon intensity . This new facility represents a meaningful step towards reducing the carbon emissions of our society ,” he elaborates .
Graham explains the processes and infrastructure in place within the RNG facility at Walker ’ s site where it generates clean energy for its customers . “ Consuming 4000 standard cubic feet per minute , our
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