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Biodigester

In 2020, Columbia Heights Public Schools received a biodigester and biomass boiler as a gift from Waste to Energy Canada (WTEC). The district began conversations with WTEC, a leader in providing solutions for converting organic waste into energy, in the fall of 2019 as a potential site for a Biodigester and Biomass Boiler. This system, located at North Park School for Innovation, is a fully automated, waterless digester process that is capable of reducing the mass and volume of organic waste by a minimum of 70 percent. Other benefits of the system include: no gray water discharge is present, eliminating the need for drain lines or sewer; no VOCs (volatile organic compounds that easily become vapors or gases) or carbon dioxide emissions; remote monitoring and more! 

How do the biodigester and biomass boiler work?

  1. Empty our food waste and compostable material into the biodigester
  2. Let the system process for about a day
  3. The food waste and compostable material are converted into a high biofuel within 24 hours 
  4. The fuel is used to run an integrated biomass boiler
  5. The resulting heat is delivered to the existing heating system

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