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City of Edmonton

The City of Edmonton (www.edmonton.ca) is a leader in waste management practices, having established an integrated, sustainable waste management system and associated Centre of Excellence.  The Edmonton Waste Management Centre (EWMC) is North America’s largest collection of modern, sustainable waste processing and research facilities.  Facilities at the 233-hectare site include a Materials Recovery Facility, the Edmonton Composting Facility, the GEEP Electric and Electronic Waste Recycling Facility, the Clover Bar Landfill, a leachate treatment plant, a landfill gas to electricity system, a construction and demolition waste recycling operation, and a research facility.

The City of Edmonton initiated the Waste-to-Biofuels project to facilitate its goal of increasing residential waste diversion from 60% to 90%.  The City signed a 25-year agreement with Enerkem to supply 100,000 tonnes of sorted municipal solid waste (MSW) per year.  The EWMC will provide the site for the waste-to-biofuels initiative as well.

Alberta Innovates- Energy and Environment Solutions

The province of Alberta is at the forefront of sustainable energy development and production.  Alberta Innovates-Energy and Environment Solutions (EES, formerly the Alberta Energy Research Institute (AERI)) (www.albertainnovates.ca) is the energy technology arm of the Alberta government.  Its mission is to increase the energy industry’s capacity to develop and adapt innovative technologies that maximize the value of Alberta’s natural and renewable resources.  EES develops and implements the energy innovation strategy for Alberta and, in partnership with industry and other government agencies, invests in collaborative applied research, technology development and pilot demonstration along the entire innovation chain.  EES’s six strategic program areas are: Bitumen Upgrading, Clean Carbon/Coal, Improved Recovery, Renewables, CO₂ Emissions and Water Use. The Edmonton Waste-to-Biofuels project has received funding support from Alberta and is an important part of the province’s strategy to develop a sustainable and diversified energy economy.  EES will play a large role in the advanced energy research center.

Enerkem Alberta Biofuels

Enerkem Alberta Biofuels (EAB) LP, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Enerkem, was created for the Edmonton Waste-to-Biofuels project using Enerkem’s technology. EAB entered into a 25-year agreement with the City of Edmonton to build and operate the waste-to-biofuels facility on municipal land and to receive 100,000 tonnes of sorted MSW per year from the City as feedstock. 

Enerkem

Enerkem (www.enerkem.com) is a leading waste-to-biofuels company.  Its proprietary clean technology converts waste, such as unrecyclable household garbage, demolition debris and residues from used utility poles, into clean transportation fuels and advanced chemicals. The company is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, and has engineering offices in Sherbrooke, Quebec.  It has a pilot plant in operation since 2003, in Sherbrooke, Quebec, and a commercial demonstration plant in Westbury, Quebec. It is also developing a second-generation biofuels production facility in Pontotoc, Mississippi.  Enerkem is a private company.

Enerkem will take part in the Edmonton Waste-to-Biofuels initiative by building and operating the plant, through EAB, and by helping lead the advanced energy research facility.  Its proven thermo-chemical technology platform will be employed in both cases.  

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