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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2017
Vol. 5 Edition 46
A steaming success story By Bruce Corcoran bruce@ chathamvoice. com
Chatham’s dominating skyline landmark, Greenfield Global’s steam stack, might look a little different this week. Greenfield staff will begin to pump heat and carbon dioxide under Bloomfield Road and into Truly Green F a r m s ’ greenhouse facility. T h e $10-million investment aids both companies, and will cut down on the amount of steam vapour that pours out of the stack. Currently, about 30 tons of water vapour – the equivalent weight of six large elephants – billows out of the stack every hour, plant officials said. They also admit they’re curious just how much the shifting of heat and carbon dioxide to Truly Green will impact the plume. It won’t vanish, but should
b e a great deal less visible. The collaboration takes advantage of a new Dutch technology that transfers heat and carbon dioxide using pipes. Truly Green’s Greg Devries said the heat from the water from Greenfield will cut the greenhouse’s heating costs in half. For Greenfield, the diversion of heat and carbon dioxide means a reduction in the plant’s carbon footprint. Angelo Ligori, senior
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advisor with Greenfield Global, said the idea of utilizing the waste heat and carbon monoxide for an agricultural project nearby first came to light in 2001, but no one appeared interested in partnering up for the project. “We weren’t going to build the greenhouses ourselves,” he said. Nine years later, Cedarline Farms (which later evolved into Truly Green) came along, and the partnership was formed. Cedarline had for years supplied corn to Greenfield and in turn purchased DDGS (distillers’ dried grains with solubles) animal feed from the plant. “We are concluding our journey that goes back to 2010,” Ligori said. “I’m so pleased to watch this happen.” Devries said the joint effort is impressive. Continued on page 3
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A piper from the Branch 642 Royal Canadian Legion Pipe Band piped a solo during the Remembrance Day Service at the cenotaph in Chatham. Hundreds were on hand to take part in the ceremony and pay their respects to our veterans and those who sacrificed their lives during war time.
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