Calgary is one step closer to getting a new “energy park” in the South East industrial region.
“This will be the largest carbon-negative renewable natural gas and ethanol project in North America. It is a renewable biofuel facility,” Mayor Jyoti Gondek told reporters Tuesday. “It is part of the clean energy solution we are working on as a council. continue to advocate as
Owned and operated by a subsidiary of Green Impact Partners and located near the corner of Stoney Trail and Pagan Trail, the facility will take wheat whose quality does not meet food consumption standards and turn it into renewable biofuels – ethanol and renewable natural gas. Gives
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11 to 13 percent of Canada’s wheat doesn’t meet those standards. In December, Statistics Canada reported that the 33.8 million tonnes of wheat produced last year was the third highest on record, “largely attributed to higher production in the prairie.”
A pair of co-generators at the site of the energy park are projected to generate 30 MW each and produce by-products that will be turned into animal feed.
Construction of the facility will create approximately 800 jobs over two years and maintain approximately 50 jobs for operations. It is also projected to create $150 million in annual revenue for wheat growers.
On Tuesday, Calgary City Council unanimously approved a change of land use in the Starfield East industrial area. The development permit is expected to be submitted this quarter.
Provincial approval is still in the works.
Barring any delay the construction is expected to start next year.
“This is a huge win for Calgary and the region,” Gondek said.
a growth area
Calgary City Council and Rocky View County Council are hoping to invite more industrial development to the surrounding area after “taking a step forward in building a collaborative relationship”.
On Monday, Calgary and Rocky View counties met to consider the best ways to develop an industrial growth corridor southeast of the city.
They are expected to attract examples of development that include logistics centres, shipping centres, construction and film production.
Gondek said that the collaborative approach is different from the approach of the previous councils.
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“Usually, we have a geopolitical fight about whose land is it? and ‘What should the boundaries look like?’” said the Mayor of Calgary. “We now have two councils who are very interested in thinking about how we can structure some sort of business deal or arrangement where there is equity in sharing the costs and the benefits of something that both municipalities share. benefit.”
Rocky View County Mayor Crystal Kissel echoed the sentiment of developing inter-municipal relationships for the benefit of citizens in both jurisdictions.
“Rocky View County believes that by working together with our partners in the City of Calgary, we can advance significant economic opportunities,” Kissel said in a statement. “I am confident that this cooperative approach will benefit residents and businesses throughout the region.”
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