Airdrie city council showed its support for the Town of Cochrane’s potential Waste to Energy Facility development.
During their Dec. 3 council meeting, they endorsed Cochrane’s application to the Alberta Community Partnership-Intermunicipal Collaboration grant to fund a feasibility study for the development of a Waste to Energy Facility.
The Town of Cochrane has been exploring waste-to-energy (WtE) solutions over the past 18 months and is now prepared to conduct a feasibility study. This WtE project aims to evaluate the potential for a regional approach to sustainable waste management and energy generation.
This grant application endorsement allows Airdrie the opportunity to collaborate with Cochrane on this study and learn how it could benefit the City of Airdrie in the regional context.
“It is understood by Cochrane that Airdrie is not committing exclusively to any WtE project,” said Mike Korman, manager of advocacy and investment.
The initiative will assess the technical, economic and environmental feasibility of converting waste materials into energy, thereby reducing landfill usage, lowering greenhouse gas emissions and creating a renewable energy source.
The project seeks to potentially promote inter-municipal collaboration by sharing resources, infrastructure and services, thereby enhancing regional cooperation and delivering long-term environmental and economic benefits to the involved communities.
The Town of Cochrane will apply for a $200,000 grant from the Alberta Communities Partnership-Intermunicipal Collaboration (ACP-IC) program to fund the feasibility study for the development of a Waste-to-Energy Facility. Cochrane will serve as the managing partner with the City of Airdrie as the proposed grant partner, Korman said.
Airdrie will have no other obligations except help get the grant funding for Cochrane.
