Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology
$25,000.00
Evaluation of Gasification of Wood Waste for the Production of Marketable Pellets and Clean Electricity Production
FY 2018-19
Summary
Kirby Waste Transfer Solutions (KWTS) is a fully licensed waste transfer station under the Ontario Ministry of Environment focused on delivering green and environmentally friendly solutions to handle construction and demolition waste from the Greater Toronto Area. *KWTS plans to convert their wood waste to useful products or energy and have partnered with Lambton College's Lambton Energy Research Centre to find solutions to their wood waste disposal problem with a focus on gasification and wood pelletizing technologies. *The research team will work with KWTS's team closely to evaluate the suitability of gasification and pelleting technologies to handle KWTS' wood waste. The partner will benefit through the proposed project by improving the electricity production through wood waste gasification and positively impacting the environment by removing waste from landfills.
Program
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
531787-2018
Name nom
Sheikhzadeh, Mehdi
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
26621
Institution établissement
Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2018
Competition year année de concours
2018
Award amount
25000
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
902
Area of application group en
Commercial services
Area of application group fr
Services commerciaux
Area of application en
Waste, waste management and recycling
Area of application fr
Déchets, gestion des déchets et recyclage
Research subject code
2303
Research subject group en
Fuel and energy technology
Research subject group fr
Combustibles et technologie de l'énergie
Research subject en
Other sources of energy (solar, wind, etc.)
Research subject fr
Autres sources d'énergie (combustibles solaire, éolien, etc).
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Evaluation of Gasification of Wood Waste for the Production of Marketable Pellets and Clean Electricity Production
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Kirby Waste Transfer Solutions (KWTS) is a fully licensed waste transfer station under the Ontario Ministry of Environment focused on delivering green and environmentally friendly solutions to handle construction and demolition waste from the Greater Toronto Area. *KWTS plans to convert their wood waste to useful products or energy and have partnered with Lambton College's Lambton Energy Research Centre to find solutions to their wood waste disposal problem with a focus on gasification and wood pelletizing technologies. *The research team will work with KWTS's team closely to evaluate the suitability of gasification and pelleting technologies to handle KWTS' wood waste. The partner will benefit through the proposed project by improving the electricity production through wood waste gasification and positively impacting the environment by removing waste from landfills.
