A biomass gasification system at Dockside Green, is now operational and providing heat and hot water to residents of the award-winning $600 million green development in Victoria, British Columbia. The system is owned by Dockside Green Energy LLP, a "micro energy utility" created by Terasen Energy Services, Vancity Capital, and the Corix Group of Companies to own and operate the gasification system and administer the heat and hot water service for Dockside Green.

The plant, built by Nexterra, features the latest in environmentally friendly materials and innovative sustainable design, and is anchored by a renewable energy district heating system. Housed in a building designed to fit into the urban neighborhood, Nexterra's gasification system will, says the company, enable the Dockside community to self-generate clean, low-cost heat and hot water using locally sourced wood fuel and offset fossil fuels.

At peak capacity, the system will provide heat and hot water to an estimated 2,500 Dockside residents, enabling the development to be carbon neutral from an energy perspective, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 3,460 tonnes per year, or the equivalent of taking 850 cars off the road.

"We are delighted with the results of Nexterra’s gasification system at Dockside Green and have had overwhelming interest from the general public and media," said Lee Davis, president and CEO of Vancity Capital. "This is a premier showcase for clean energy technology in a truly sustainable urban development, and we applaud Nexterra on this important achievement."