New Courtice incinerator Strikes further delays
CLARINGTON — Clarington’s brand new energy-from-waste facility is going to be delayed a second time because the boilers aren’t operating correctly and the continuing startup period may cost Durham Region an extra $1 million. “I would rather see it delayed and performed right than hurried,” said Clarington Mayor Adrian Foster. The Durham York Energy Centre centre, situated in Courtice, has been scheduled to be fully operational on Dec. 14, 2014. Currently the Durham York Energy Centre is not expected to be in full working order before the past quarter of 2015. The significant systems of the EFW facility are analyzed. The boiler temperature is large enough to the combustion process however the steam temperature is not high enough, and officials aren’t certain what the issue is, says Durham’s works commissioner, Cliff Curtis. The steam temperature needs to be large enough to drive the turbine-generator. If the steam is too trendy…