New Courtice incinerator hits further Flaws
CLARINGTON — Clarington’s brand new energy-from-waste facility will probably be delayed a second time because the boilers are not functioning properly and the ongoing startup period could cost Durham Region an extra $1 million. “I’d rather see it delayed and performed right than hurried,” explained Clarington Mayor Adrian Foster. The Durham York Energy Centre facility, located in Courtice, was scheduled to be completely operational on Dec. 14, 2014. Now the Durham York Energy Centre is not predicted to be in full working order until the past quarter of 2015. The significant systems of the EFW facility are analyzed. The boiler temperature is high enough for the combustion process however the steam temperature isn’t high enough, and officials are not certain what the problem is, states Durham’s works commissioner, Cliff Curtis. The steam temperature needs to be high enough to drive the turbine-generator. If the steam is too cool it can…