Oujé-Bougoumou District Energy System

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Client: Oujé‐Bougoumou Public Works

Year: 1992 to Present

  • 15 commercial buildings and 200 homes
  • Consumes around 3,800 tonnes of sawmill residuals a year
  • 5km Distribution System using combination of European Standard (EN 253) thin wall steel pipe and plastic pipe (PEX)  

The Cree Nation of Oujé-Bougoumou selected FVB Energy to provide a variety of business development and engineering services for this district energy system which provides heating services to an entire community in Northern Quebec . The system started operations in 1993, and FVB Energy continues to support major upgrades and expansion of the biomass plant and the district heating system.

Biomass

  • The plant utilizes two biomass fired boilers to produce 75% of the district heating system’s annual thermal energy requirements. The boilers utilize wood waste from a nearby sawmill.
  • 1.25 MW containerized biomass combustor and heating system. 

District Heating

  • The plant has a capacity of 13 million Btu/hour. The district heating system utilizes two fuel oil fired boilers and two biomass fired boilers to provide 90 °C hot water.
  • The distribution system is over 5 km and utilizes a combination of European Standard (EN 253) thin wall steel pipe and plastic pipe (PEX).

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