Simon Fraser University teams with Corix on four-year research program

In Canada, Simon Fraser University’s SFU’s School of Sustainable Energy Engineering (SEE) program and Corix – the company that designed, built, owns and operates the Renewable Energy Center biomass plant on Burnaby Mountain – have embarked on a four-year research collaboration aimed at measuring the quality of locally-sourced wood waste and the plant’s performance to improve operations and cut emissions even further.
The C$360,000 project led by SEE professors funded through the Mitacs Accelerate program and Corix – pairs industry with top-level research talent, leveraging the expertise of SFU faculty and highly skilled graduate students to solve challenges.

Since connecting to the Renewable Energy Centre (also known as Burnaby Mountain District Energy Utility) in 2020, SFU has cut its greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) produced by the SFU central heating system by over 85 per cent. Corix has helped avoid a cumulative of about 24,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) since opening.