‘GREEN’ Uses
Energy study suggests alternative uses for park’s assets
A recent study of the park’s assets by O’Brien & Gere Engineers in Syracuse led to provocative potential uses for the waste water treatment plant, powerhouse, and warehouse.
Tenets of the study sought uses that were:
- Renewable
- Eco-Industrial
- Economical
- Closed-Loop
- High Efficiency
- Sustainable
Waste Water Treatment Plant
Located on a 138-acre parcel, the study found that the plant could:
- Convert Clarifiers to ‘Green Power’ generation through anaerobic digestion
- Host a Beverage Processing Plant
- Host a Food Processing Plant
- Import municipal or food processing waste for anaerobic digestion
- Use the Lagoons to grow algae that could be converted to biodiesel or ethanol
- Work as a treatment facility for adjoining industries/businesses
Power House
- Green Power Conversion
Pulverized coal boiler on site could be converted to burn renewable energy from a biogas source (biomass like wood or willow) or from sludge and distillers grains.
Warehouse
- 695,000 sq. ft. warehouse with+ 100,000 sq. ft. annex could be used for warm water fish farm
- Space could be heated by solar panel array installed on roof
Other Possibilities
- Geothermal – Geothermal power plant could make power using hot water from 6,000 ft. to 8,000 ft. below the Earth’s surface.
- Wind Farm – Could generate up to 8 megawatts
- Solar Panels – Could cover 800,000 ft. of warehouse roofs and generate up to 7 megawatts
- Carbonated Beverage Plant – Could consume CO2 from ethanol plant
- Dairy Processing Company – Could produce high-energy
waste for an anaerobic digester at Wastewater Treatment plant
Park neighbor Northeast Biofuels, the largest ethanol production facility in the Northeast, has paved the way for more ‘Green’ business development.