Resolution - #94-02-019 - 02/08/1994

Home

8) 9) lO) 11) 12) 13) That the equipment housed in the structure includes two process modules, fuel cell stack, start-up heater, start-up skid, load bank, LFG cleanup system, Data acquisition system and control room. The equipment will utilize the landfill gas currently generated by the landf'fll to demonstrate the potential use in generating electricity. The equipment has redundant safety features including automatic shut- down procedures. The test facility will also include two (2) temporary mobile structures to provide office and bathroom facilities for project personnel. That the Applicant has indicated that at the conclusion of the test demonstration, the structure will be removed from the Site and the equipment will be transported to another project site not within the City limits. That the Applicant has indicated that zero residue from the test operations will remain on the Site; that all by-products are shipped out of state. That the Applicant has stated that no State or County permits are required for thc test demonstration facility. That the permit being sought is for a period of one (1) year to accommodate site set- up, 4,000 hours of demonstration testing and site teardown. 14) That the property south and west of the Site is zoned Industrial and Residential to the north and east. 16) 17) 18) 19) 20) That the test demonstration facility is proposed to be located approximately 500 feet from the nearest residential dwelling. That materials and supplies required to support the demonstration will be delivered by truck to the Site utilizing the existing landfill entrance off Sunfish Lake Blvd. N.W. That the Applicant has indicated that the test demonstration facility will be a 24 hour a day operation. That the Applicant has indicated that the methane gas extracted from the landfill during the test demonstration will not impact the flow of gas necessary for the power supply to Waltek, Inc. That the Applicant has indicated that the noise factor associated with the operational characteristics of the landfill gas/fuel cell system will be lower than the noise level of the existing blowers located at the site as part of the groundwater treatment facility. That the Applicant has indicated that the odor factor will be less than current existing odors at the Site for the following reasons: ~ the demonstration project will utilize the landfill gas flow prior to the existing flaring process; and b) the gas will be introduced into a clean-up process system prior to introduction into the fuel cell.