CEER puts the School of Energy at the Centre of Energy Education and Research in BC
The School of Energy’s boiler, co-generation and industrial instrumentation facility is a significant part of infrastructure construction happening at BCIT.
- The cleanest operating boiler in Western Canada, with controls to minimize emissions and maximize energy efficiency aligning us with the BC Government’s clean energy mandate.
- A 300 kW electrical generator to harness the output from the boiler as part of BCIT’s “intelligent microgrid”.
- The multi-fuel boiler produces enough steam to supply multiple remote labs around campus, including the unit operations lab, the turbine co-generation lab, the pulp and paper lab, and the industrial instrumentation lab.
Nexus for Academic Cooperation
While physical conduits distribute energy from the facility across the BCIT campus, CEER is also a nexus for academic connection, drawing together academics and researchers from across the institute. At CEER, students, faculty and operations personnel work together in a cross-disciplinary learning and research environment focused on energy production, distribution, sustainability and management.CEER creates the capacity to:
- Educate students from Power Engineering, Industrial Instrumentation, Chemical and Environmental Technology, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering programs on state-of-the-art equipment.
- Attract research funding.
- Deliver industry services training.
- Strategically align with the energy self-sufficiency goal envisioned by the province in the BC Energy Plan.
Overview of CEER by Alex Rosenthal, Business Development Manager, School of Energy
For more information on the facility, contact:
Alex Rosenthal
Business Development Manager
Alex_Rosenthal@bcit.ca
604-432-8769
