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=== Prince Edward Island === With Federal support, Enwave is pursuing a project on Prince Edward Island which will divert an additional 23,000 tonnes of waste from landfill to generate energy, thus reducing harmful [[methane emissions]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chung|first=Emily|date=December 3, 2019|title=Solar? Geothermal? Garbage? 6 climate-friendly ways to heat and cool buildings|work=CBC|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/district-energy-examples-1.5379125}}</ref> The federal government is contributing $3.5 million to upgrade and expand a 35-year-old waste-to-energy system in Charlottetown.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Davis|first=Tony|date=March 11, 2019|title=Upgrade for Island waste-to-energy system aims to curb oil consumption, increase energy production|work=CBC|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/energy-federal-funding-1.5051460#:~:text=2-,The%20federal%20government%20is%20contributing%20%243.5%20million%20to%20upgrade%20and,thermal%20energy%20from%20burned%20waste.}}</ref> The upgrade will include a larger furnace, the addition of a heat recovery boiler and air pollution controls. Through the life of the project it could, on average, reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 75,000 tonnes a year.
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