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Hanmer-sized hot pools possible for Nelson MAX FRETHEY
Local Democracy Reporter
A Hanmer Springs-sized hot pool facility could be on the cards for Nelson. The idea was floated at Friday’s meeting of the Nelson Tasman Regional Landfill Business Unit
(NTRBLU) which discussed what to do with the excess gas created at the York Valley Landfill. Currently, 70 per cent of the landfill’s excess captured gas is flared. “[Flaring] improves our carbon emission profile, but it doesn’t use that energy contained within the gas in a positive way, so there’s a
significant amount of energy that currently goes to waste,” says Nathan Clarke, Nelson City Council’s general manager of regional sewerage and landfill. The remaining 30 per cent is sent to Nelson Hospital to help with heating, providing 85 per cent of the hospital’s heating ener-
gy need, according to Nathan – which means the hospital doesn’t have the capacity to take much more of the excess gas, still leaving the landfill with a large gas surplus. Deta Consulting put together a report for the NTRBLU on its potential options for reusing the
excess gas while taking possible community benefit into account. The two best options highlighted by Deta were a Brook Valley Hot Pool facility and selling renewable compressed natural gas. “It’s not an insignificant amount
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Stoke’s Tim Dallison pushes through Waimea Old Boys defence during their massive 76-0 win over WOB in Tasman Trophy action at Jubilee Park on Saturday. Photo: Barry Whitnall/ Shuttersport.
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