Welcome to the Thunder Bay Facility.

EEC Energy Corp. is proud to present photos of the facility in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The ADvantage System Anaerobic Digester's design is based on our research and improvements made to a prototype anaerobic digester found at Thunder Bay. Here you can learn about the manufacture, construction, operation and benefits of an ADvantage System Anaerobic Digester.

1. Manufacturing the anaerobic digester at Thunder Bay

The ADvantage System is the culmination of over 3 years of design research and development to bring you the most ADVANCED thermophilic anaerobic digester on the market TODAY! Click on thumbnail to enlarge photo in new window.

Tanks under construction:

Manufacturing the Blend Tank	Reactor	Reactor	Reactor Size Perspective	Completed Blend and "Tea" Tanks	Utility Garage before Installation

2. Installation of the Prototype.

The prototype installation began in November, 2002. The Thunder Bay Facility is a converted utility shed - the current operation uses an area 50' x 40'. A complete, 3-reactor ADvantage System would use a building 120' x 40' to house all equipment!

Circle 'D' Farms	Reactor fits on Flat-Deck Trailer	Fitting the reactor in place	One of 2 cranes used to place reactor	Preparing the concrete pad for "Tea" Tank
Pouring concrete for the Reactor	"Tea" Tank awaiting insulation	"Tea" Tank - insulated!	Once in-place, the reactor receives a fire retardant insulation layer	Piping installed to carry manure/digestate through the system.

3. System Operation

The thermophilic reactor at Thunder Bay, ON has been in operation since May, 2003. Since then, the team at EEC has been polishing procedures and pushing the system to its limits - all part of our rigorous R & D program. The system has consistently shown it outperforms mesophilic competitors, and will continue to set the benchmark for AD systems to come.

Front view of the prototype	Plumbing system designed to move waste stream to any point in the system or site	"Blend" Tank is used to blend waste streams and pre-heat before entering Digester	Quality pumps are used to move waste stream	Heat Exchanger used to heat incoming waste stream. Heat is captured from the system to reduce "Parasitic Load"
Pump used to remove "plug" from digester	Keeping an eye on levels in the digester	Gas domes on the top of the digester prevent foam and moisture from entering gas stream	Screw Press used to separate solids and liquids	The "Tea" Tank is used to capture separated liquids before reuse on site (energy from tank is used to heat incoming waste)
Solids are moved to another area on site for bagging	Boiler used to provide heat to system when generator not in use.	Generator can provide power on-site; excess power can be transferred to grid and latent heat used to keep the system at temperature

4. By-Product R & D

EEC Energy is committed to developing value added by-products with every ADvantage System Anaerobic Digester installation. Over the past 3 years our team has worked with DeBruin's Greenhouses, outside Thunder Bay, Ontario to test the solids by-product (marketed under EEC's own "Slate River Plant Food Company" brand), with impressive results (photos below). Development of all by-products from the ADvantage System ensures long-term viability of any installation.

Tomatoes grown with Soil Conditioner	"Double strings" were allowed to develop	"Triple" and "Quadruple" strings were found in 2005 trials	Cucumbers did very well with the Soil Conditioner	Cherry Tomatoes under production
Excellent results with Soil Conditioner in flower gardens		Promotional poster for Slate River Plant Food products