RICHLAND, Wash. – The U.S. Department of Energy selected the Hanford Site to receive up to $5 million in AFFECT funding for a project on clean energy.
The funding is for the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) to replace its evaporator diesel-powered boilers with electric boilers.
The Hanford Site says that the project will lower energy and water costs, lower carbon emissions and create a healthier environment.
Hanford currently accounts for a third of the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM)’s total carbon emissions. The DOE says addressing these emissions is key for Hanford to reach net-zero emissions.
The project can potentially save the DOE $15.6 million per year in fuel costs when fully operating, saving $904 million in fuel costs across the life of its 60-year mission, according to the DOE.
Along with saving costs, the DOE says the project would help save the environment by reducing Hanford’s future greenhouse gas footprint by 43.3 million kg CO2e per year, which is 2.5 billion kg CO2e over the entire mission.
For more information, visit the DOE’s website.
