Liberty Energy Inc is proposing to build a new renewable energy thermal electric power
plant to be named Liberty Energy Centre (“the facility”), in Hamilton Ontario. This facility is also known as Liberty LVII and is being developed in response to the Province’s call for 2700 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy. The facility will use Waste Biomass as fuel consisting of biosolids (also known as sewage sludge) and biomass. These materials have traditionally been managed through land filling, land application, or incineration. The facility will be constructed in two stages, each producing approximately 5 MW of electricity. Both stages, or trains, will be very similar in design utilizing identical equipment. The permitting and design process will accommodate the construction of two parallel trains.
 
The proposed project site is a 2.3 hectare parcel located at 675 Strathearne Avenue, an industrial area of northeast Hamilton. The site is currently occupied by a metal recycling business that will be moved before the site is redeveloped. The first unit will be in commercial operation by December 2010. The facility will require 20 full time employees on site to operate the plant and 39 additional employees for fuel transportation. Construction labor is estimated at 250,000 man hours.
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Liberty Energy Centre will typically consume up to 470,000 tonnes per year of Waste Biomass, providing a long term, sustainable and environmentally friendly method to manage these waste materials. The facility will produce renewable energy to meet the critical energy demands in Ontario.
 
Five years of feasibility studies and engineering analysis has enabled Liberty Energy to identify the technology best suited to utilizing biosolids and biomass to generate electricity This process is now complete and Liberty Energy is developing Liberty Energy Centre. Liberty Energy is developing similar projects in California using the same technology and fuels to produce renewable energy.