Biomass Power Plants in Canada

Celgar Mill Location: BC Operator: Mercer International Inc Configuration: 1 X 52 MW CHP Operation: ?? Fuel: black liquor Boiler supplier: ?? T/G supplier: Delaval Quick facts: The first CHP unit at Celgar was a 2.5-MW steam set installed in 1963 and now out of service. In the 1990s, a 52-MW machine was installed and a 48-MW turbine is being added for operation in 2010. In Dec 2008, a Mercer long-term proposal to supply about 24 MW of bioenergy to BC Hydro was selected for negotiation. About 7 MW of electricity surplus to mill requirements is already sold to BC Hydro. Photograph courtesy of Mercer International Posted 8 Feb 2005	Edmundston Mill-3 Location: NB Operator: Fraser Papers Inc Configuration: 1 X 44.5 MW Operation: 1997 Fuel: wood Boiler supplier: Zurn T/G supplier: GE Quick facts: About 1,900 tpd of wood waste is used for this industrial power plant. It was built in 22mos. Photograph courtesy of NEPCO Posted 21 Jul 2004	Roddickton Location: NL Operator: Newfoundland & Labrador Hydro Configuration: 1 X 5 MW Operation: 1989 (ret 1996) Fuel: wood Boiler supplier: ?? T/G supplier: Peter Brotherhood EPC: SNC-Lavalin Quick Facts: Roddickton was Nefoundland's only biomass power plant and provided primary power to the communities of St Anthony, Main Brook and Roddickton. The plant became uneconomic when a new tie-line was connected to the region and was closed in Sep 1996. In Mar 2007, the site was acquired via long-term lease from Nalcor Energy by a local forest products company. It will be partially reused for a new pellet plant. Innoventé purchased the generating equipment and is relocating it to St-Patrice-de-Beaurivage, QC. Photograph courtesy of www.northernpen.com Posted 20 Mar 2011
Senneterre Location: QC Operator: Boralex Configuration: 1 X 34.6 MW CHP Operation: 2002 Fuel: wood Boiler supplier: ANN T/G supplier: MHI, Melco EPC: GENIVAR Quick Facts: Senneterre in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region was originaly developed by Indeck Energy Services and implemented by Boralex Power Income Fund. Fuel burn is about 400,000 tpy and about 230 GWH/yr is sold to Hydro-Quebec. The project cost C$60mn and is in intermittent operation due to fuel-supply issues. Photograph courtesy of Indeck Energy Services Inc Posted 7 Nov 2009		Skookumchuk Mill Location: BC Operator: Tembec Inc Configuration: 1 X 43 MW CHP Operation: 2002 Fuel: wood, natural gas Boiler supplier: Combustion Engineering, Detroit Stoker T/G supplier: Siemens EPC: Stothert Engineering Ltd Quick facts: This new T/G set was added in 2002. Power surplus to mill requirements is sold to BC Hydro. Photograph courtesy of Tembec Inc Posted 13 Aug 2005

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Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base

Updated 03/20/11

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