Gas- and Oil-Fired Plants in Canada

Clover Bar Location: AB Operator: Epcor Generation Inc Configuration: 4 X 165 MW Operation: 1970-1979 (ret 2005) Fuel: natural gas, landfill gas Boiler supplier: B&W T/G supplier: Escher Wyss Oerlikon, Hitachi Quick facts: Until it was shutdown in Sep 2005, Clover Bar sold power into the Alberta Power Pool. In 1992, the station began supplementing its fuel supply with methane gas collected from the nearby Clover Bar Landfill northeast of Edmonton. Three peaking gas turbines are being installed at the site and use some of the existing infrastructure. Photograph courtesy of EPCOR Posted 12 May 2001	Coleson Cove Location: NB Operator: NB Power Configuration: 3 X 350 MW Operation: 1976-1977 Fuel: heavy oil Boiler supplier: B&W T/G supplier: Hitachi Quick facts: In 2004, NP Power completed a $C750mn project to convert Coleson Cove to fire orimulsion.  The boilers were modified to lower NOX emissions while wet ESPs and an FGD system were also added. Venezuela ceased orimulsion production at the end of 2006. Photograph courtesy of NB Power Posted 27 Oct 2004	Courtenay Bay Location: NB Operator: NB Power Configuration: 1 X 50 MW, 1 X 13 MW, 2 X 100 MW (Unit-4 ret) Operation: 1961-1967 Fuel: heavy oil Boiler supplier: B&W, CE T/G supplier: EE, BBC Photograph courtesy of NB Power Posted 27 Oct 2004
Dalhousie Location: NB Operator: NB Power Configuration: 1 X 100 MW, 1 X 200 MW Operation: 1969-1980 Fuel: orimulsion Boiler supplier: CE T/G supplier: BBC Quick facts: Dalhousie was converted to use orimulsion in 1994 and used this fuel until Venezuela ceased production at the end of 2006. The plant now uses heavy oil as it did previously. Babcock & Wilcox retrofit a single-module, wet limestone FGD scrubber to Dalhousie to allow for consumption of orimulsion. Photograph courtesy of NB Power Posted 27 Oct 2004	Lennox Location: ON Operator: Ontario Power Generation Configuration: 4 X 535 MW Operation: 1976 Fuel: natural gas, heavy oil Boiler supplier: CE T/G supplier: GE Quick facts: Lennox is on the eastern shore of Lake Ontario near Bath and is one of the largest conventional gas- and oil-fired power stations in North America. In 1982 the station was placed in reserve due to a decrease in demand and it was subsequently reopened in 1987. Two units were again placed in reserve between 1994 and 1998. The station was converted to dual capability in 1998-2000 and often uses gas in the summer and oil in winter when natural gas is needed for home heating. The plant play a key role in helping Ontario meet peak power demands. Photograph courtesy of Ontario Power Generation Posted 1 Dec 2007	Queen Elizabeth Location: SK Operator: SaskPower Configuration: 2 X 66 MW, 1 X 100 MW steam, 6 X 25 MW gas turbine (repower) Operation: 1958-2002 Fuel: natural gas Boiler supplier: FW, B&W T/G supplier: BBC, EE, Hitachi Quick facts: Unit-1 was repowered with six Hitachi H-25 gas turbines in 2002. Photograph courtesy of SaskPower Posted 8 Sep 2004
Savona Location: BC Operator: Pristine Power Inc Configuration: 1 X 5.9 MW ORC Operation: 2008 Fuel: waste heat Boiler supplier: n/a T/G supplier: Ormat Quick facts: Savona is 45km west of Kamloops and is an organic Rankine cycle system using waste heat from gas compressors on Spectra Energy's main natural gas pipeline. The project was jointly developed by Pristine Power and Enmax Green Power and has a 20yr PPA with BC Hydro. Ground was broken in Mar 2008 and the plant was energized in Jun 2008. Photograph courtesy of Pristine Power inc Posted 7 Sep 2008	Selkirk Location: Canada Operator: Manitoba Hydro Configuration: 2 X 66 MW Operation: 1961 Fuel: natural gas Boiler supplier: B&W T/G supplier: Parsons Quick facts: Selkirk began operation as a lignite-fired plant. In Jan 2001, plans for a $30mn conversion to gas firing were announced and this was completed in mid-2002. The plant is lightly loaded and in 1984, both generators were modified to allow their use as synchronous condensers Photograph by Brian Simmons and courtesy of Manitoba Hydro Posted 26 Mar 2001	Tracy Location: QC Operator: Hydro-Quebec Configuration: 4 X 150 MW Operation: 1964-1968 Fuel: heavy oil Boiler supplier: CE T/G supplier: Parsons EPC: SNC Lavalin Quick facts: This is the largest conventional, utility-owned thermal power plant in Quebec. It is used sparingly. Photograph by Denis Chabot and courtesy of CCDMD Posted 10 Jun 2006
	University of Alberta Location: AB Operator: University of Alberta Configuration: 1 X 13.3 MW, 1 X 26.4 MW CHP Operation: 1994-2000 Fuel: natural gas Boiler supplier: ?? T/G supplier: Delaval, Brush Quick facts: This CHP plant serves a district energy system that supplies the UOA campus, affiliated hospitals, the Cross Cancer Institute, and other smaller entities. The CHP plant was first built in 1959 with subsequent additions of boilers and related equipment. The plant has five gas-fired boilers. The facility also produces instrument quality air using three oil-free centrifugal air compressors. Photograph courtesy of University of Alberta Posted 12 Mar 2008

Abbreviations:  BBC = Brown Boveri & Cie, B&W = Babcock & Wilcox, CCDMD = Centre collégial de développement de matériel didactique, EE = English Electric, FGD = flue-gas desulphurization, FW = Foster Wheeler, T/G = turbine generator, T/G = turbine/generator

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

Updated 09/07/08

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