Atikokan Generating Station
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Atikokan Generating Station is a biomass power plant owned by Ontario Power Generation (OPG) located Script error: No such module "convert". north of Atikokan, Ontario (Script error: No such module "convert". west of Thunder Bay). The plant employs 90 people. The Atikokan Generating Station began operation as a coal fired station in 1985 and underwent an overhaul in the autumn of 2003.
Until 2012, it had one coal-fueled generating unit with low nitrogen oxide (NOx) burners, providing a peak output of 230 MW fuelled by low-sulfur lignite coal from the Ravenscrag Formation in Southern Saskatchewan.[1]
In late 2012, the facility powered down and underwent renovations, due to the Ontario government's initiative to eliminate all coal-fired electricity generation.[2] It is the first generating station to be converted by OPG to be fueled by biomass,[3] and is North America's largest purely biomass-fueled power plant.[4] The conversion came at a cost of C$200 million, and the plant was re-opened on 10 September 2014.[4][5][6]
Annual production at the plant is approximately 900 million kilowatt-hours (kWh), enough energy to supply approximately 70,000 households for one year. The station occupies an area of Script error: No such module "convert".. The plant's chimney is Script error: No such module "convert". tall, and the steam temperature is Script error: No such module "convert".. This plant is connected to the provincial power grid via several 230,000-volt transmission lines.
Emissions
| Greenhouse gas | Sum (tonnes) | Sum (tonnes CO2e*) |
|---|---|---|
| CO2 | 46,684 | 46,684 |
| CH4 | 1.22 | 26 |
| N2O | 0.92 | 286 |
| Total | - | 46,996 |
*Calculated figures for CO2e are rounded to the nearest tonne.
| Year | Emissions (tonnes CO2e) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 1,181,122 |
| 2005 | 1,108,437 |
| 2006 | 851,094 |
| 2007 | 754,148 |
| 2008 | 413,639 |
| 2009 | 200,393 |
| 2010 | 501,830 |
| 2011 | 78,078 |
| 2012 | 46,996 |
| 2013 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 |
| 2015 | 48,070 |
| 2016 | 29,219 |
| 2017 | 18,138 |
| 2018 | 19,645 |
| 2019 | 17,022 |
| 2020 | 17,104 |
See also
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- Thunder Bay Generating Station
- Kakabeka Generating Station
- List of power stations in Canada
- List of tallest smokestacks in Canada
References
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- ↑ Montgomery, James. Sneak Peek: Inside The Atikokan Biomass Plant Conversion. Renewable Energy World. 2013-09-12.
- ↑ "Ontario coal-fired power plant to switch to biomass", CBC News, January 21, 2009. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
- ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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- ↑ "$200M conversion coming for Atitkokan coal plant", CBC News, July 19, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
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External links
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- Coal-fired power stations in Ontario
- Ontario Power Generation
- Ontario electricity policy
- Buildings and structures in Rainy River District
- Former coal-fired power stations in Canada
- Biomass power stations in Ontario
- 1985 establishments in Ontario
- Energy infrastructure completed in 1985