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Thunder Bay Condensing Turbine Project (40.0 MW) - Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay Condensing Turbine Project is a biomass fuelled cogeneration facility located in Thunder Bay, Ontario and is contained within the footprint of the existing pulp and paper mill owned and operated by AbiBow Canada Inc. This facility has a total nameplate capacity of 62.4 MW of which 40 MW is contracted to the OPA.
Major equipment for the facility consists of two existing biomass boilers burning biomass fuel, such as bark and supplemented by sludge produced at the paper mill, and one spent liquor recovery boiler to produce high pressure steam that is fed into a General Electric turbine and a Brown Boveri generator. There also exists a standby natural gas fuelled boiler that may be operated during maintenance outages.
The facility will be connected to the IESO-controlled grid via Hydro One circuit Q4B.
| Location: | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Nameplate Capacity: | 62.4 MW |
| OPA Contracted Capacity: | 40.0 MW |
| Developer: | AbiBow Canada Inc. |
| Technology: | Biomass Fuelled Cogeneration |
| Major Equipment: | Two biomass boilers; One black liquor boiler |
| Generator Set: |
General Electric Turbine Brown Boveri Generator |
| Connection Point: | Hydro One 115 kV Circuit Q4B |
| Target Commercial Operation Date: | Q1 2013 |
Project Progress (September 30, 2011)
- Major turbine control equipment refurbishment and replacement in progress
- Demolition and refurbishment of existing building to house new turbine in progress
- Project financing complete
Links:
AbitibiBowater Inc.
http://www.bowater.ca/
Project Contacts:
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Ontario Power Authority |
Thunder Bay Condensing Turbine Project |
