Fort St James Biomass Power Plant is a 40MW biopower project. It is located in British Columbia, Canada. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 2018.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Biopower 40 40 Active British Columbia, Canada Veolia Energy North America Holdings

Description

The project was developed by Veolia Energy North America Holdings. Fengate Capital Management and Veolia Energy North America Holdings are currently owning the project.

The project supplies enough clean energy to power 40,000 households, offsetting 95,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $235m.

The process of combustion has been adopted in this project to release the stored energy from the feed. Agricultural by-product, municipal solid waste and wood by-product are used as a feedstock to power the project.

Development Status

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The project got commissioned in 2018.

Power Purchase Agreement

The power generated from the project is sold to BC Hydro under a power purchase agreement for a period of 30 years.

Contractors Involved

Iberdrola Ingenieria y Construccion SAU was selected to render EPC services for the biopower project.

Siemens was selected as the steam turbine supplier for the project. The company supplied SST 400 model turbines for the project.

Veolia Energy North America Holdings is the O&M contractor for the project.

About Veolia Energy North America Holdings

Veolia Energy North America Holdings, Inc. (Veolia Energy North America) is an energy efficient solutions provider. The company offers five types of solutions such as district energy, combined heat and power (CHP) and cogeneration, energy plant operations and maintenance (O&M), renewable energy, and special services. Its district energy solutions include end-to-end solutions that combine heating and cooling systems and associated services. The company’s CHP and cogeneration solutions design, build, own, operate and maintain electrical and thermal energy power plants. It offers services to enhance the overall performance of thermal, electrical and mechanical equipment under energy plant O&M solutions. Veolia Energy North America also offers renewable energy sources such as biomass, biogas and solar energy. The company’s special services include complex industrial system maintenance to hospital services and public lighting. Veolia Energy North America is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the US.

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