Detailed Engineering for Two 40 MW Biomass Plants in Fort St. James and Merritt, Canada
Canada
The 40 MW biomass plants in Fort St. James and Merritt, British Columbia (Canada), stand out as two of the country’s largest biomass power facilities. These biomass plants use sawdust and sawmill residues as their main fuel, operate under extreme climatic conditions, and make a significant contribution to CO2 emissions reduction and reliable energy supply in the region.
The plants, which are located in areas with a large community of First Natios people, will each generate 40 MW of power and operate in extreme weather conditions (dropping to -46.5ºC). The main fuel used will wood residues from local sawmills, logging operations, and roadside debris.
The two plants will be equipped with steam turbine/ generators using “grate firing” combustion technology, one of the most reliable and sophisticated on the market.
Once operational, the plants will have the capacity to supply some 40,000 homes and avoid emissions to the atmosphere of some 570,000 tonnes per year of CO2.
The construction project for the two plants, under an EPC contracting arrangement, was awarderd to Iberdrola Ingeniería who in turn has contracted IDOM to develop the Detail Engineering for both plants.
