Firebag Oil Sands Project power station

From Global Energy Monitor
Part of the
Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker,
a Global Energy Monitor project.
Download full dataset
Report an error
Related categories:

Firebag Oil Sands Project power station is an operating power station of at least 425-megawatts (MW) in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Firebag Oil Sands Project power station Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada 57.2417093, -110.8569273 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

Loading map...


Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 4, Unit 5: 57.2417093, -110.8569273
  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 57.2355543, -110.8499882
  • Unit 3: 57.241693, -110.854715

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 85[4] gas turbine[5][6] 2004[2]
Unit 2 operating[4] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 85[4] gas turbine[5] 2004[2]
Unit 3 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 85[4] gas turbine[5][6] 2004[2]
Unit 4 operating[2] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 85[4] gas turbine[5][6] 2004[2]
Unit 5 operating[4] fossil gas - natural gas[3] 85[4] gas turbine[5] 2004[2]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Suncor Energy Inc [100.0%]
Unit 2 Suncor Energy Inc [100.0%]
Unit 3 Suncor Energy Inc [100.0%]
Unit 4 Suncor Energy Inc [100.0%]
Unit 5 Suncor Energy Inc [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): oil & refining[5]
  • Captive industry: Both[5]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210514160448/http://nacei.org/content/documents/PowerPlantsAllGE100MW_NorthAmerica_201708.xlsx. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20221209161416/https://www.oilsandsmagazine.com/projects/suncor-firebag-sagd. Archived from the original on 09 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 http://nacei.org/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20230607115225/https://www.suncor.com/en-ca/what-we-do/oil-sands/firebag. Archived from the original on 07 June 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20210603215400/https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/suncor-firebag-cogeneration-project-7206. Archived from the original on 03 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://www.suncor.com/en-ca/what-we-do/low-carbon-power. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of gas-fired power stations, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.