Ottawa Health Sciences Centre cogeneration plant

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Ottawa Health Sciences Centre cogeneration plant is an operating power station of at least 74-megawatts (MW) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is also known as Ottawa.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ottawa Health Sciences Centre cogeneration plant Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 45.403232, -75.655232 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 45.403232, -75.655232

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2] fossil gas: natural gas[2] 74[2] combined cycle[3][4] yes[5] 1992[5]

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 Parent
1 TransAlta Corp [50%]; other [50%][5][5] other [50.0%]; TransAlta Corp [50.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): both[6]
  • Captive industry: Other[6]
  • Non-industry use: power[6]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/@45.4032321,-75.6552321,550m/data=!3m1!1e3. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20221003051514/https://transalta.com/about-us/our-operations/facilities/ottawa/. Archived from the original on 03 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20210411164615/http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/4654. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. (PDF) https://na-prod-aventri-files.s3.amazonaws.com/html_file_uploads/5d9b4adf796de35196f3b28767e4f83f_TransAltaPowerPlant.pdf?response-content-disposition=inline%3Bfilename%3D%22TransAlta%20%20Power%20Plant.pdf%22&response-content-type=application%2Fpdf&AWSAccessKeyId=AKIA3OQUANZMGCIZWZ6F&Expires=1669162758&Signature=jAfjmxB86MY%2BLhWCZYWdGrv%2B4S4%3D. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20210603212624/https://www.transalta.com/facilities/plants-operation/ottawa/. 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://web.archive.org/web/20220527123930/https://transalta.com/plants-operation/ottawa/. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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