Suncor Oil Sands Base Plant cogeneration power station

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Suncor Oil Sands Base Plant cogeneration power station is a power station under construction in Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Suncor Oil Sands Base Plant cogeneration power station Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada 57.005879, -111.480846 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 57.005879, -111.480846

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 construction[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[4] 403[5] combined cycle[6] 2024[2]
Unit 2 construction[2][3] fossil gas - natural gas[4] 403[5] combined cycle[6] 2024[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%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): oil & refining[7]
  • Captive industry: Both[7]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210917071203/https://www.suncor.com/en-CA/about-us/oil-sands/process/coke-boiler-replacement-project. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20210728093348/https://www.suncor.com/en-ca/about-us/our-purpose-and-values/living-our-purpose/cogeneration. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221202165102/https://www.canadianenergycentre.ca/suncor-restarts-work-on-greenhouse-gas-reducing-cogeneration-project-at-base-plant/. Archived from the original on 02 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210917071203/https://www.suncor.com/en-CA/about-us/oil-sands/process/coke-boiler-replacement-project. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210603222919/https://www.auc.ab.ca/regulatory_documents/ProceedingDocuments/2019/23957-D02-2019.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 03 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220807154531/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/news/contracts/mhps-suncor-oil-sands/. Archived from the original on 07 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221004154629/https://www.suncor.com/en-ca/what-we-do/oil-sands/coke-boiler-replacement-project. Archived from the original on 04 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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