“Capital Energy is immensely proud to stop coal-fired operations at our Genesee producing station and ship as much as 3.4 million tonnes of annual emissions reductions via our Genesee repowering challenge,” mentioned Jason Comandante, SVP and head of Canada for Capital Energy.
“Our funding on this facility will end in essentially the most environment friendly pure gasoline mixed cycle plant in Canada – a feat that considerably reduces emissions whereas delivering extra megawatts of dependable, reasonably priced and clear capability for our province.”
Two items on the plant at the moment are 100% powered by pure gasoline. A pair of recent Mitsubishi M501JAC generators and a Vogt triple-pressure warmth restoration system have been put in, whereas the plant continues to make use of the present steam mills. Every of items will add 512 MW web capability to the provincial grid by 2025, and as much as 3.4 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions will likely be remove yearly.
The third unit at Genesee was upgraded to make use of 100% pure gasoline in 2023. Complete value of the repowering challenge was roughly $1.35 billion ($980 million).
Capital Energy now has a complete of 19 pure gas-fired crops producing 7.8 GW, 10 wind farms with a capability of 1.36 GW, and three photo voltaic services with a capability of 130 MW. The corporate is planning to develop its output of unpolluted power to service clients all through North America. The corporate additionally has a carbon seize and storage division.