Howe Sound Mill power station

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Howe Sound Mill power station is an operating power station of at least 113-megawatts (MW) in Area F (West Howe Sound), Sunshine Coast Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. It is also known as Howe Sound Pulp & Paper Corp, Port Mellon.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Howe Sound Mill power station Area F (West Howe Sound), Sunshine Coast Regional District, British Columbia, Canada 49.522, -123.4862 (exact)[1]
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • B1, B2: 49.522, -123.4862

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Emergency/Backup
B1 Operating[2][3] bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids), bioenergy: paper mill wastes, fossil gas: natural gas[4] 63[5] unknown 1990[2][3] no
B2 Operating[2][3] bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids), bioenergy: paper mill wastes, fossil gas: natural gas[4] 50[5] unknown 1990[2][3] no

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
B1 Howe Sound Pulp & Paper[1] Domtar Paper Company LLC [100%][2] Paper Excellence BV [100.0%]
B2 Howe Sound Pulp & Paper[1] Domtar Paper Company LLC [100%][2] Paper Excellence BV [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[2]
  • Captive industry: Pulp & Paper[2]
  • Non-industry use: power[2]


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Articles and Resources

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Renewable Energy Power Plants, 1 MW or more". North American Cooperation on Energy Information (NACEI). 2021. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 https://www.domtar.com/our-location/howe-sound/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20230203053200/https://paperexcellence.com/mill-location/howe-sound/. Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20211204215331/https://paperexcellence.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Air-Permit-PA-3095-1.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-12-04. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 (PDF) https://p2infohouse.org/ref/29/28627.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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