Electricity generation is the process of generating electric power from sources of primary energy. For utilities in the electric power industry, it is the stage prior to its delivery to end users or its storage.
A combined cycle power plant is an assembly of heat engines that work in tandem from the same source of heat, converting it into mechanical energy. On land, when used to make electricity the most common type is called a combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plant. The same principle is also used for marine propulsion, where it is called a combined gas and steam (COGAS) plant. Combining two or more thermodynamic cycles improves overall efficiency, which reduces fuel costs.
Cogeneration or combined heat and power (CHP) is the use of a heat engine or power station to generate electricity and useful heat at the same time. Trigeneration or combined cooling, heat and power (CCHP) refers to the simultaneous generation of electricity and useful heating and cooling from the combustion of a fuel or a solar heat collector. The terms cogeneration and trigeneration can also be applied to the power systems simultaneously generating electricity, heat, and industrial chemicals.
The Richard L. Hearn Generating Station is a decommissioned electrical generating station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The plant was originally fired by coal, but later converted to burn natural gas. The plant has been described as "Pharaonic in scale", and encompasses 650 thousand cubic metres of space—large enough to fit 12 Parthenons inside.
NOVA Chemicals Corporation is a plastics and chemical company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, with executive offices in the Pittsburgh suburb of Moon Township, Pennsylvania and Lambton County, Ontario.
A stationary engineer is a technically trained person who operates, troubleshoots and oversees industrial machinery and equipment that provides energy in various forms. Stationary engineers are also known as Process Operators in some settings.
Teesside Power Station is a former gas-fired power station, in Redcar & Cleveland, England. Situated near the Wilton chemical complex, the station had combined cycle gas turbines (CCGTs) and open cycle gas turbines (OCGTs), however in 2011 the operation of the CCGT part of the station was suspended, and in 2013 the owners announced its closure and plans to demolish it. Prior to the suspension, the station had a generating capacity of 1875 megawatts (MW), making it the largest of any CCGT power station in Europe. The station could meet almost 3% of the electricity demand for England, Wales and Scotland. Opened in 1993, the station was initially operated by Enron but moved into the hands of PX Ltd after the Enron scandal of 2001, before being bought by Gaz de France and Suez in 2008. The station also worked as a cogeneration plant, providing steam for the Wilton complex.
Part of Westinghouse Electric Corporation's Westinghouse Power Generation group, the Westinghouse Combustion Turbine Systems Division (CTSD) was originally located, along with the Steam Turbine Division (STD), in a major industrial manufacturing complex, referred to as the South Philadelphia Works, in Lester, PA near to the Philadelphia International Airport.
Thor Cogeneration is a planned, but undeveloped, gas-fired cogeneration plant, which was to be built on Seal Sands near Billingham, in County Durham, North East England.
Veresen Inc. was a Calgary, Alberta-based energy infrastructure company with three main lines of business: Pipelines, Natural Gas and Power Generation. It was a publicly traded company on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and was known as Fort Chicago Energy Partners L.P. under January 2011. In 2017, it was acquired by Pembina Pipeline for $9.7 billion.
Cory Cogeneration Station is a natural gas-fired station owned by SaskPower and located near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The plant operates at 260 MW in a conventional generation mode and at 228 MW in a cogeneration mode. Steam from the plant is used to supply the Potash Corp Cory Mine.
Kwinana Cogeneration Plant is located 40 kilometres south of Perth, Western Australia. It provides steam and electrical power to the BP Australia Kwinana Oil Refinery and electricity only to Synergy, the State owned generator/retailer.
Thorold Co-generation Plant is a natural gas-fired station owned by Northland Power, brought into operation on March 28, 2010. The plant also supplies steam to the nearby AbitibiBowater paper mill. Power is produced under contract to the Ontario Power Authority.
Island Generating Station is a natural gas-fired station owned by Capital Power Corporation, in Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada. The plant operates as a co-generation facility under a 20-year power purchase agreement with BC Hydro while steam is supplied to Elk Falls Mill.
GTAA Cogeneration Plant is a combined cycle natural gas and steam power station owned by the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, in Mississauga, Ontario. The plant is primarily used to supply steam and power to the Toronto Pearson International Airport with surplus power sold onto the Ontario grid. The plant is located across from the airport at Elmbank Road and Network Road next to the Central Utilities Plant.
Sarnia Regional Cogeneration Plant is a natural gas power station owned by TransAlta Energy, in Sarnia, Ontario. The plant is primarily used to supply steam to Arlanxeo, Styrolution, Suncor and Nova Chemicals and power onto the Ontario Grid.
McMahon Cogeneration Plant is a natural gas power station owned by Heartland Generation (50%) and Enbridge (50%). The plant is located in Taylor, British Columbia. The plant is primarily used to supply steam to a gas processing plant owned by Enbridge and power onto the British Columbia Grid through a long-term power sale agreement with BC Hydro.
Scotford Cogeneration Plant is a natural gas power station owned by Heartland Generation. The plant is located in Strathcona County, just northeast of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada at the Scotford Upgrader site. The plant is primarily used to supply steam and electricity to the Athabasca Oilsands Upgrader. The Upgrader utilizes two-thirds of the electricity generated with the balance being sold to the Alberta Interconnected Grid.
The Fort Saskatchewan Cogeneration Plant is a cogeneration plant located on the DOW Chemical Canada's Fort Saskatchewan facility. The facility produces 118MW of electricity from its gas turbines and 100 tonnes per of steam for use in Dow Chemical Canada's facility.
