Queen Elizabeth Power Station
| Queen Elizabeth Power Station | |
|---|---|
  Location of Queen Elizabeth Power Station in Canada Saskatchewan | |
| Country | Canada |
| Location |
2211 Spadina Crescent West Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Coordinates | 52°5′43″N 106°42′22″W / 52.09528°N 106.70611°WCoordinates: 52°5′43″N 106°42′22″W / 52.09528°N 106.70611°W |
| Status | Active |
| Commission date | 1959 |
| Owner(s) | SaskPower |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Natural Gas |
| Type | Steam turbine |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 430 MW |
Queen Elizabeth Power Station is a natural gas-fired station owned by SaskPower, located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The station was called the South Saskatchewan River Generating Station until it was commissioned in 1959 by Queen Elizabeth II when the name was changed.
Description
The Queen Elizabeth Power Station consists of:[1]
- one 60 MW and one 63 MW units (commissioned in 1959)
- one 95 MW unit (commissioned in 1971)
- six 25 MW combustion gas turbines used to recover excess heat and reduce greenhouse gasses using combined-cycle technology with Once Through Steam Generators (OTSG) (commissioned in June 2002)
- three 36 MW Hitachi gas turbine units (commissioned 2010) at a cost of $240 million[2]
Boilers were supplied by FW, Babcock and Wilcox, and Innovative Steam Technologies; while the turbines were supplied by Brown, Boveri & Cie, English Electric and Hitachi Canadian Industries.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ SaskPower, Archivia Net, Peeking Stations, retrieved 2011-08-27
- ↑ Journal of Commerce (March 9, 2009), SaskPower plans expansion of Queen Elizabeth Power Station, retrieved 2011-08-27
- ↑ Power Plants Around the World