Canada

Port Hawkesbury — 60 MW Biomass

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Port Hawkesbury is a 60 MW biomass power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
60 MW

Installed

Commissioned

Year online

Owner
Nova Scotia Power Inc

Operator

Location
45.60, -61.36

Coordinates

Insights

#408
largest in %s
#176
largest %s worldwide
#12,271
largest worldwide
5
operated by %s
13
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Biomass
Capacity
60 MW
Commissioned
Status
Operational
Owner
Nova Scotia Power Inc
Country
Canada
Coordinates
45.598, -61.360

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
78,577 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
2M t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
230 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

17,082
cars / year
10,477
homes / year
3.6M
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Port Hawkesbury is a 60 MW biomass power plant in Canada, operated by Nova Scotia Power Inc. It represents 1.93% of Canada’s total biomass capacity of 3,102 MW and ranks #14 of 117 biomass plants in the country. The largest biomass plant in Canada is Atikokan-G1 at 215 MW, making Port Hawkesbury 3.58 times smaller.

Within 50 km, nearby plants include Point Tupper (Coal, 154 MW), Sable (Wind, 13.8 MW), and Dickie Brook (Hydro, 2.6 MW). The facility is located in Nova Scotia, approximately 30 km east of Antigonish.

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