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English Gold River is a 90 MW biomass power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
Insights
Location
Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Biomass
- Capacity
- 90 MW
- Commissioned
- 2006
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Green Island Energy
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 49.683, -126.125
Estimated Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~25 yrs
gCO₂ per kWh
Annual emissions equal to
Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator
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About this plant
Gold River is a 90 MW biomass power plant in Canada, operated by Green Island Energy.
Ranked #7 of 117 biomass plants in Canada. Its 90 MW represents 2.9% of Canada’s 3,102 MW total biomass capacity. The largest biomass plant in Canada is Atikokan-G1 at 215 MW, making Gold River 2.4 times smaller.
Nearby plants within 50 km include Mears Creek (3.8 MW, Hydro) and Cypress Creek (2.8 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 200 km northwest of Campbell River.
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