Canada

Zellstoff Celgar Mill — 78 MW Biomass

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Zellstoff Celgar Mill is a 78 MW biomass power plant located in Canada. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
78 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2006

Year online

Owner
Mercer International Group

Operator

Location
49.34, -117.73

Coordinates

Insights

#353
largest in %s
#122
largest %s worldwide
#11,306
largest worldwide
2006
%d yrs newer than avg
1
operated by %s
20
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Biomass
Capacity
78 MW
Commissioned
2006
Status
Operational
Owner
Mercer International Group
Country
Canada
Coordinates
49.336, -117.728

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
102,150 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
2.6M t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
230 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

22,207
cars / year
13,620
homes / year
4.6M
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Zellstoff Celgar Mill is a 78 MW biomass power plant in Canada, operated by Mercer International Group.

Ranked #8 of 117 biomass plants in Canada. Its 78 MW represents 2.51% of Canada’s total biomass capacity of 3,102 MW. The largest biomass plant in Canada is Atikokan-G1 at 215 MW, making Zellstoff Celgar Mill 2.76 times smaller.

Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Boundary (1,118.6 MW, Hydro), Seven Mile (805 MW, Hydro), and Kootenay Canal (570 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in British Columbia, approximately 20 km from Castlegar.

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