Muskeg River Mine Cogeneration Station

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| location = Wood Buffalo, north of Fort McMurray, Alberta

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| owner = Heartland Generation

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| status = O

| th_fuel_primary = Natural gas

| th_technology = Gas turbine

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| ps_electrical_capacity = 172 MW

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Muskeg River Mine (MRM) Cogeneration Station is a natural gas-fired station owned by Heartland Generation, located 75 km north of Fort McMurray and is part of the Albian Sands Project.

Description

The MRM Cogeneration Station consists of:[http://www.saskpower.com/aboutus/corpinfo/power_generation_facilities/cogeneration_stations/mrm_cogeneration_station.shtml Plant Description] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015100612/http://www.saskpower.com/aboutus/corpinfo/power_generation_facilities/cogeneration_stations/mrm_cogeneration_station.shtml |date=2009-10-15 }}

  • 2 - GE 7EA gas-fired turbine and generator sets with low nitrous oxide burners
  • 2 - Heat recovery steam generators
  • 2 - Standby auxiliary gas-fired boilers.

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