Thunder Bay Huaneng Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation

How many solar power plants are in Thunder Bay?

As of March 31, 2020, Thunder Bay is home to 15 solar PV generation facilities that are connected to the electricity grid. Two of these are ground mount (8.5 MW at the airport and 10 MW in Fort William First Nation), while the remaining 13 are rooftop facilities.

Where is Huaneng Power International's 320 MW floating PV plant located?

Huaneng Power International has switched on a 320 MW floating PV array in China’s Shandong province. It deployed the plant in two phases on a reservoir near its 2.65 GW Dezhou thermal power station. Huaneng Power International (HPI) has completed the world's largest floating PV project – a 320 MW facility in Dezhou, in China's Shandong province.

Will Huaneng Power build a solar plant in Fengcheng?

Huaneng Power also plans to build a 2 GW solar plant in Fengcheng, Jiangxi province. The experimental array will include floating PV, agrivoltaics and solar parks on fishponds. The first 320 MW unit will be completed this year, with the rest of the capacity to be installed by 2026.

How many mw can a ground solar array generate in Thunder Bay?

33 Kirby Calvert et.al., Mapping Opportunities for Renewable Energy: A Guidebook (October 2019) at 16. with a minimum area of 4 hectares have the potential to generate 778 MW of ground solar energy. There are 147 viable land patches within Thunder Bay that would support a < 5 MW ground solar array (see Figure 4).

Will wind and solar be incorporated into Thunder Bay's CEEP?

For wind and solar, the most significant constraints are Ontario's electricity market and the grid’s capacity to effectively integrate these intermittent energy sources. Bearing these constraints in mind, a conservative percentage of wind and solar will be incorporated into Thunder Bay’s CEEP to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Can ground solar be installed in Thunder Bay?

There are 3 viable land patches that could support ground solar arrays of between 20 and 50 MW. In particular, there is a promising ground solar site on a slope just north of the Thunder Bay airport that faces S, SE, and SW that could serve as a promising site for a large installation.