{"id":12800,"date":"2023-02-07T16:56:35","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T00:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/hydro-quebec-to-build-off-grid-biomass-plant\/"},"modified":"2023-02-07T16:56:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T00:56:36","slug":"hydro-quebec-to-build-off-grid-biomass-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/hydro-quebec-to-build-off-grid-biomass-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Hydro-Quebec to build off-grid biomass plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/files\/membership-default-internal\/\" class=\"memberhide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/01\/20220718_175041000_iOS.jpg\" alt=\"-\"><\/a><br\/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>TROIS-RIVI\u00c8RES, QUE. \u2014 Hydro-Quebec has announced a plan to build a forest biomass cogeneration plant to supply the Opitciwan community with off-grid power.<\/p>\n<p>The partners in the deal are the Societe en commandite Onimiskiw Opitciwan and the Conseil des Atikamekw d\u2019Opitciwan.<\/p>\n<p>The system will be the first of its kind in an Indigenous community in Quebec, stated a release.<\/p>\n<p>With an installed capacity of 4.8 megawatts, the plant is scheduled for commissioning in July 2026. The 25-year agreement, which has the option of a 15-year extension, also involves the acquisition and installation of a dryer at the Opitciwan sawmill.<\/p>\n<p>The overall cost of the project is estimated at $60.2 million, with provincial and federal government contributions required along with investments from the Indigenous proponents.<\/p>\n<p>Forty workers will be hired for the construction phase, with about 15 permanent jobs to be created once the facility is commissioned.<\/p>\n<p>Diesel consumption in the community is expected to decrease by 85 per cent. The biomass will be sourced from forestry resources.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe forest biomass cogeneration plant project holds great promise for our community and meets our essential electricity supply needs,\u201d stated Jean-Claude Mequish, chief of the Conseil des Atikamekw d\u2019Opitciwan, in a release. \u2018Not only does it tick every box in terms of social acceptability, sustainability and technical viability, but it will also spur social and economic development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- News - Bottom -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8320848692\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada.constructconnect.com\/dcn\/news\/infrastructure\/2023\/02\/hydro-quebec-to-build-off-grid-biomass-plant\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TROIS-RIVI\u00c8RES, QUE. \u2014 Hydro-Quebec has announced a plan to build a forest biomass cogeneration plant to supply the Opitciwan community &#8230; <a title=\"Hydro-Quebec to build off-grid biomass plant\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/hydro-quebec-to-build-off-grid-biomass-plant\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Hydro-Quebec to build off-grid biomass plant\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1037],"tags":[357,295],"class_list":["post-12800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-commercial-news","tag-blog","tag-technology","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12800\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}