A biomass pellet-turning at Atikokan. Work on the conversion of Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) Atikokan Generating Station to use biomass is well underway. The Atikokan conversion project includes plant modifications and the construction of a fuel-storage and handling system to repower the plant from coal to biomass fuel. Biomass will be the only fuel used at Atikokan in the future. The converted Atikokan station will have an installed capacity of 211 MW, and provide renewable electricity generation from a sustainable fuel. When the conversion project is completed in 2014 Atikokan will be the largest capacity 100 per cent biomass fueled power plant in North America. The converted plant will generate renewable, on demand, peak capacity power and create about 200 construction jobs. Photo courtesy of OPG.