Environment
Ottawa flows more cash to river hydro generation project
Fort Providence's Big River Service Centre hopes to remove need to burn diesel for power, with extra for community
The Fort Providence Hydrokinetic Demonstration has received $766,090 to further studies into generate electricity using a submersible turbine in the Mackenzie River instead of a dam.
Ottawa made the announcement in the Yukon today, alongside nearly $7 million in funding for seven other clean energy projects in the three territories.
They are projects that will strengthen local electricity systems, reduce reliance on fossil fuels and support long-term economic growth for communities in the North, stated a federal release.
The Métis-owned Big River Service Centre is behind the project that has received several rounds of government funding to determine if two turbines would remove the busy gas station from diesel power generation.
It’s thought more power would be made than the service centre would need, allowing the surplus to enter Deh Gáh Got’îê/Fort Providence’s power grid for distribution.
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- Big River Service Centre in Fort Providence is the last gas station to fill up before Yellowknife. (CKLB files)
