Purpose and need of the project One of the most important energy scenarios in Canada was born in 1922. First, the Sir Adam Beck power generating station was constructed - SAB 1. It was the first station that had been supplied by the Welland River. In Addition, in 1954 it was constructed in order to increase the water supply to two more tunnels about 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) each. And in 2005 Ontario Power Generation (OPG), saw that the Niagara Tunnel Project was a solution for the high demand of energy. It was designed to increase the water flow by 500 cubic meters (17,657 cubic feet) of water per second in the Sir Adam Beck’s turbines, which resulted in an upgrade of 150 megawatt hours of output power. The extra power produced …show more content…
As talked about in detail above in the budget and financing section, the project was administered by the Ontario Electricity Finance Corporation (OEFC). Since this project would affect the general populace by being a clean source of electric power generation, the Niagara tunnel project was publicly financed. Ontario Power Generation (OPG), a company publicly owned by Government of Ontario, fully financed the entire project. Even though the steep price tag of over a billion dollars sounds intimidating, there will be constant revenue coming in to the OPG after the project’s completion. This project will continue generating electricity for over 100 years into the future, with very low maintenance required. With the Niagara tunnel generating 1.5 billion kWh of electricity spread out amongst about 160,000 homes, the OPG will surely be able to see a return on their investment quickly. [10] Although this project encountered the financial difficulty of a global economic crisis starting in 2008, about 3 years after its start, it was still able to not only finish on time, but early. This alone is a strong testament, that the financial planning of this project was good from the start up until the
Have you ever thought about driving over a suspension bridge held up by cables? That’s what the Mackinac Bridge is. With the building of the Mackinac Bridge there has been many positive effects that have come out of it.
The article “Hydropower as a Renewable Energy Source” (n.d.) shows that man-made dams make up seventy-five percent of the United States’ total renewable energy.
The Erie Canal was a man made water way that stretched to be three hundred sixty three miles long. The canal started construction in1817, and took nine years to completely finish the building process. People during this time had many positive, and negative opinions about the fact that this expensive canal was being built. The idea of the Erie Canal originates with Jesse Hawley, the idea was to connect the great lakes to the Atlantic ocean making an easy path to the west from the east without having to pass Niagara Falls. The canal was mostly built by Irish immigrants who were hated, or disliked, by most people. People had ideas and predictions about what would come of this canal. Let's just see which of the predictions were more accurate to
A privately owned company constructed the current Peace Bridge in 1927. It became a link between Fort Erie, Canada and Buffalo, New York. The bridge is over one mile long, 5,800 feet, and holds three lanes of traffic. The center lane may go north or south depending on the volume of traffic. In 1934, the Great Depression caused a change. The Peace Bridge became publicly owned. As a result there were no taxes to be paid, and financing for projects could be obtained by issuing bonds at a low interest rate. The publicly owned bridge instituted a board of governors called the Peace Bridge Authority, PBA. The board, which made all decisions, was made up of six Americans and three Canadians. Fr...
Canada became an emerging country after the Second World War. There was a need for Canada to identify themselves as a distinct nation from Britain and the United States. The Trans Canada Highway became a visible nationalistic figure that set apart Canada from other countries. The Trans Canada Highway was a significant structure built in 1949 through 1961 that emerged as a result of a newfound unity and nationalistic view in Canada. Although there were many different political, personal and economical standpoints on the building of the highway, the finalization of the construction of the highway brought a unique unity that could be appreciated by all Canadians.
The first and most challenging problem associated with building the Mackinac Bridge arrived long before the bridge was even designed. Financing such an enormous project was no easy feat. In 1928, the idea of connecting the upper and lower peninsulas was proposed to Congress for the first time (Brown 4). At the time, the suspected bridge project was very much under government scrutiny and control. In fact, the initial boost in interest in pursuing the construction of a bridge came about due to the depression. The Public Works Administration (PWA) had been created under President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal economic plan which would fund certain construction projects with th...
In The Artificial River, Carol Sheriff describes how when the digging of the Erie Canal began on July 4, 1817, no one would have been able to predict that the canal would even be considered a paradox of progress. One of the major contradictions of progress was whether or not triumphing art over nature was even considered progress. People were not sure during the nineteenth century if changing the environment for industrialization was necessarily a good thing. Another contradiction to progress that resulted from the Erie Canal was when people started holding the state government responsible for all their financial misfortunes. An additional contradiction to progress that the Erie Canal displayed was how many of its workers were either children, or men that lived lives that were intemperate and disrespectful to women. As American history students look back at the Erie Canal today, they generally only imagine how the canal was extraordinary for the residents of New York, but not all the issues and problems it also produced.
Central Idea: Nuclear energy only contributes a small amount to the world’s electricity yet it has hazards and dangers that far out-way its benefits. There are many other alternative power producing sources that can produce energy more efficiently and more safely than nuclear power plants can.
The Niagara River is the river which connects two great lakes together and is located in Ontario, Canada. It connects Lake Ontario to Lake Erie. A landform which is located around here, that you may be familiar with, is the Welland Canal which is used so that ships can bypass the falls. The Welland Canal first opened in 1829, and this version of the Canal was dug by hand. The Canal has been widened and deepened over time, and the last alteration to it was made in 1959. It is run by the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, and has allowed ships to bypass the amazing Niagara Falls that are found in the Niagara River, as well as the rapids on the river. (1)
Next, hydro-electricity is electricity produced by moving water, flowing past a turbine connected to a generator (“Hydropower”). According to Nationalgeographic.c...
construction of steam pumping stations, wells, tunnels, and small dams to cater to the needs
Throughout the world, environmental issues impact everyone in a negative way. Supporting an idea that will increase this impact is unjust and extremely tolling on our environment. The keystone pipeline is not safe for the environment. Furthermore the effects of this pipeline such as an impairment of fish habitat and a loss of various wildlife habitat. On top of that this pipelines increase our greenhouse emission. The quote, “From 1990 to 2011, Canada’s annual emissions of greenhouse gases increased from 591 million to 702 million tons” says Michael B. McElroy a Butler professor of environmental studies. According to this quote...
...lems in the south west would be resolved. Luckily, many engineers already had the answer to our problems. Turbines were used to make the electricity from the falling of the water. Much like an electrical motor gone backwards, the turbines were very useful. They consisted of a motor, which was inside of a magnetic field. The rotating of a motor in a magnetic field resulted in an alternating electrical current. Due to the monstrosity of the turbines, a lot of electricity was able to be generated. The electrical output of the seventeen turbines used is over 4 billion kilowatt hours. This is a lot of electricity being put out by the falling of water through this dam. This power is used primarily in California, Nevada, and Arizona.
Today’s population consumes enormous amounts of energy. Even with the new energy efficient products that are available on today’s market, Stats Canada claims that Canada’s energy demand continues to rise each year. This energy demand growth could be attributed to many causes such as: population growth, dependence on technology, development in under developed world countries.
Hydropower, the use of water to power machinery or produce electricity, provides the most renewable energy in the United States, and uses alternating current in most modern plants ("Hydropower…”). Hydropower relies on the water cycle and is a clean fuel source; it doesn’t pollute the environment like plants that burn fossil fuels. It is by far the most efficient way to generate electricity, being half the cost of using nuclear power, two-fifths the cost of using fossil fuels, and a quarter the cost of using natural gas ("Wind and Water…”). Also, hydropower is not subject to market fluctuations of embargos, and the average lifespan of a facility is 100 years. Hydropower also has many non-energy benefits such as water supply, flood control, navigation, irrigation, and recreation. However, it does face many environmental challenges such as impacts to aquatic habitats, aesthetic alterations of landscapes, changes to water quality, and interruptions of marine life ("Hydropower…”).