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Cleantech is one of Sarnia-Lambton's bright emerging sectors. Cleantech is a term used to describe knowledge-based products or services that improve operational performance, productivity, or efficiency while reducing costs, inputs, energy consumption, waste, or pollution. Our area's specific technological expertise in fuel processing, safety practices, waste management, computer control
systems, advanced industrial materials and power technologies represents a unique skill set vital to sustainable energy production.

Following is a synopsis of cleantech and alternative energy activities happening in Sarnia-Lambton:

Enbridge Inc./First Solar, Sarnia - World's largest PV solar farm
Solar energy – 80 MW
Completed Fall of  2010

NextEra Energy Inc., St. Clair  (bought from First Solar)
Solar energy – Two 20 MW projects announced

Bluewater Power, Sarnia
Rooftop solar testing facility

Rooftop solar projects for major commercial rooftops announced

Canada’s Bioindustrial Innovation Centre
Commercialization centre for large-scale industrial biotechnology and alternative energy

Suncor Energy St. Clair Ethanol Plant, St. Clair
Annual ethanol production of 400 million litres
Largest ethanol plant in Canada

Bluewater Power/Waste Management partnership, Petrolia, Sarnia
Landfill gas-to-energy

Sky Generation, Lambton Shores
Wind energy - 16.5 MW

TransAlta Energy Corporation, Sarnia
Power and steam for industry
Largest natural gas co-generation plant in Canada

Greenfield Energy, St. Clair
Combined-cycle natural gas power generation – 1005 MW

Invenergy Investment Company, St. Clair
Combined-cycle natural gas power generation – 570 MW

Air Products' hydrogen plant, located in Sarnia-Lambton, is producing over 80 million standard cubic feet per day of hydrogen. Nova Chemicals and Air Products produce hydrogen gas that feeds into a local 30+ kilometer hydrogen pipeline network that includes a Praxair liquid hydrogen conversion facility.

Praxair Canada Inc. produces hydrogen and nitrogen in Sarnia-Lambton.

Hydrogen is transported within Sarnia-Lambton via a 30+ km. hydrogen pipeline network.

Sarnia-Lambton's chemical and refining infrastructure helps make our area an excellent location for the manufacture of components for the solar and wind industries.