Energy is not only something you feel as you interact with the people in Sarnia-Lambton it is something you can physically see in its various forms whether it be renewable power, natural gas pipelines or new bio-based energy sources.  Sarnia-Lambton is the place for energy!

Sarnia-Lambton has a long history of energy production – the longest in North America.  Since 1857, we’ve been building a firm foundation to support the rapidly expanding energy needs of our planet.  We are known world-wide as an industrial hot-bed, promoting safe, economical and sustainable practices in the energy and process industries. Our region has a rich heritage of creativity, hard work and innovation

Energy in our community takes all forms including research & development, production, storage, transportation and all supporting industries that power the energy sector in our community.

 

Energy Research and Development:

  • Lambton College is committed to Sarnia-Lambton’s energy focus, as demonstrated by their sustainable Smart Home, energy and process technology programs, and research and development initiatives, including the Lambton Water Centre and Bluewater Technology Access Centre (BTAC). Lambton College’s Centre of Excellence In Energy and Bio-Industrial Technologies houses the new Bio-Industrial Process Research Centre and the Lambton Energy Research Centre.
  • BIOINDUSTRIAL INNOVATION CANADA operates a commercialization centre for large-scale industrial biotechnology and alternative energy, located at the Western Sarnia-Lambton Research Park.

 

Energy Production:TransAlta Towers

  • Gas Power – 2,688 MW
    • Greenfield Energy – 1,005 MW
    • Greenfield South Power Corporation Green Electron Power Plant – 300 MW
    • St. Clair Energy Centre – 577 MW
    • TransAlta Energy Corporation – 506 MW – Gas / Steam co-generation facility
  • Solar Power – 120 MW
    • Enbridge 80 MW solar farm
    • NextEra two 20 MW solar farms
    • Rooftop Solar FIT projects
  • Wind Power – 439 MW
    • Ravenswood 9MW
    • Zephyr Wind Farm 10 MW
    • Proposed – Grand Bend 100 MW
    • Cedar Point 100 MW
    • Churchill 70 MW
    • Jericho 150 MW
  • Landfill gas-to-energy – Bluewater Power/Waste Management Partnership

 

Energy Storage:Enbridge Tank Farm and Solar Panel

  • Union Gas Dawn Natural Gas Storage complex (largest underground natural gas storage facility in Canada 166 PJs of storage delivering 10 PJs per day
  • Enbridge – over 112 Bcf of working capacity
  • Pembina – NGL / hydrocarbon storage and fractionation

 

Energy Transportation:

  • Enbridge Natural Gas and Oil Pipelines from Western Canada and the US
  • Trans Canada Oil Pipelines
  • Air Products 30+ km. hydrogen pipeline network
  • St. Lawrence Seaway – Shell Canada, Imperial Oil, ARLANXEO Canada Inc. Docks, Sarnia Harbour
  • Canadian National and CSX Rail Lines and multiple rail car maintenance facilities (Procor, GATX, etc.)
  • Highway / Bulk Carrier truck transportation

 

Energy Supporting Industries

Sarnia-Lambton is well equipped to support the needs of the energy industry through all stages of engineering, design, construction and operation both locally as well as around the world.  A group of these supporting companies have formed the Sarnia-Lambton Industrial Alliance to better meet the needs of the energy industry both locally as well as globally.  Here are just a few of the types of industries located in Sarnia-Lambton:

  • Engineering & Design Consulting
  • Instrumentation & Control Design
  • Environmental Consulting
  • Metal Fabrication and Machining
  • Construction

 

For more information on Sarnia-Lambton’s energy industry see:

Sarnia-Lambton Energy Cluster Brochure