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Solar thermal and biomass hybridization combine two energy sources that complement one another seasonally and diurnally, overcoming their respective disadvantages. In the current research, the feasibility of locating a new medium capacity (5–150 Mwe) hybrid concentrated solar biomass power plant is investigated in Alberta and Ontario. To address the above-mentioned goal, three critical criteria are considered to find the most suitable region. The amount of direct normal irradiation and the biomass feedstock in 50 km and 100 km radii are analyzed in different regions in Ontario and Alberta. The third factor is the distance to the substations. According to the results, although it is difficult to justify developing a hybrid concentrated solar biomass power plant in Ontario, at least five locations in Alberta meet the aforementioned criteria. By concentrating on substations located near natural gas power plants, Calgary, with four natural gas power plants, can be regarded as the most suitable region. According to the findings, we identified that by establishing a 100 Mwe hybrid concentrated solar biomass power plant that requires 359,478 tons of forestry biomass and costs between 3.7 and 4.9 mCAD/Mwe, about 5% of Calgary’s total electricity consumption would be met while reducing CO 2  emissions by 32 tons.

Identifying optimal geographic locations for hybrid concentrated solar biomass (HCSB) power plants in Alberta and Ontario, Canada