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MGP0624-gigapixel-standard-scale-2_00x.jpg Greenwich Wind Farm Dorion

Greenwich Wind Farm - DORION

 

The huge crane used to install all the Capsules. It could lift over 100 tons 300 feet in the air.

 

The project was developed by Renewable Energy Systems Canada and is currently owned by Enbridge Income Fund Holdings with a stake of 51%.

 

The power generated from the project is sold to Ontario Power Authority under a power purchase agreement for a period of 20 years, starting from 2011.

 

The project generates 275,000MWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 34,699 households, offsetting 107,000t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $275m.

 

City: Dorion

Commissioning: Reserved for Premium Access

43 turbines: Siemens SWT-2.3-101 (power 2 300 kW, diameter 101 m)

Hub height: Reserved for Premium Access

Total nominal power: 98,900 kW

Operational

Onshore wind farm

Developer: RES

Operators: Enbridge/RES

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Uploaded on February 1, 2014
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