Name and Location
Grand Bend Wind Farm project, Ontario, Canada.
Client
Grand Bend Wind Limited Partnership, a partnership between Northland Power and the Aamjiwnaang First Nation and Bkejwanong Territory.
Project Description
The project involves the construction of 40 wind turbines, with a total generation capacity of 100 MW.
In addition to the turbines, the project will also include:
• one or two meteorological towers that will collect data during project operation;
• step-up transformers adjacent to each turbine at the base of the tower, converting 690 V of electricity of 36 kV electricity;
• 36 kV electrical collector lines, from each turbine to the adjacent municipal road right-of-way (RoW);
• 36 kV electrical collector lines, to be located within municipal RoWs, connecting the turbines to the transformer substation;
• a 54 m × 91 m transformer substation at the location, converting 36 kV of electricity to 230 kV of electricity;
• a 230 kV transmission line, connecting the transformer substation to the existing 230 kV Hydro One transmission system, north-east of the transformer substation;
• a 230 kV switchyard at the connection point to the existing 230 kV Hydro One transmission system, south of the Seaforth transformer station; and
• communication lines along the 36 kV collector lines and 230 kV transmission line.
The project will be sufficient to provide ecofriendly electricity for about 30 000 Canadian households.
Value
Not stated.
Duration
Commercial operation is expected in the first half of 2016.
Latest Developments
Siemens has received an order for the supply, installation and commissioning of 40 SWT-3.2-113 direct-drive wind turbines.
All 120 of the 55-m-long rotor blades for the wind turbines will be manufactured at Siemens’ plant in Tilonsburg, Ontario.
Construction work for the site is under way.
Siemens will also be responsible for the service and maintenance of the wind turbines over a ten-year period.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
Siemens (supply, installation, commissioning, service and maintenance for wind turbines).
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Grand Bend Wind Limited Partnership, email grandbendwind @neeganburnside.com.
Siemens wind power and renewables division Eva-Maria Baumann, tel +49 9131 18 3700 or
email eva-maria.baumann@siemens.com.