Name and Location
Grand Renewable Energy Park project, Ontario, Canada.

Client
Samsung Renewable Energy.

Project Description
The project will comprise 100 MW of solar power and 150 MW of wind power.

The basic project components include 67 wind turbines; about 440 000 photovoltaic solar panels installed on fixed ground-mounted racking structures and organised into 100-1 MW solar modules; a collector substation; an interconnect station; an operations and maintenance building; temporary storage and staging areas; about 20 km of 230 kV transmission lines; about 82 km of new overhead 34.5 kV collector lines along public roads; an estimated 48 km of new underground collector lines along turbine access roads; about 45 km of turbine access roads; and 40 km of solar panel maintenance roads.

Value
Not stated.

Duration
Commercial operation at the wind power project is expected to start in 2014.
The solar power plant is expected to be fully operational by 2015.

Latest Developments
Siemens Canada has received an order from Samsung Renewable Energy and Pattern Energy Group for the Grand Renewable Energy Park’s wind component of the project.

Under the agreement, Siemens will supply, deliver and commission 67 units of its SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines. The deal also includes a three-year service and maintenance agreement.

As part of the commitment to the green energy economy in the province of Ontario, the wind turbine blades for the project will be manufactured at the Siemens facility in Tillsonburg, Ontario; towers and steel for the turbines will be sourced from local suppliers. The nacelles and hubs will be supplied by the company’s nacelle assembly plant in Kansas, in the US.

Meanwhile, Canadian Solar Solutions has begun construction of the 100 MW utility-scale solar farm.
The solar power plant will include about 440 000 Canadian Solar CS6X high-performance modules.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Canadian Solar Solutions (solar power contract) and Siemens Canada (wind power contract).

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Samsung Renewable Energy, email info@samsungrenewableenergy.ca, solucekingston@samsungrenewableenergy.ca or mstaviss@counselpa.com.
Canadian Solar Solutions, tel +1 519 837 1881, fax +1 519 837 2550 or email inquire.ca@canadiansolar.com.
Siemens media relations, Bernd Eilitz, tel +49 40 2889 8842 or email berndeilitz@siemens.com.