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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Spanish renewable energy company Acciona Energy (Alcobendas) is making moves into Canada with the purchase of a windfarm project in development from RES Canada (Montreal, Quebec), a division of RES Group (Kings Langley, England).
RES Canada's Forty Mile wind project near Bow Island, Alberta, has been in planning for a number of years, and despite the change in ownership, RES will remain involved in the windfarm's construction. The Forty Mile facility will be constructed in two planned phases. The first phase entails erecting 49 turbines, each rated at 5.7 megawatts (MW), to achieve nameplate generation of about 280 MW. Construction on this phase could begin next year, with the windfarm beginning to produce power in early 2025.
A second phase of construction could begin late next year, before completion of the initial 280 MW, and would entail adding 21 more turbines for additional generation of 120 MW. With a combined generation capacity of 400 MW, the Forty Mile Windfarm would be the largest windfarm in Canada. Most of the offtake is designated to oil sands developer Cenovus Energy Incorporated (NYSE:CVE) (Calgary, Alberta), which has a virtual power purchase agreement in place for the plant. Subscribers can learn more by viewing reports on Phase I and Phase II of the project.
The project will join other renewable energy projects being developed by RES in Alberta, including solar power projects. Chief among the company's projects currently under construction is the Big Sky solar farm, near Acadia Valley in Alberta. Construction on the facility kicked off earlier this year and entails placing hundreds of thousands of bifacial solar modules on a single-axis tracking system to provide nameplate generation of 140 MW. The facility is expected to begin operations next year. Subscribers can click here for more details.
A second, slightly larger solar project is being planned by RES at a 950-acre site near Carseland, Alberta. The Nova photovoltaic solar plant would use more than 277,000 bifacial solar panels on a single-axis tracking system to generate 150 MW. Construction could begin in the first half of next year, putting the plant on track to begin generating power in 2025. Subscribers can click here for more information on the project.
RES' Alberta projects join other projects from the company in the U.S., where Acciona also is strengthening its presence. Both companies have active projects in Texas. RES projects include a planned solar farm near Refugio, about 45 miles north of Corpus Christi. The 100-MW solar farm would be built across 500 acres and would include more than 239,000 solar modules. Plans for the facility also call for a 50-MW battery energy storage system (BESS) to provide power when the sun isn't shining. The solar portion could begin generating power by 2027, followed by the BESS the following year. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the reports on the solar farm and BESS.
About 100 miles northeast, on a 2,500-acre site in Wharton County, Texas, Acciona is underway with its Red-Tailed Hawk solar farm. Engineering, procurement and construction contractor Wanzek Construction Incorporated (Fargo, North Dakota) kicked off construction on the project about a year ago, and the work is expected to last about another year. Upon completion in 2024, the facility will have a nameplate generation capacity of 350 MW and will be Acciona's largest solar farm in the world. The Red-Tailed Hawk facility is Acciona's fifth investment in Texas. Subscribers can click here for more details.
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RES Canada's Forty Mile wind project near Bow Island, Alberta, has been in planning for a number of years, and despite the change in ownership, RES will remain involved in the windfarm's construction. The Forty Mile facility will be constructed in two planned phases. The first phase entails erecting 49 turbines, each rated at 5.7 megawatts (MW), to achieve nameplate generation of about 280 MW. Construction on this phase could begin next year, with the windfarm beginning to produce power in early 2025.
A second phase of construction could begin late next year, before completion of the initial 280 MW, and would entail adding 21 more turbines for additional generation of 120 MW. With a combined generation capacity of 400 MW, the Forty Mile Windfarm would be the largest windfarm in Canada. Most of the offtake is designated to oil sands developer Cenovus Energy Incorporated (NYSE:CVE) (Calgary, Alberta), which has a virtual power purchase agreement in place for the plant. Subscribers can learn more by viewing reports on Phase I and Phase II of the project.
The project will join other renewable energy projects being developed by RES in Alberta, including solar power projects. Chief among the company's projects currently under construction is the Big Sky solar farm, near Acadia Valley in Alberta. Construction on the facility kicked off earlier this year and entails placing hundreds of thousands of bifacial solar modules on a single-axis tracking system to provide nameplate generation of 140 MW. The facility is expected to begin operations next year. Subscribers can click here for more details.
A second, slightly larger solar project is being planned by RES at a 950-acre site near Carseland, Alberta. The Nova photovoltaic solar plant would use more than 277,000 bifacial solar panels on a single-axis tracking system to generate 150 MW. Construction could begin in the first half of next year, putting the plant on track to begin generating power in 2025. Subscribers can click here for more information on the project.
RES' Alberta projects join other projects from the company in the U.S., where Acciona also is strengthening its presence. Both companies have active projects in Texas. RES projects include a planned solar farm near Refugio, about 45 miles north of Corpus Christi. The 100-MW solar farm would be built across 500 acres and would include more than 239,000 solar modules. Plans for the facility also call for a 50-MW battery energy storage system (BESS) to provide power when the sun isn't shining. The solar portion could begin generating power by 2027, followed by the BESS the following year. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the reports on the solar farm and BESS.
About 100 miles northeast, on a 2,500-acre site in Wharton County, Texas, Acciona is underway with its Red-Tailed Hawk solar farm. Engineering, procurement and construction contractor Wanzek Construction Incorporated (Fargo, North Dakota) kicked off construction on the project about a year ago, and the work is expected to last about another year. Upon completion in 2024, the facility will have a nameplate generation capacity of 350 MW and will be Acciona's largest solar farm in the world. The Red-Tailed Hawk facility is Acciona's fifth investment in Texas. Subscribers can click here for more details.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Power Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
