Canada's Latest 99 Megawatts of Wind Generation Equipped with Vestas Wind Turbines

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). Two Canadian windfarms were officially announced as being in commercial operation in May 2005, both utilizing the Vestas V-80 1.8-megawatt (MW) wind turbine sets supplied by Vestas American Wind Technology Incorporated (Portland Oregon), the United States regional office for Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Ringkobing, Denmark). The windfarms were built in Alberta and Nova Scotia.

The Summerview Windfarm, a 70.2 MW plant near Calgary, Alberta, installed thirty-eight turbines 1.8 MW turbines (68.4 MW) began operations in September 2004 and was announced as being commercially operational in May 2005. These turbines were added in addition to the 1.8 MW turbine installed in 2002, which is owned and operated by Vision Quest Windelectric Incorporated, a subsidiary of TransAlta Corporation (NYSE:TAC) (Calgary, Alberta).

The Pubnico Point Windfarm, a 30.8 MW windfarm located near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, installed seventeen 1.8MW turbines and began operations in January 2005, with commercial operations announced in May. Pubnico Point Windfarm is owned and was developed by Atlantic Wind Power Corporation Limited (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia), a provincial citizens' privately-held company.

These forty-five Vestas V80 turbines have increased Canadian wind generation by 20%, to over 475 MW. Vestas is involved with several other projects in active development or under construction in Canada, continuing to increase wind generation to help meet the growing need for renewable energy.

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