TransAlta Renewables Inc. has began the commercial operation of its 10 MW WindCharger battery storage project. WindCharger is Alberta’s first utility-scale, lithium-ion energy storage project and utilizes Tesla Megapack technology. It has a nameplate capacity of 10 MW and a total storage capacity of 20 MWh. This technology can be fully charged in approximately two hours and will be powered by the company’s Summerview II wind farm. WindCharger did not require any new infrastructure investments as it is an entirely behind-the-fence project.
The project, which was acquired from TransAlta Corporation in August 2020, has a total capital cost of approximately CAD14.5 million (US$11 million), with approximately 50 percent being funded through the support of Emissions Reduction Alberta. As part of the acquisition, TransAlta will pay a fixed monthly capacity charge for the right to operate and dispatch the battery in the Alberta market.
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September 29, 2020
Canadian Solar sells 23 MW Suffield solar project to BluEarth Renewables
Canadian Solar Inc. ("Canadian Solar") announced the completion of the sale of the Suffield Solar Project to BluEarth Renewables ("BluEarth"). The Suffield Solar Project&...
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September 24, 2020
Goldwind installs the 1st turbine for the 200 MW Golden South Wind Energy Facility in Assiniboia
Goldwind Americas, a unit Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology, has installed the first turbines at the 200 MW Golden South Wind Energy Facility located in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Canada....
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September 15, 2020
DEEP Earth Energy to start drilling process for 20 MW geothermal power project in Saskatchewan
DEEP Earth Energy Production Corp. will commence drilling with the deepest horizontal well to date in Saskatchewan’s history, allowing for the installation of a large diameter submersible pump....
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September 02, 2020
900 MW Cascade Power Project in Alberta closes financing
Kineticor Resource Corp. with joint development sponsors, Macquarie Capital and Ontario-based pension fund OPTrust and project sponsors OPTrust, Axium Infrastructure and DIF Capital Partners have clos...
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September 02, 2020
FC for 900 MW Cascade Power Project in Alberta
Kineticor Resource Corp. with joint development sponsors, Macquarie Capital and Ontario-based pension fund OPTrust and project sponsors OPTrust, Axium Infrastructure and DIF Capital Partners have clos...
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