Answer Blowing In The Wind ?
posted
4th August 2000
Vision Quest Windelectric, Inc., of Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada
said June 22 that the installation of two wind turbines to supply
ENMAX Corp. is complete, and that electricity is now flowing between
the new facilities and the Alberta grid. Vision Quest erected the
two Vestas V47s last week and commissioned them this week. The turbines
are the largest yet in Alberta, with peak output of 660 kW and a
rotor diameter of 47 meters on towers that are 50 meters high. Each
turbine produces the equivalent energy per year that 300 homes would
use. One unit was installed near Pincher Creek, while the other
is near Hill Spring, in southwest Alberta.
The
zero-emissions wind energy from the new turbines supplies the "Greenmax"
green power sales program operated by ENMAX in Calgary. This program
offers ENMAX's residential and commercial customers the option to
buy blocks of wind energy, rather than electricity from fossil fuelsources.
Vision Quest said now has six power plants in operation, with 14
more scheduled for installation in September..
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