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Capital Power — Corporate Update (April 2013)
36 slides from Capital Power's corporate update, Apr 9, 2013
Slide 1: Port Dover and Nanticoke Wind Project Community Liaison Committee Meeting #2
Port Dover and Nanticoke Wind Project Community Liaison Committee Meeting #2 April 9, 2013 6:30-8:30 p.m. Jarvis Community Centre Jarvis, Ontario
Slide 2: Agenda
Agenda • Come to Order • Greetings, Introductions • Regrets, Attendance • Minutes of Last Meeting • Terms of Reference distribution • Project Update and Construction Overview • Upcoming Project Newsletter • Open CLC Member Discussion 2
Slide 3: Project Update & Construction Overview
Project Update & Construction Overview 3
Slide 4: Project Overview
Project Overview Capital Power is developing a 104.4 MW (nameplate capacity) wind farm on privately-owned leased lands in the Counties of Haldimand and Norfolk. Capital Power has been working on the Project since November 2009. Capital Power executed a contract for the Project through the Onta
Slide 5: Project Update
Project Update • Access Road Construction • Foundation Construction • Collector Lines • Substation • Turbine Components • Additional Bird Surveys 5
Slide 6: Access Road Construction
Access Road Construction • New access roads will be constructed to support construction and transportation vehicles to each turbine site, and for use during operation of the Project; • 17 out of 31 access roads have been completed to date; • Roads are composed of gravel and are 5 metres wide; • Some
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Slide 10: Foundation Construction
Foundation Construction • Turbine foundations are made of poured-in-place reinforced concrete. The foundations are octagonal in shape with a diameter of approximately 18 metres, and are 3 metres thick. • 22 bases have been poured, 20 pedestals have been completed to date and 11 have been backfilled.
Slide 11: Foundation Construction – Step by Step
Foundation Construction – Step by Step • Excavate foundation • Pour mudmat • Rebar bottom/anchor cage • Rebar top/grounding • Formwork/conduit • Pour concrete • Backfill external grounding 11
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Slide 17: Collector Lines
Collector Lines • 34.5 kV electrical collector lines and fibre optic cables will be installed. The lines will be primarily installed underground. • The collector lines carry the electricity from the turbines to the Project’s substation. • The cables will be installed immediately to one side of the a
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Collector Lines *Photo from other CP Project 18
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Collector Lines *Photo from other CP Project 20
Slide 21: Substation
Substation • The substation transfers power from the collector lines to the transmission line which connects to the provincial energy grid. • The substation houses the switching, control, protection, communication and metering system. • The substation is located adjacent to the existing 230 kV trans
Slide 22: Substation Property
Substation Property • The substation property is approximately 200 metres by 400 metres. • The property is located on Concession 5, just east of Highway 6. • Currently the property houses a temporary laydown area for construction equipment and the Project’s construction trailers. • Once construction
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Slide 24: Turbine Components
Turbine Components • Turbine components are expected to be delivered starting in July. • The Project includes 58 Vestas V90-1.8 MW wind turbines. • Each wind turbine consists of eight key components: • concrete tower foundation; • four steel tower sections; • nacelle (comprised of gearbox, electrica
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Turbine Components *Photo from other CP Project 25
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Slide 30: Terrestrial Constraint Survey
Terrestrial Constraint Survey Purpose: To ensure that no additional significant wildlife habitat has become established since baseline surveys were conducted for the Project. Methods: The Project location, including turbine and access road locations, was walked to search for new potential wildlife h
Slide 31: Bald Eagle Nest Monitoring
Bald Eagle Nest Monitoring Purpose: Confirmation of Bald Eagle Nest Activity Methods: Two known active nests were monitored for nesting activity from the best available vantage point with a powerful 20-60x Vortex Razor spotting scope Survey Dates: March 1, 5, 8, 13, 15, 19, 21, 25 and 28, 2013. Prel
Slide 32: Tundra Swan Migration Monitoring
Tundra Swan Migration Monitoring Purpose: To conduct an additional year of surveys to document the extent and abundance of Tundra Swan use of the study area as a staging area in their spring migration. Methods: Roadside surveys were conducted in the study area throughout the month of March searching
Slide 33: Upcoming Project Newsletter
Upcoming Project Newsletter • A Project Newsletter will be mailed out to community members in early summer. • Any suggestions for topics? *Photo from other CP Project 33
Slide 34: CLC Member Discussion
CLC Member Discussion 34
Slide 35: Questions?
Questions? 35
Slide 36: Contact Information
Contact Information Herb Shields CLC Chair & Facilitator Stantec Consulting Ltd. 519-836-6050 Ext. 243 Herb.Shields@stantec.com Capital Power 519-761-3969 PDN@capitalpower.com www.capitalpower.com/portdovernanticoke 36