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Northland Power — Corporate Update (December 2015)
21 slides from Northland Power's corporate update, Dec 9, 2015
Slide 1: Grand Bend Wind Farm Community Liaison Committee (CLC)
Intelligent energy for a greener planet Grand Bend Wind Limited Partnership Grand Bend Wind Farm Community Liaison Committee (CLC) 0
Slide 2: Community Liaison Committee (CLC) Meeting, December 9, 2015
Intelligent energy for a greener planet Grand Bend Wind Farm Community Liaison Committee (CLC) Meeting December 9, 2015 1
Slide 3: Agenda
Grand Bend Wind Farm Agenda • Welcome and Introductions • Community Liaison Committee (CLC) Purpose • Grand Bend Wind Limited Partnership – Who We Are • Project Development • Project Construction • CLC Member Q&A • Next Steps 2
Slide 4: Committee Purpose
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Committee Purpose 1. To act as a liaison facilitating two way communications between GBWF and the members of the public with respect to issues relating to the construction, installation, use, operation, maintenance and decommissioning or retirement of the Facility; 2. To
Slide 5: Grand Bend Wind Limited Partnership – Who We Are
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Grand Bend Wind Limited Partnership – Who We Are Grand Bend Wind Limited Partnership (GBWLP) is a 50-50 partnership between Northland Power Inc. (NPI) and Giiwedin Noodin FN Energy Corporation. The Limited Partnership is a single purpose company owning Grand Bend Wind Far
Slide 6: Project Development
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Development Development on the GBWF started many years ago. Site selection started in 2003 approximately, prior to many of the other wind farm developments in the area. A successful wind farm project requires good turbine sites with a robust wind regime, a suitabl
Slide 7: Project Development - Site Map
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Slide 8: Development cont’d
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Development cont’d As Development advanced, a few key changes were made to the project to incorporate suggestions received during our consultation and also take advantage of technology advances: 1) The entire length of high voltage transmission line was buried fro
Slide 9: Project Construction
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Construction The GBWF’s Engineer, Procure and Construct (EPC) contractor is a joint venture between AMEC/Foster Wheeler (design) and Black & McDonald (construct) (ABMD). ABMD have partnered on other wind farm developments, so they are experienced in over-seeing th
Slide 10: Project Construction schedule
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Construction cont’d Mar, 2015 Apr, 2015 May, 2015 June, 2015 July, 2015 Aug, 2015 Sept, 2015 Oct, 2015 Nov, 2015 Dec, 2015 Jan, 2016 Feb, 2016 Mar, 2016 Apr, 2016 May, 2016 June, 2016 Sub Station Switchyard Collector system Transmission Cable WTG Foundations WTG D
Slide 11: Project Construction: turbine location constraints
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Construction cont’d Numerous constraints exist at each turbine location. Precise steps are being followed to comply with the restrictions. • Each turbine area is staked to identify work area limits (ABCA, MOE, MNR, Archaeological) • Erosion and sediment controls a
Slide 12: Project Construction: Siemens wind turbines
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Construction cont’d Siemens 3.0MW-113m, hub height 99.5m, de-rated nameplate capacity 2.483 MW • Nacelle weight 78 t • Rotor weight 67 t • Tower sections 5 • Blade length 55m • Direct drive (quieter) • First WTG component delivered Oct 8/15 • T2 erected Nov 24/15
Slide 13: Wind Turbine Foundations
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Construction cont’d Wind Turbine Foundations (Qty – 40) ~ 21 m Across flats ~ 3 m Tall ~ 450 cu.m. of concrete ~ 50 m ton rebar ~ 600 cu.m. of backfill Started Aug 26 – Finished Nov 4 12
Slide 14: Collector System
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Construction cont’d Collector System ~ 75 km of trenched collector lines 4 independent circuits 10 wind turbines per circuit 34.5 kvolts Started July – Finished Nov 2015 13
Slide 15: Transmission Line (underground)
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Construction cont’d Transmission Line (underground) ~ 31 km of trenched transmission lines 21 splices 4 splicing crews 230 kvolts Started June – Finished Nov 2015 14
Slide 16: Transformer Sub-station
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Construction cont’d 230 kv Transformer Sub-station • Shunt Reactor delivery Sept 28 • MPT delivery Oct 20 • 230KV terminations completed Oct 15 • P&C Bldg delivery Oct 1 • GIS Bldg delivery Sept 10 • SST /grounding transformers delivery expected Dec • Spill contai
Slide 17: Switch Yard (connection point)
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Construction cont’d 230 kv Switch Yard (connection point) • HONI tie-in July 23/15 • P&C Bldg delivery Aug 11/15 • HONI disconnect switch test Aug 27/15 • Backfeed ready Jan 14/16 • Injection to HONI grid Jan 28/16 • Spill containment for oil filled equipment 16
Slide 18: Construction challenges: Landowner Concerns
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Construction cont’d Projects of this size and nature (spread out wind farm) pose a challenge through the construction stage. Some of the notable challenges include: Landowner Concerns • Tile drain damage and resultant repairs on participating properties • Some Con
Slide 19: Construction challenges: Municipal Concerns
Grand Bend Wind Farm (GBWF) Project Construction cont’d Projects of this size and nature (spread out wind farm) pose a challenge through the construction stage. Some of the notable challenges include: Municipal Concerns • Road Dust • Heavy Equipment on roads not approved for use (Heavy Haul Routes)
Slide 20: Committee Member Q&A
Grand Bend Wind Farm Committee Member Q&A • In future meetings we will solicit questions in advance, which we can build into the presentation • We welcome questions from Municipal officials, participating Landowners, members of the public 19
Slide 21: Next Steps
Grand Bend Wind Farm Next Steps • Next meeting Spring 2016 • Future Topics to include: Construction / Env Operations / Env Operations / Env / Closure • Encourage dialogue should you have any questions or concerns – please call us! 20