Port Burwell Wind Farm (formerly known as the Erie Shores Wind Farm) is a large
wind farm
A wind farm or wind park, also called a wind power station or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity. Wind farms vary in size from a small number of turbines to several hundred wind turb ...
near
Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada. The facility stretches approximately to the west of the town, and to the southeast.
In 2004, Port Burwell was awarded a generation contract by the Government of
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...
as part of its renewable energy plan. This wind farm was officially opened on April 13, 2006.
The project comprises 66
GE 1.5 MW Wind Turbines (model 1.5 SLE). Each turbine has a blade diameter of , and is mounted on an 80-metre (260 ft) tubular tower.
An important measure of renewable energy generation is the
capacity factor
The net capacity factor is the unitless ratio of actual electrical energy output over a given period of time to the theoretical maximum electrical energy output over that period. The theoretical maximum energy output of a given installation is def ...
(actual output per year divided by the nameplate output). In 2009 the output was and in 2010 the output was , so the capacity factor was 26.8% and 26.2% respectively. Published reports show that the developers were expecting the capacity factor to be higher – 28.6% to 32%.
See also
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List of wind farms in Canada
This is a list of operational wind farms in Canada with a capacity of at least 100 MW. The name of the wind farm is the name used by the energy company when referring to the farm.
The Centennial Wind Power Facility in Saskatchewan was the first ...
References
External links
AIM PowerGen Corporation the developer.
Stapletonprice Inc. David J. Price the Project Director and Original Asset Managers.
Capstone Infrastructure the second owner.
Wind power in OntarioA .PDF of construction, Phase I.Fact sheet
Municipality of Bayham's information page
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Energy infrastructure completed in 2006
Buildings and structures in Elgin County
Wind farms in Ontario