The Glace Bay Wind Projects are located approximately 16 km northeast of Sydney, on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. The projects consist of three sites: 1B Road, Port Caledonia and Lingan. Lingan is the main site and is designed to incorporate further expansion. All lands for the sites are either owned by the company or under long-term leases with local landowners. The Lingan Project is interconnected with Nova Scotia Power Inc.'s 69 kV grid approximately 2.4 km from the project's main substation.
Glace Bay Lingan Phase I
Capacity: 17.5 MW
Status: Operating
Phase I consists of seven Enercon E70 wind turbines located at the Lingan site and two Enercon E48 turbines located to the east of the main Lingan site. The project has been producing power at the site since January 2006, with the final stage of development commissioned in March 2007. All electricity produced is sold to Nova Scotia Power under long-term power purchase agreements.
Glace Bay Lingan Phase II
Capacity: 13.1 MW
Status: Advanced Development
Phase II currently considers the addition of 13 MW of capacity adjacent to and nearby Glace Bay I utilizing existing access roads and extra capacity built in to the Lingan substation in anticipation of the expansion. The project is at a very advanced stage of development with the site zoned for the project established. The wind resource assessment initiated for Phase 1 continues and has been coupled with ongoing validation of the wind resource using the operating turbines. This excellent long term potential is poised to take advantage of future Nova Scotia Power Inc. calls for power. In addition, management continues to identify alternative sources for green power sales in the Maritimes.