The wind farm features 47 Senvion turbines especially designed and for cold climates and equipped with an anti-icing mechanism. The blades and towers were manufactured locally in Quebec.
Senvion’s 47 wind turbines have started spinning at the 150-MW Mesgi’g Ugju’s’n windfarm in Quebec, Canada. It is the biggest First Nations’ wind farm in Canada, and can power about 50,500 households with clean, renewable energy for one year.
The project is an equal partnership between Innergex and the three Mi’gmaq communities located on the territory of Gespe’gewa’gi: Gesgapegiag, Gespeg, and Listuguj.
“With the Mesgi’g Ugju’s’n wind project, Senvion has demonstrated once more its capability as a highly flexible business partner: we supply customized and locally manufactured technology to meet the client’s needs,” said Jürgen Geissinger, CEO at Senvion.
The wind farm features 46 Senvion 3.2M114 turbines and one MM92, especially designed and engineered for cold climates and equipped with an anti-icing mechanism. The blades and towers were manufactured locally by LM Wind Power in Gaspé and Marmen in Matane, Quebec. Each turbine is 100-m tall, has a rotor diameter of 114 m (92 m for the MM92), and a capacity of 3.2 MW.
The 46 wind turbines are the first operating 3.2M114 type turbines in North America.
“We are honored to supply the leading First Nations wind farm in Canada,” said Helmut Herold, CEO at Senvion North America. “In doing so, we are committed to maximizing our economic and social contribution to the community by hiring and training local people. At the same time, Senvion is passionate about delivering the best technology to make wind energy even more competitive and affordable.”
Over the past decade, Senvion has accumulated a lot of experience working with First Nations, communities, and co-ops in North America. The company has created local business partnerships and established offices, warehouses, and service locations in Canada and the U.S. By doing so, Senvion has helped create more than five hundred manufacturing jobs for the local production of wind-turbine components in the communities where it operates.
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