Kettles Hill Wind Energy Inc. recently developed a
63-MW wind-power generating facility near Pincher Creek, Alberta. The site was chosen based on analyses of the prime wind resource of Kettles Hill and the local electrical grid capacity.
The first phase involved installation of five Vestas
1.8-MW turbines, substation including the civil work, electrical and controls equipment, and the overhead and underground 34.5-kV electrical collection system. Phase two entailed pouring 30 turbine bases, installation of electrical equipment, and installation and commissioning of 30 more Vestas turbines.
The wind farm is connected to the Alberta transmission network, and is now owned and operated by ENMAX. Hatch provided full EPCM for this project.
Hatch was the owner’s engineering, procurement and construction management consultant for the Kettles Hill wind project. Our services included:
- Substation design
- Collection system design
- Foundation design
- Roads and pad design
- SCADA system design
- Procurement
- Construction and project management.
No lost-time incidents occurred during the course of construction.
