Projects – DP Energy

Nova East Wind

Nova East Wind Inc, a joint venture between DP Energy and SBM Offshore, was established to develop Canada’s first offshore wind farm. The proposed floating offshore wind farm project, with a generation capacity of 300-400 MW, would be located approximately 20-30km off Goldboro, Nova Scotia.

Lyra Wind Farm

The proposed Lyra Wind Farm project is situated in the west of Ireland in Co. Mayo, approximately 7km southeast of Westport, and 2.2km southeast of Aghagower Village and 9.5km west of Ballintubber Village. The area under investigation is situated in the townlands of Cordarragh South, Corveagh Upper and Teevinish West. Much of the proposed turbine area is located at an elevation of between 100m and 200m above sea level.

This project is in the early stages of the development process. Consultation with key stakeholders, resource modelling, and site assessments have commenced.

Further details can be found at the project website here.

Bow Lake Wind Farm

The Bow Lake Wind Farm is located approximately 80km northwest of Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, primarily on Crown lands. The site is in the Algoma district close to the eastern edge of Lake Superior and south of the Montreal river. It lies within the Batchewana First Nations (BFN) territory and the BFN know and refer to the Project as Chinodin Chigumi Nodin Kitagan.

The Bow Lake Wind Farm is one of the largest economic partnerships between a First Nation and a wind energy developer in Canada. The project was commissioned in 2015.

Project Summary
Consented Number of Turbines	36
Consented MW	58.3MW
Commissioning Date	2015
Current Owner	The Nodin Kitagan Limited Partnership (A partnership between the Batchewana First Nation of Ojibways and Blue Earth Renewables)

Uisce Tapa

DP Energy SPVs Halagonia Tidal Energy Limited (HTEL) and Rio Fundo Operations Canada Limited (RFOCL) control and manage the development of Berth E and Berth C at the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) which is Canada’s leading research centre for in-stream tidal energy, located in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia.

The combined project is called Uisce Tapa, which means fast water in Gaelic. DP is planning to develop both berths together as one project to take advantage of improved project economics, reduced exposure to technology risk, improved access to capital and shared operations. Both berths hold a sub-lease from FORCE for the deployment of 4.5 MW maximum export capacity. Both berths have been awarded a 15-year Feed in Tariff (FIT) under the Electricity Act and section 18(2) of the Regulations. The approved FIT rate is CDN$530/MWh and the power will be sold to Nova Scotia Power Inc (NSPI). The project will deploy 6 x 1.5 MW of AHH Mk1 devices – 9 MW.

The Andrtiz Hammerfest Hydro (AHH) MK1 is the proposed technology to be deployed on Berth E. The Mk1 has an 18.4 m diameter rotor and rated power of 1.5 MW. The turbine is a horizontal axis, 3 bladed, seabed mounted tidal turbine, which has been successfully deployed (3 machines) at MeyGen in Scotland. The Mk1 design represents the next generation in seabed mounted tidal turbine development for AHH incorporating a number of new features both to customise elements of the device for operation in the Bay of Fundy, but also to ready the device for commercial scale deployment.

Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCPs) were deployed in late July 2019 in order to collect information on the current flows at the specific project site.

Saamis Solar

Saamis Solar is a 325 MW solar power project under development on an approximately 1,600-acre site within the city limits of Medicine Hat.

Medicine Hat boasts more days of sunshine per year (330!) than any other city in Canada and the Saamis Solar project is situated in the north-eastern industrial sector of the city. The c.1600-acre site includes a large area of capped phosphogypsum stack and solar power generation offers a productive use of an area that would otherwise have limited development potential. The large, clear and relatively level surface of the cap is ideal for solar panel installation and the project will use a ballasted foundation system to ensure the integrity of the stacks capping is maintained.

A Development Permit for a potential first phase was awarded by the City of Medicine Hat initially in 2019 and renewed in 2020.

Gwynt Glas Offshore Wind Farm

DP Energy Ltd is developing a 1GW floating offshore wind energy project located between the West Wales and South West coastline.

Site research and detailed studies have resulted in the identification of an area of interest. This site is being investigated by remote aerial surveys for marine mammal and bird activity.

DP Energy has started engagement with key stakeholders and is commencing wide consultation with all interested parties. Consultations will include the offshore area which is approximately 70km from the shore.

If you have any Gwynt Glas project related enquiries please email [email protected].

You can read more about the project on the project website here.

Hadyard Hill Wind Farm

Hadyard Hill Wind Farm was developed by DP Energy on behalf of the owner/operator SSE Generation Ltd (part of the SSE Group). It was awarded a Section 36 Planning Consent in December 2003, which at the time, with a consented capacity of 130MW, made it the largest onshore consented wind farm in the UK.

Hadyard Hill is located in South Ayrshire and lies approximately 5km inland from the coastal town of Girvan in the south west of Scotland.

The wind farm is connected to the substation at Maybole by a 132kV wooden pole overhead line. The official ground breaking for the Hadyard Hill Wind Farm took place on 15th July 2004 with the first turf being cut by Ivor Caplin, Minister of Defence. Full construction activity commenced in August 2005 and the wind farm entered operation in September 2006. The official opening of the wind farm was conducted on the 9th March 2007 by David Cairns MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland.

Project Summary
Consented Number of Turbines	52
Consented MW	130MW
Commissioning Date	2006
Current Owner	SSE Generation Ltd

Blackcraig Hill Wind Farm

Blackcraig Hill Wind Farm was developed by DP Energy on behalf of the owner/operator SSE Generation Ltd (part of the SSE Group). It was awarded a Section 36 Planning Consent in March 2011. The site was subsequently transferred to Blue Energy in May 2015.

The Blackcraig Hill wind farm site lies approximately 8km to the east of the village of St John’s Town of Dalry in the district of Stewartry, Dumfries and Galloway. The turbines are sited along the irregular ridgeline formed by the series of small hills from near Troquhain Hill in the west to Fell Hill in the east. One of the central hills, Blackcraig Hill lends its name to the wind farm. It has a mean site elevation of around 350-400m and an estimated wind speed of around 8metres/second.

Project Summary
Consented Number of Turbines	23
Consented MW	69MW
Commissioning Date	2017
Current Owner	Blue Energy

Balmurrie Fell Wind Farm

Balmurrie Fell is an extension to the Artfield Fell Wind project and was developed by DP Energy on behalf of the owner/operator SSE Generation Ltd (part of the SSE Group).

Balmurrie Fell has a mean site elevation of around 250m and an average wind speed of around 8.5metres/second. The site lies immediately to the west of Artfield Fell.

Planning consent was secured in November 2009 with construction commencing in January 2012 and completed in September 2012.

Project Summary
Consented Number of Turbines	7
Consented MW	9.1MW
Commissioning Date	2012
Current Owner	SSE Generation Ltd

Artfield Fell Wind Farm

Artfield Fell is situated in the district of Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway in the south west of Scotland. It lies approximately 6km east of the village of New Luce and 8km north of the village of Glenluce. The wind farm is connected to the substation at Glenluce by a 33kV wooden pole overhead line.