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Halkirk I Wind Project

$380 million 2012 Rank: 74 2011 Rank: 68 Sector: Wind Location: Halkirk, Alberta Owner: Greengate Power Corporation Key players: Engineer: GL-Garrad Hassan Supplier: Vestas-Canadian Wind Technology Inc. (turbines) Other: Stantec (environmental assessment) Funding: Private Description: Capital Power purchased the Halkirk project from Greengate Power for $290,000 per MW. In addition to selling the generated energy [...]

Niagara Tunnel Project

$1.6 billion 2012 Rank: 17 2011 Rank: 15 Sector: Hydroelectric Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario Owner: Ontario Power Generation (OPG) Key Players: Engineer: Hatch Mott MacDonald, in association with Hatch (owner’s representative); ILF Consulting Engineers (tunnel designer); Morrison Hershfield (design—above-ground work) Contractor: Dufferin Construction (main subcontractor); Strabag AG (design-build) Supplier: The Robbins Company (TBM); Rowa Tunnelling [...]

Romaine Complex A Renewable Energy Project

$6.5 billion 2012 Ranking: 3 2011 Ranking: 1 Sector: Hydroelectric Location: Havre-Saint-Pierre, Quebec Owner: Hydro-Québec Engineer: AECOM (detailed engineering on Romaine-1, preliminary engineering on Romaine-4, design, mechanical consultant); SNC-Lavalin (detailed engineering for the Romaine-2 development project) Contractor: Thirau ltée, a subsidiary of CVTech Group Inc. Supplier: Alstom (turbines: Romaine 2) Funding: Public • Hydro-Québec does [...]