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Windstream Energy Selects Firms to Build Offshore Wind Farm

Despite an ongoing moratorium imposed by the Ontario government, Windstream Energy is moving forward on it’s plans to build North America’s first fresh water offshore wind farm. The company holds the only Feed In Tariff contract for generating offshore wind energy in Ontario. The company has selected four Hamilton area companies to develop the project, [...]

Erieau Wind Project

$300 million 2012 Rank: 85 2011 Rank: New Sector: Wind Location: Chatham-Kent, Ontario Owner: GDF Suez and International Power (70% owned by GDF) Funding: Private Status: Under construction, with expected completion in 2013. Description: A 99 MW wind farm located in southern Ontario. GDF-Suez has 70 per cent ownership in the project and has received [...]

Northwest Transmission Line Project

$525 million 2012 Rank: 57 2011 Rank: New Sector: Transmission Location: North of Prince Rupert, near Bob Quinn Lake, BC Owner: BC Hydro Key Players: Contractor: Burns & McDonnell, Valaard Construction (design, procurement, construction) Funding: Public Status: Under construction, with expected completion in 2013. Description: The Northwest Transmission Line will run 344 kilometres from Skeena [...]

Blackspring Ridge 1 Wind Project

$550 million 2012 Rank: 55 2011 Rank: New Sector: Wind Location: Vulcan County, near the Village of Carmangay, Alberta Owner: Key Players: Supplier: Vestas Canada (turbines); Other: Stantec (EA) Funding: Private Status: Under construction, with expected completion in 2013. Description: This 300 MW, 166 turbine, wind energy project is expected to be the largest wind farm [...]

K2 Wind Project

$900 million 2012 Rank: 33 2011 Rank: New Sector: Wind Location: Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, Ontario Owner: Capital Power LP, and Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. and Pattern Renewable Holdings Canada ULC Key Players: Contractor: Samsung (engineering, procurement, construction) Funding: Private Status: Commercial operation is expected to begin in 2014 Description: The project, formerly known as the [...]

Deep Geological Repository

$1 billion 2012 Rank: 29 2011 Rank: New Sector: Nuclear Location: Kincardine, Ontario Owner: Ontario Power Generation Funding: Public Status: Seeking a license to construct in 2012. Description: OPG is building this underground storage facility to house low and intermediate level waste. Low-level waste consists of material that may be contaminated through the normal course [...]

Boundary Dam Integrated CCS demonstration project

$1.24 billion 2012 Rank: 28 2011 Rank: New Sector: CCS Location: Estevan, Saskachewan Owner: SaskPower Key Players: Engineer: SNC-Lavalin (engineering, procurement, construction); Contractor: Stantec (design, construction); Supplier: Cansolv, wholly owned subsidiary of Shell Global Solutions (carbon capture process); Hitachi (steam turbine) Funding: Public/Private Status: Under construction, with expected completion in 2015. Description: The Boundary Dam [...]

HR Milner Coal Plant Expansion

$1,5 billion 2012 Rank: 19 2011 Rank: New Sector: Coal Location: Grande Cache, Alberta Owner: Maxim Power Funding: Private Status: Under construction, with expected completion in 2015. Description: In August 2011 Maxim Power received approval from the Alberta Utilities Commission to expand the existing 150 MW Milner Power plant to a 500 MW power plant. [...]

Site C Clean Energy Project

$7,900,000,000 Sector: Hydroelectric 2012 Ranking: 2 2011 Ranking: New Location: 7 KM Southwest of Fort St. John Owner: BC Hydro Key Players: British Columbia Environmental Assessment Agency and Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (joint review panel for EA) Funding: Public Description: This 1,100-megawatt (MW) hydroelectric earthfill dam is the source of considerable debate. Proponents, primarily BC [...]

Design-Build Contract Signed for Northwest Transmission Line

Valard Construction and Burns & McDonnel have been awarded the design-build contract for the Northwest Transmission Line by BC Hydro. The line will cost an estimated $404 million and run from the Skeena Substation near Terrace to a new substation new Bob Quinn Lake in British Columbia. When complete it will be 344 kilometres long [...]