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Manitoba Progresses Toward 1,000 MW Wind Target
September 22, 2006
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Ottawa, Ontario [RenewableEnergyAccess.com] Manitoba Hydro will issue a request for proposals (RFP) later this year for new wind projects totaling 300 megawatts (MW). Manitoba's 1,000-MW wind strategy is expected to generate $2 billion in investment, $100 million in wind-rights payments to landowners, and $150 million in property taxes to local municipalities.
"We believe that the technical and economic challenges can be quickly overcome through collaboration, and it is our hope that Manitoba will then be able to accelerate its timeline for development of 1,000 MW or more of wind energy."
-- Sean Whittaker, Canadian Wind Energy Association, director of Policy and Technical Affairs for CanWEA 
With the addition of 300 MW, the province's total installed wind capacity will rise to 399 MW, representing 3.2% of Manitoba Hydro's total annual electricity generation. This is expected to rise to 8 percent when the province reaches 1,000 MW of installed wind capacity in 2018.
"Manitoba possesses a remarkable wind energy potential, and development of this resource coupled with existing hydro assets will allow Manitoba to satisfy its own future energy demands and increase its exports," said Sean Whittaker, Director of Policy and Technical Affairs for the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA). This 300 MW RFP will allow the utility to gain further experience with wind technology, and become familiar with the integration of higher wind penetrations on the Manitoba grid. "We believe that the technical and economic challenges can be quickly overcome through collaboration, and it is our hope that Manitoba will then be able to accelerate its timeline for development of 1,000 MW or more of wind energy," added Whittaker.
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Many towers, blades, nacelles and gears, generators and power control devices will be needed in future years. We don't know exactly how fast wind farms will be built or how many there will be but what is certain is that they are coming. We should ensure that wind facility production infrastructure is in place to meet the necessary demands.
We should also develop specialized training programs in wind farm maintenence.
I would also like to see Manitoba develop free-flowing water hydro in place of dam water hydro. Hopefully, this should be the trend in the decades to come for all hydro, including the ocean type.
adrianakau@aol.com