Seven large onshore wind farms that were brought online in February added more than 1GW of operational capacity between them, according to information gathered by Windower Intelligence, the data and research division of “uåX˜äŠÊ˜·³Ç.
The largest project to start commercial operations last month was the 300MW Priddy wind farm in the US. Developed by Engie on a site in Mills County, Texas, it features 63 Nordex N149/4.0-4.5 turbines supplied in the 4.8MW power rating.
Also in the US, Clearway Energy Group began commercial operations at its 115MW Black Rock wind farm in West Virginia, about one year after starting construction. It features 23 Siemens Gamesa SG 5.0-145 turbines and will supply electricity to utility American Electric Power (AEP) and carmaker Toyota Group.
China saw 400MW of operational capacity added at three large projects. The 200MW Binxian wind farm in Heilongjiang province, in the north-east of the country, comprises 58 Windey turbines.
China Huaneng Group’s 100MW Fuwang and 100MW Shijing sites were brought online in Guangxi province, bordering Vietnam in the south of China. They both use MingYang Smart Energy MySE 4.0-156 turbines.
In Chile, the 110MW Los Olmos wind farm, developed by a project company owned by AES Corporation (51%) and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP, 49%), was commissioned in early February. It is the largest of 12 online projects located in the Biobío region of central Chile.
In Mexico, 108MW EnergÃa Sierra Juárez II began commercial operations in Tecate, Baja California. Developed by Saavi Energía and IEnova, it is the first cross-border renewable energy project between Mexico and the US, supplying electricity to the California electricity market.
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