Three Northwind 100 turbines will be installed in Ramea, an island on the south coast of Newfoundland, Canada, and one of the 22 isolated communities served by Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro.
Distributed Energy Systems (DESC) noted that Ramea is the site of a five-year research and development project for an isolated wind-hydrogen-diesel generation system.
The project is reportedly focused on developing an environmentally friendly energy solution to be used in small, isolated electrical distribution systems. It builds on the existing, successful wind-diesel system that has been operating in Ramea since 2004.
Bud Cherry, CEO of DESC, said: We are very pleased to provide our experience and wind turbine to this innovative project in Ramea. The Northwind 100’s track record for reliability and the technology and know-how of the DESC team will serve Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro extremely well.
