Acciona Energia has commissioned the 280MW Forty Mile Wind Farm in Canada, the largest project the company has built to date in North America.
Forty Mile (pictured), located in Alberta, is one of Canada’s top 10 largest wind farms.
It comprises 49 Nordex turbines, each with a capacity of 5.7MW, and has the capacity to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 600,000 metric tonnes per year.
During peak construction, the project created over 200 direct jobs, and it will maintain 25 full-time positions for ongoing operations and maintenance.
In addition, the project is expected to contribute more than CAD $133m (€85m) in property tax revenues over its lifetime, benefitting public services and local communities.
It is providing financial support to local non-profit organisations, such as the Bow Island Food Bank, Root Cellar Food & Wellness Hub and the Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society.
Acciona Energia has been operating in North America for 20 years, where it has a current installed capacity of 3.45GW of renewable energy in different technologies, including solar, concentrated solar power, wind, and battery energy storage systems.