German based Senvion SE has won a contract to develop the first community wind farm in Quebec.
The wind turbine manufacturing firm will deliver its 3.2M114 Cold Climate Version type turbines to the 150 megawatt (MW) Mesgi'g Ugju's'n (MU) wind farm in Quebec making it the product's first use in North America.
The Senvion 3.2M114 turbines, each with a rated power of 3.2 MW, a hub height of 100 metres and a rotor diameter of 114 metres, are expected to produce enough electricity to power about 94.000 homes.
Helmut Herold, chief executive North America at Senvion Canada, said: "I am happy that, once again, Innergex has put its trust in us. I am convinced that our flexibility and our persistence but also our stellar performance at the Viger-Denonville community wind farm have paid off.
"We have experienced local teams here in Quebec, which makes me confident that the project realisation will work very smoothly."
Viger-Denonville is the first community wind farm in Quebec. The Senvion MM92 turbines which were commissioned in November last year already have an availability of 99.5% on average.
