Cartier Wind Energy Inc.: Hydro-Quebec Awards Six Projects to Cartier Wind Energy.LONGUEUIL, Quebec This article is about the central municipality of Longueuil. For the agglomeration city, see Urban agglomeration of Longueuil. Longueuil (English pronunciation [lɑŋˈgɔɪ] -- Cartier Wind Energy Inc. is pleased to announce it has been awarded six projects by Hydro-Quebec Distribution representing a total of 739.5 Megawatts (MW). Cartier Wind Energy is owned by TransCanada Corporation (50 per cent), Innergex II Inc. (30 per cent) and RES Canada (20 per cent). "We are grateful to the communities that have supported our endeavours during the last four years, and we look forward to continue working with them," said Gilles Lefrancois, Chairman of Cartier Wind Energy. Cartier Wind Energy's projects will benefit the Gaspe region. Many turbine turbine, rotary engine that uses a continuous stream of fluid (gas or liquid) to turn a shaft that can drive machinery. A water, or hydraulic, turbine is used to drive electric generators in hydroelectric power stations. components will be manufactured and assembled in Gaspesie, Iles-de-la-Madeleine and the Regional County Municipality The term regional county municipality or RCM (French: municipalité régionale de comté, MRC) is used in the Canadian province of Quebec to designate one of 86 county-like political and geographic units. In most cases, they are also census divisions. of Matane, as required by the 1,000 MW Call for Tenders issued by Hydro-Quebec Distribution. As a result, the region will become a North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. leader in wind turbine manufacturing and wind energy generation. The six projects are distributed in various communities of the administrative region of Gaspesie, Iles-de-la-Madeleine and the Regional County Municipality of Matane. The projects will be commissioned between 2006 and 2012 and are located in the municipalities of Mont Louis (211.5 MW), Gaspe (100.5 MW), Carleton (109.5 MW), Baie des Sables (109.5 MW), Les Mechins (150 MW) and Cloridorme (58.5 MW). Power purchase agreements are being negotiated with Hydro-Quebec Distribution for each of the six facilities and are expected to be executed in December 2004. Each agreement will be subject to approval from Le Regie de L'Energie. The six projects are expected to cost a total of approximately $1.2 billion. TransCanada is a leading North American energy company, focused on natural gas transmission and power services. TransCanada's network of approximately 39,000 kilometres of pipeline transports the majority of Western Canada's natural gas production to the fastest growing markets in Canada and the United States The United States and Canada share a unique legal relationship. U.S. law looks northward with a mixture of optimism and cooperation, viewing Canada as an integral part of U.S. economic and environmental policy. . TransCanada owns, controls or is constructing more than 4,700 MW of power - an equal amount of power can meet the needs of about 4.7 million average households. Innergex II Inc. is a Quebec based power producer which specializes in the development, ownership and operation of renewable energy Renewable energy utilizes natural resources such as sunlight, wind, tides and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished. Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power, and hydroelectricity to biomass and biofuels for transportation. projects. The management of Innergex II initiated four years ago the development of wind power projects in Gaspesie and the Regional County Municipality of Matane. Since then, the company has worked actively with local communities and suppliers to structure sustainable projects that are environmentally and socially sound. Innergex Power Income Fund, a public income fund managed by the same group, owns eight hydroelectric power stations This is a list of major hydroelectric power plants in all countries in the world with installed capacity over 100 MW. This is an incomplete list. You can help Name of power station Installed capacity in MW Country in Quebec and Ontario. RES Canada is located in Montreal and is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Renewable Energy Systems, a member of the Sir Robert McAlpine Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd. is a private British company headquartered in London. It carries out engineering and construction for the oil and gas, petrochemical, power generation, nuclear, pharmaceutical, defense, chemical, water and mining industries. Construction Group. RES brings a unique 23 years of experience in the assessment of wind resources and construction of wind farms. RES has built over 800 MW of wind farm projects including King Mountain in Texas, U.S.A. one of the largest in the world. |
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