| Owner | TransAlta Corporation Inc. |
| Project | Wind Project Expansion in New Brunswick |
| Location | 30 km South of Moncton, New Brunswick |
| Size | 17.25 MW |
| Turbines | 5 Vestas 3.45 MW, 117 m hub height |
| Role | Project Management, Engineering and Construction Management |
The Kent Hills 3 Wind Project is a 17.25 MW expansion to the Kent Hills 1 & 2 wind farms, which will bring the total maximum capacity to 167.25 MW. The Project consists of 5 additional wind turbines, to the existing 50 turbines. Construction of the roads for Kent Hills 3 began in late April 2018 with turbine deliveries beginning late July and erection and COD achieved October 17, 2018. Turbine component delivery is easy due to the project’s close proximity to a sea port.
Key features include:
- 5 Vestas V126LT WTG’s (3.45 MW, 117 m hub height) turbines
- Rotor/blade diameter of 126 m
- Approximately 6.5 km of access roads
- Rock anchored foundations
- Overhead collection system due to high bedrock