North Cape Wind Farm - North Cape, Prince Edward Island
N 47° 03.260 W 063° 59.700
20T E 424431 N 5211682
A wide range of windmills dots the landscape at North Cape, PEI. These are owned and operated by the Wind Energy Institute of Canada for research purposes.
Waymark Code: WM10YZC
Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada
Date Posted: 07/14/2019
Views: 3
According to an on-site sign, the wind turbines here range in size from watts (those to charge batteries) to megawatts (industrial sized). The Institute has tested turbines as small as 1.3 kW installed on a 10-metre tower with a blade diameter of 2.9 metres. The largest turbine in the area is the Vestas V-90 prototype rated at 3000 kW (3 MW) installed on an 80-metre tower with a blade diameter of 90 metres.
The reason that the institute chose this location are multi. The 300 degrees of exposure to the Gulf of St. Lawrence ensures consistently strong winds. In addition, a harsh environment, icing conditions, and low turbulence allow researchers to collect data points required for testing in a relatively shore period of time.
Purpose: Electricity
Open to the public: yes
Is This Windmill Functional?: Yes!
Windmill Farm: yes
Cost: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum on Site: no
Date of Manufacture: Not listed
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