Lake Ontario Offshore Wind Farm (710 MW Toronto)

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Tyler Hamilton1 sees huge potential in a 710-megawatt offshore wind farm just east of Toronto. In other words, the wind farm would be in the middle of Lake Ontario, “about 15 kilometres offshore of Prince Edward County, near Belleville.”

The electricity produced would be sent to the mainland via underwater cable, which would connect to the Lennox oil/gas power plant located near Kingston. Apparently there’s enough high-voltage transmission at Lennox to carry the power back into Toronto and surrounding areas.

In terms of environmental assessment, John Kourtoff, president of Trillium, told the Toronto Star reported that they’ve studied 36 years of wind data on the site and have determined the project would not affect bird migration pathways. There would be no risk of collision with shipping traffic since the potential location of the turbines would be shallow waters, no deeper than 12 metres. “The bases would provide a sanctuary for aquatic life and should lead to a repopulating of fish species,” said Kourtoff.

If Trillium Power Energy Corp receives approval to proceed with this billion dollar renewable energy project, it could by 2010 be the largest wind farm in North America. Indeed, the Lake Ontario project rivals the largest offshore wind farms in the world, which are located in Europe.

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because on the hottest days when most energy is required there is no wind. The article was referring to land based turbines. I wonder if wind conditions are the same in the middle of Lake Ontario?

Seems that, given canada's cold, winter would burn more energy, and certianly wind blows plenty them times.

Like most Americans living in the northern states, from what I've heard the Canadians heat with gas, oil and some firewood.

It is possible to heat with electricity, but it has been prohibitively expensive. However, since oil and gas have been going up, it may be more competitive today.

A couple of years ago, I saw some net pages on an air-source heat pump built to maximize heating, and ground source heat pumps with a gas or electric assist might be useful in urban heat islands, or in some parts of southern Ontario where there is some need for cooling as well.

at least when I lived there....

n/t

Here's the URL

http://www.nyletherm.com/spaceheating.htm


Thanks for all the replies, Canadians!

90-100 degrees (fahrenheit) with 100% humidity is plenty uncomfortable, you just want to escape.

You can always put on more clothes, get under a blanket or throw another log on the fire for warmth. Plus, there's always shared body heat.

Almost everyone I know is born in September. (January + 9 months)

Canadians know how to have a rockin' New Year's eve a hell of a lot better than Dick Clark!

projects in the U.S.