Mainstream Renewable Power starts environmental process for US$240 million wind farm in the Biobío Region
09-Jan-2013 La Tercera – News
The company specified the project is located at 19 km west Los Angeles and it is intended to generate by 301.34 GWh/year with 107.5 MW installed power
Mainstream Renewable Power through its Andes Mainstream subsidiary started last Wednesday the environmental process for the “Alena” wind project for which the company has considered a US$240 million investment.
The project is located in the Biobío Region, 19 km west Los Angeles and it is intended to generate by 301.34 GWh/year with 107.5 MW installed power produced through 43 state-of-the-art air generators.
“The project includes the construction, installation and operation of an air-generated power plant comprised of a maximum of 43 air generators of up to 2.5 MW installed power, an electric power transformation sub-station and air and underground networks”, the company described in their Environmental Impact Statement.
Likewise, the largest air generator the project considers has a 120 m tower (max.) and a 109 m dia. rotor (max). Working with largest air generators at the highest power, the annual production could reach 301.34 GWh.
“Air power generators have been interconnected through a mid voltage underground system (23 KV) or approximately 21.4 km lg. that takes the power to the electric power sub-station in the north-east area of the wind farm. It has been provided with a transformer to rise voltage from 23 kV to 154kV and that is the start point for the air transmission line that will inject power to the SIC system through the Transnet 154Kv Los Angeles-Santa Fe line”, the project description reported.
