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Key components installed at SunMine
Construction continues on Kimberley’s SunMine, Western Canada’s largest solar project.
Last week the prime contractor Conergy Canada and construction manager SkyFire Energy completed the installation of all 4,032 photovoltaic modules.
Modules are now arranged in 96-38 foot by 20 foot tables and have been mounted on masts topped with a specialized tracking system that will rotate to track the sun. There are 42 photovoltaic modules per tabletop. Once the installation and commissioning is complete the tabletops (in the lead picture) will tilt at similar angles to maximize solar exposure and energy generation.
Upcoming activities include installation of the power line connecting SunMine to the Teck Kimberley substation and BC Hydro, and modifications to the substation itself.
If you’re hoping to get a look at the SunMine site check out the following viewpoints
– Magic Line, look east from the picnic table atop the second climb (Cardiac hill);
– Sunshine Corner in the Nordic Centre Trails, look east;
– The trail from Duck Pond to Apache Trail in Forest Crowne, look east;
– Driving north on Jim Ogilvie Way, north of Transfer Station, look northeast.
Find advice and maps on how to get there at the Visitor Info Centre in downtown Kimberley.
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