FLEXRACK by Qcells and Alltrade Industrial Contractors Inc., a Canadian renewable EPC and building providers firm, have partnered on a 182 MW portfolio of photo voltaic initiatives in Canada.
The portfolio consists of two fixed-tilt, bifacial photo voltaic panel initiatives which might be positioned in Scotford and Aldersyde, Alberta.
As soon as full, the 81 MW Scotford undertaking would be the largest behind-the-meter photo voltaic undertaking in Canada.
Moreover, the 101 MW Saddlebrook undertaking consists of the long run addition of a move battery vitality storage system, which is likely one of the first of its type in North America.
The initiatives are at the moment underneath building.
“We first partnered with FLEXRACK on a number of initiatives in Ontario 12 years in the past, and we have now at all times appreciated their means to not solely present high-quality mounting expertise but in addition well timed and thorough engineering experience,” says Kevin Ritzmann, senior director at Alltrade.
The Saddlebrook undertaking will likely be owned and operated by one in all North America’s main vitality infrastructure corporations, with operations in pure gasoline, oil and energy industries. As soon as full, the electrical energy produced by the undertaking will feed into the Alberta Interconnected Electrical System by means of a brand new 138 kV substation. Alltrade is establishing the Saddlebrook Photo voltaic Undertaking in a three way partnership partnership with SkyFire Vitality Inc.
The Scotford undertaking will energy a worldwide oil producer’s refinery advanced to assist the corporate in reaching its purpose of net-zero emissions by 2050. Positioned in Alberta’s industrial heartland, the undertaking would be the first large-scale photo voltaic set up within the area.
“We’re excited to have the ability to work alongside our longtime companions at Alltrade in Canada once more to each assist fossil gas corporations in lowering their greenhouse gasoline emissions in addition to ship extra renewable vitality to native communities,” says Ken Mack, head of FLEXRACK by Qcells.
