Sol-Luce Kingston Solar PV Park is a 140MW solar PV power project. It is located in Ontario, Canada. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 2014 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in September 2015.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Solar PV | 140 | 140 | – | Active | Ontario, Canada | CarbonFree Technology; Samsung Renewable Energy |
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Description
The project was developed by CarbonFree Technology and Samsung Renewable Energy. Connor Clark & Lunn Infrastructure, Regime de rentes du Mouvement Desjardins and Samsung Renewable Energy are currently owning the project.
Sol-Luce Kingston Solar PV Park is a ground-mounted solar project which is spread over an area of 800 acres.
The project generates 173,000MWh electricity and supplies enough clean energy to power 16,409 households, offsetting 119,292t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $267.603m.
Development Status
The project construction commenced in 2014 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in September 2015.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Ontario Power Authority under a power purchase agreement for a period of 20 years from 2015. The contracted capacity is 100MW.
Contractors Involved
Canadian Solar Solutions and H.B. White Canada were selected to render EPC services for the solar PV power project.
Canadian Solar was selected as the supplier of the PV modules for the project. The company installed 464,500 modules at the site.
SMA Canada supplied 125 of its 800CP-US inverters to the project site.
SMA Canada is the O&M contractor for the solar PV power project.
About CarbonFree Technology
CarbonFree Technology Inc (CarbonFree Technology) is a solar power project developer that serves solar power solutions to residential and industrial users. The company’s services include solar power projects operations and management, managing installation, monitoring and maintenance, project development, project finance, and advisory services. It also provides project modeling, system engineering, site assessments, and equipment selection services, among others. CarbonFree Technology develops and finances commercial sale rooftop systems. The company operates ground mounted photovoltaic systems. It offers and helps institutional and business customers to develop solar power solutions. The company has its operations in Canada and the US. CarbonFree Technology is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
About Samsung Renewable Energy
Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. (Samsung) is a subsidiary of Samsung C&T Corporation that generates wind and solar power. The company with government partnership generates 1,369 megawatts of clean power generation in Ontario. It creates clean renewable energy. Samsung has partnership with CS Wind, Siemens, Canadian Solar and SMA Solar to produce renewable energy components including wind towers and blades, and solar modules and inverters in four new manufacturing facilities in Ontario. The company’s wind and solar projects are belle river wind, armow, grand renewable wind and solar, south kent wind, windsor solar, southgate solar, kingston solar, and grand renewable wind and solar. Samsung is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
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