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Wigton Windfarm Limited is embarking on a wind farm expansion installing an additional 18 MW of generating capacity from nine (9) 2 MW Vestas V80 wind turbines.  The project is funded by the PetroCaribe Development Fund and commissioning is expected in 2010.

Wigton II Construction Photos

Above: Excavation for Wind Turbine Foundations

Above: Pouring Blinding Concrete for Wigton II wind turbine foundations

Above: Leveled Blinding concrete base of foundation

Above: Steel Structure attached to Foundation Embed

Tones of steel & concrete in each foundation:
Steel       = 25.462 tonnes
Concrete = 764.93 tonnes

 

Above: Curing of Concrete Foundation

Above: Assembling the Electrical Substation for Wigton II

Above: Cable Laying in Prepared Trenches

26,867.96 metres total of cable used (power cables, fibre optic communication cables, earthing cables)

Above: 600 ton crane arrival at Port Esquivel

 

Above: Assembling Wind Turbine with 600 ton crane – nacelle assembly (Nacelle weight: 67 tonnes)

Above: Assembling Wind Turbine with 600 ton crane – blade assembly

Blade length: 39 metres
Blade weight: 6.5 tonnes

 

 

(1)ERPA Signing

• On December 13, 2005, Wigton Windfarm Limited signed an agreement with the
  Corporacion Andina de Fomento (CAF), a multilateral development bank, for
  the sale of Certified Emission Reduction (CER) to the Netherlands
  government. The sale price is 5.5 Euros per ton of carbon dioxide saved. The agreement is from April 2004 to December 2012 and the estimated income for the period is US$ 3.1 million.
  
• Maria Teresa Szauer of CAF and Wesley McLeod of Wigton, signed the statement of modality. Dr. John Cooke, Executive Chairman of Wigton, and the President of CAF signed the Emissions Reduction Purchase Agreement (ERPA).
  
• Under the Kyoto Protocol, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) allows for countries to trade emissions reductions to meet their targets. As a
  result, Wigton Windfarm Limited is able to trade the emissions reductions
  saved by operating the wind farm, thereby allowing for a secondary income
  stream. Thus the project has both environmental and financial benefits.
  
• Wigton was registered as CDM project on March 19, 2006. The list of registered projects can be vbiewed at:
  
  http://cdm.unfccc.int/Projects/registered.html
  
  
  (2)Second Annual Wigton Windfarm Amateur Tennis Tournament
  
  
  
• Pagon wins Wigton Windfarm Amateur Tennis Tournament

  Duane Pagan, gets his well deserved award from Wesley McLeod, General Manager, Wigton Windfarm Limited. Duane also received a Solar Water Heater from Wigton as first prize winner of the Men’s First Class division. Wigton, subsidiary of The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica operates a Windfarm in Manchester and supports energy conservation and efficiency. Wigton distributed compact fluorescent lights at the tournament held October 24th to November 4th. Looking on is Ian Murphy, General Manager, The Liguanea Club.
  
  

• Hanna wins Wigton Windfarm Amateur Tennis Tournament

  Sasha Hanna, receives the first place award from Wesley McLeod, General Manager, Wigton Windfarm Limited. Sasha also received a Solar Water Heater from Wigton. Looking on (from left) are Wigton’s Shaun Treasure, Michelle Chin Lenn and Liguanea club’s General Manager, Ian Murphy. Wigton, a subsidiary of The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica has sponsored the tournament for two consecutive years. Wigton Windfarm Limited operates the new wind farm in Wigton, Manchester and is an avid supporter and promoter of renewable energy. Wigton distributed compact fluorescent lights during the tournament held October 24th to November 4th, 2005.