Okanagan Wind is officially operational! Our turbines at Pennask and Shinish are now providing clean, emissions-free energy for BC Hydro under separate energy purchase agreements for the next 40 years. Click toRead More…
Read our February 2017 newsletter to check out this month’s updates. As testing continued on the turbines to prepare for operations, we were fortunate to catch up with one of our three scholarshipRead More…
Read our January 2017 newsletter to check out this month’s updates. The countdown is on: wind turbines at Pennask and Shinish will become operational over the next month. As final testing isRead More…
Read our December 2016 newsletter to check out this month’s updates. Along with the construction of the final Okanagan Wind turbine, this month we are happy to announce the first three recipientsRead More…
After several years of development work and roughly nine months of construction, 10 Okanagan Wind turbines now stand tall. With the final turbine blade unit lifted to the top of the 100-metreRead More…
Read our November 2016 newsletter to check out this month’s updates. The substation at Pennask is now connected to the BC Hydro grid and in the process of being commissioned. After severalRead More…
Getting a “drone’s-eye view” of Pennask’s wind turbines. Pennask’s five turbines are standing tall, now visible from Highway 97C. Below, photos taken by a drone show a closer look at the OkanaganRead More…
With the end of October comes the end of turbine tower construction at Pennask, and the start of pre-commissioning. Now visible from Highway 97C, each turbine will be tested to ensure allRead More…
Read our October 2016 newsletter to check out this month’s updates. All five turbines at Pennask are now visible from Highway 97C, standing tall above the trees with a hub height of 100 metres.Read More…
Cranes used on site have the capacity to lift extremely heavy loads 100 metres into the air. Each turbine blade unit will be assembled on the ground, ultimately coming together to weigh 120 tonnes,Read More…