Gulf Wind is a 283.2MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Texas, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in July 2009.
| Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Onshore | 283.2 | 283.2 | – | Active | Texas, the US | Babcock & Brown Energy; Texas Gulf Wind |
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Description
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The project was developed by Babcock & Brown Energy and Texas Gulf Wind. The project is currently owned by Pattern Energy Group with a stake of 100%.
The project supplies enough clean energy to power 80,000 households, offsetting 517,998t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year. The project cost is $676.282m.
Development Status
The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in July 2009.
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By GlobalDataPower Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Morgan Stanley Principal Investments under a power purchase agreement with a contracted capacity is 164.25MW.
Contractors Involved
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 118 units of MWT92/2.4 turbines, each with 2.4MW nameplate capacity.
Duke Energy Renewables is the O&M contractor for the wind power project for a period of 3 years.
About Babcock & Brown Energy
Babcock & Brown Energy, Inc. (BBE) is an energy company. It is a unit of Babcock & Brown, Inc. (BBI). The company product portfolio includes oil and gas related activity within BBI, and contract management of third party oil and gas holdings, project screening for a number of separate entities, and direct investment in certain projects. It has affiliation with Denver’s Duncan Energy Company. BBE is headquartered in Broomfield, the US.
Methodology
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