Silver Star is a 60MW onshore wind power project. It is located in Texas, the US. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in September 2008. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project was developed by BP Alternative Energy International and Clipper Windpower. Ares Management and UBS Asset Management (Americas) are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 50.1% and 49.9% respectively.
The project supplies enough clean energy to power 18,000 households.
Development status
The project is currently active. The project got commissioned in September 2008.
Power purchase agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Electric Reliability Council of Texas under a power purchase agreement.
Contractors involved
Clipper Windpower was selected as the turbine supplier for the wind power project. The company provided 24 units of Liberty C93 turbines, each with 2.5MW nameplate capacity.
Vestas UpWind Solutions is the O&M contractor for the wind power project, commencing from the year 2008.
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About Clipper Windpower
Clipper Windpower LLC (Clipper), a subsidiary of Platinum Equity LLC, is a renewable energy company that offers wind turbine fleet support products and services. The company's products include wind turbine, mechanical products, gearbox, hydraulic products and electromechanical assembly products. It also provides hardware kitting and generator control unit matrix assembly and among others. Clipper offers surface preparation, vibratory gear polishing, contract manufacturing services, and application of weather resistant coats on industrial components, and customer support services. The company's customer support services include electrical and component repair, and gearbox refurbishment services. It also maintains wind turbine service parts. Clipper is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the US.
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