WindShare

WindShare

Toronto Windmill, erected on December 18 2002, was the first wind turbine installed in a major North American urban city centre. [cite web |url= http://www.torontohydro.com/corporate/initiatives/green_power/wind_turbine/index.cfm|title= Canada's First Urban Wind Turbine - Not Your Average Windmill|accessdate=2008-04-11 |date= 2006-02-06|work= |publisher= Toronto Hydro]

Located on the grounds of Exhibition Place, the convert|91|m|ft|0|lk=on|adj=on tall windmill is owned by the "WindShare" co-operative, and annually adds 1400 MWh of energy to the city's main power grid. [cite web |url= http://www.friendsofbruce.ca/Photos,Maps,Etc/Toronto_Wind_Energy_Co-op_Windmill.html|title= Toronto Wind Energy Co-op Windmill|accessdate=2008-04-11|work= |publisher=Bruce Centre for Energy Research and Information]

pecifications

* Model: 750 kW, direct drive, Lagerwey Wind model LW 52 wind turbine
* Height: Total convert|91|m|ft|0|abbr=on, or roughly 30 storeys; tower convert|65|m|ft|0|abbr=on
* Weight: approximately convert|121000|kg|lb|0|lk=on|abbr=on
* Rotor diameter: convert|52|m|ft|0|abbr=on
* Blades: three blades, each convert|25|m|ft|0|abbr=on in length
* Rotation: maximum approximately 27 rpm
* Power Output: 650 kilowatts (871 electrical hp) in winds of convert|10|kn|km/h mph|0|lk=on to convert|12|kn|km/h mph|0
* Cost: approximately CAD$1.6 million (including foundation, interconnect, and erection)

References

External links

* [http://windshare.ca/ WindShare]
* [http://ontario-sea.org/ Ontario Sustainable Energy Association]


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