La Mitis Wind Farm

The La Mitis community wind farm is located on the lands of non-organized territory Lac-à-la-Croix in the MRC of La Mitis, administrative region of Bas-Saint-Laurent territory. The wind farm comprises 12 wind turbines with a capacity of 2.05 MW each of the German manufacturer REpower Systems. This project of 70M$ with a total capacity of 24.6 MW provided power to 3350 homes.

On this important project, EMS was responsible for designing the foundation for each tower where they has been optimized according to the geotechnical conditions encountered. To do this, manufacturers criteria were followed and adapted to Canadian standards in a way to design the bases following the ultimate, usage and fatigue limits states. EMS also provided technical coordination with the client's technical staff and turbine manufacturer and also provided on-site supervision.