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21 April, 2015
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Diavik Wind Farm
Chris Bertoli
Superintendent Electrical & Instrumentation
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The Diavik Joint Venture
40% Owner
60% Owner and
operator
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• Construction 2000-2002 and production
in 2003
• Fully underground mine
• Mining three kimberlite pipes
• Fourth kimberlite pipe is currently being
developed
− US $350 million project
− 2018 production
• Average workforce: 945
• Formal agreements with five Aboriginal
groups
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Diavik Diamond Mine at a glance
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• Located on an island in Lac de Gras
• 300km north-east of Yellowknife
• 100km north of the Tree Line
• 350km south of Arctic Ocean
• Accessible by seasonal winter road two
months of the year
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Diavik Diamond Mine at a glance
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• Transmission project – Capex was ROI
prohibitive
• Solar – NPV negative with low penetration
• Geothermal – low temperature differentials
• Wind – largest penetration and NPV positive
• Diesel will continue to account for the
majority of Diavik’s energy
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Energy options
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• On-site storage capacity for 80 million
litres of diesel fuel
• Ice road only open for eight weeks of year
• Risks – climate change, fuel price
• Arctic temperatures: minus 30 degrees
Celsius
• Power security critical safety priority
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Conditions and energy scenario
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• Four E-70 Enercon 2.3 megawatt turbines
• Will reduce diesel consumption by 10%
• Will reduce carbon footprint by 6% (12,000
tonnes CO2 equivalent offset)
• Blade de-icing system
• Projected to provide 17 gigawatt hours of
renewable energy per year
• Reliability – direct drive, gearless
generator
• Canada’s most northern wind farm
• Award winning project
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Conditions and energy scenario
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• Wind-following: operator buy-in was
positive
• Wind forecasting
• Direct overhead line connection to grid
• Enercon SCADA – Delta V control system
integration is the first time Enercon has
allowed data transfer outside their
proprietary controls system
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Start-up: Winter 2012-2013
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2013 year one energy production
2013 Forecast WF generation
Months
Kw
hr
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• One of the coldest winters in the last 30
years
• Blade heating was supplied incorrectly
• Anemometer failures causing shutdown of
towers
• Electronic failures on inverters
• Support from Enercon without SCADA
connection was difficult
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2013 first winter production
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• Installed 600 volt heaters in turbine for
electronics and troubleshooting
• Placed portable diesel generators outside
to provide power to heaters
• Replaced electronics (anemometers and
inverters)
• Support from Enercon without SCADA
connection was difficult
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2013 mitigation for wind farm
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• Enercon replaced all blade heating
components (cable, heaters and breakers)
• Lubricants replaced for cold weather
operation
• New programing for turbines from
Germany was installed
• Enercon SCADA – Delta V control was
connected and support was improved
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2013 wind farm alterations
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• Projected to produce 17 gigawatt hours for 2013 and 2014 and have an average
penetration of 10%
• Finished 2013 with 15.9 gigawatt hours and an average penetration of 9.2%.
• Finished 2014 with 19.9 gigawatt hours;17% above forecast and an average penetration
ratio of 10.5%
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2013 and 2014 review
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• Demonstrate wind power as a viable
option for the North
• Provide support for future wind initiatives
and develop northern capacity
• Donated weather tower to Det’on Cho
Earth Energy Giant Mine wind study
• Developing local expertise and northern
contractors
• Diavik will share knowledge with
communities and government
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Benefits beyond Diavik
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