Project Updates
Oberon Solar and Storage Project
Credit: Panumas Yanuthai via Shutterstock
Location: California, US
Project type: Solar and battery storage
Operator: Intersect Power
Capacity: 500MW solar and 250MW battery storage
The Oberon Solar and Storage project is constructed, operated and maintained by clean energy company Intersect Power. Approved for construction in July 2022 and having commenced commercial operations in November 2023, it generates enough power to supply 207,000 homes a year.
Cascade Combined-Cycle Gas Turbine Power Plant
Credit: Cascade Power Project
Location: Alberta, Canada
Project type: CCGT power plant
Capacity: 900MW
Estimated Investment: C$1.5bn
Kineticor Resource is developing the 900MW Cascade combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant, which will provide power for approximately 900,000 houses and businesses in Alberta. Construction on the project commenced in August 2020 and is expected to be completed in February 2024.
Buffalo Plains Wind Farm
Credit: CIP
Location: Alberta, Canada
Project type: Wind farm
Developer: Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
Capacity: 495MW
The Buffalo Plains Wind Farm – to become the largest onshore wind farm in Canada – will produce approximately 1.5 million megawatt hours of power a year, while displacing approximately 795,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year.
