Claresholm Solar has commissioned the 132 MW Claresholm solar farm, the largest solar power plant of Canada, and started daily operation of electricity power generation.
China’s leading solar PV module brand Astronergy has delivered over 180 MWdc ASTRO series PV panels for the Claresholm solar farm. Astronergy shipped 455,758 PV panels from China to Canada since 2020 and installed in a fixed-tilt racking structure.
The Claresholm Solar farm locates 13km southeast of Claresholm town in the municipal district of Willow Creek in southern Alberta.
The investment for the solar farm is C$200m ($162.76m). This farm occupies 1,280 acres of agriculture lands and planned an installation of 132 MWac.
The Claresholm Solar farm is expected to directly reduce CO2 emission of around 149,000 metric tons each year when it starts to work. Meanwhile, approximately 33,000 households nearby can benefit from the renewable power it generated.
Claresholm Solar is a joint venture between Capstone Infrastructure, a renewable energy investment company based in Canada, and Obton, a Danish investment company involved in the development of solar and wind power projects.
“Our experience working with Astronergy on Claresholm Solar gave us a high level of confidence in terms of quality and ability to deliver, which is why the company has been selected for two more solar projects currently in development (Kneehill and Michichi),” said David Eva, CEO of Capstone Infrastructure.
Astronergy’s panels supplied for the Claresholm Solar project is ASTRO Series reinforced bifacial module with double glass. The module has passed severe Damp & Heat 2000hours and Thermal Cycle 600 and PID 300 tests which were verified and approved by CSA certificate-C450 and PVEL certificate-PQP.
“We set up a special sales team to follow up the entire process including communications, production, quality control, shipment, installation and etc.,” said by Samuel Zhang, vice president of Astronergy, global sales and marketing.