The Eirin Wind Farm is a proposed 10 MW project near the community of Forest, Ontario, in Lambton County. It is project owned by the several landowners in the area and coordinated by one of the landowners, Ronnie Dagg. M.K. Ince and Associates was contracted to perform engineering and environmental consulting for the project.

Preparing the Eirin Meteorological Tower

Proposed Wind Farm Details

• Commissioning Date: 2011
• Turbines: Five 2.0 MW turbines, 98m hub height, 41m blade length
• Installed Capacity: 10 MW

Wind Resource Assessment

• 60m meteorological tower installed in September 2006
• Two years of wind data were collected
• Reports on wind data prepared every six months

Environmental Screening Report

• Bird and bat studies
• Noise assessment
• Visual assessment
• Archaeology assessment
• Notice of Completion will be issued sometime in 2009

Planning

• Site layout underway
• Municipal consultation ongoing