Bear Mountain Turbine Replacement

A ground view of the project in motion. A crane can be seen transporting a turbine blade along with some workers guiding the part along. There are tall trees in the background in green on a bright sunny cloudless day.

A zoomed out view of the crane installing the last blade of the turbine . There is a truck on the bottom foreground. There are some trees with a bright cloudless day.

2009

Blade Replacement at Bear Mountain Wind Park

Surespan completed blade replacement for AltaGas’ 102-million watt Bear Mountain Wind Park near Dawson Creek, BC. The wind park, operational since 2009, includes 34 Enercon E-82 wind turbines standing 78 meters tall. We replaced 84 blades on 28 turbines using a 300-metric-tonne all-terrain crane. Originally expected to take three months, the project was completed in just two months, exceeding timeline expectations.

Some of the project challenged included navigating an 8-km road with steep terrain during road ban season. To overcome this, we stripped the crane to minimize axle loads, successfully transporting equipment to the final turbines. Despite these obstacles, we were able to overcome them reaffirming the importance of clear project management and expertise.

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