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Ramea Newfoundland Microgrid

Organizations, planners, suppliers, equipment, controls, and reported system specifications—with source-level citations.

CoverageDetailed public record
Named organizations5
System facts17
Sources reviewed3
Last researched2026-07-19

Ramea's isolated power system evolved from a wind-diesel installation into a 2007–2011 wind-hydrogen-diesel research initiative. A peer-reviewed open-access engineering paper supplies rare component-level detail—including Caterpillar diesel ratings, Windmatic turbine generator sizes, capacitor banks, dump load, and governor modes—while the provincial record defines the later hydrogen scope.

Research status
Historical wind-hydrogen research configuration; current hydrogen-system operation is not claimed
Historical classification
Community
Reported capacity
110 kW
Coordinates
47.51927, -57.39502
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Who was involved in Ramea Newfoundland Microgrid?

5 publicly identified organizations. Where a recovered source named a participant without explaining its work, the role remains explicitly unspecified.

Organization

Caterpillar

Diesel generator manufacturer [3]

Organization

Environment Canada

Operating-data contributor acknowledged by the engineering study [3]

Organization

Frontier Power Systems

Participant named in the recovered project record; precise contractual role was not recovered [1]

Organization

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro

Project proponent, isolated-system owner, and operating-data provider [2][3]

Organization

Windmatic

Wind turbine manufacturer [3]

System evidence

Reported capacity and specifications

Values can describe different project phases or components. Source citations are attached to each figure so discrepancies remain visible.

KW Wind
110 [1]
Diesel generation
Three 925 kW, 4.16 kV, 1,200 rpm generator sets [3]
Original wind plant
Six Windmatic WM15S turbines; each carries 65 kW and 13 kW induction generators [3]
Later wind addition described by paper
Three 100 kW wind turbines [3]
Controllable dump load
200 kW [3]
Reactive compensation
Six 30 kvar capacitor banks [3]
Typical load
Approximately 650 kW average; reported winter peak up to 1.1 MW [3]
Hydrogen project period
2007–2011 research initiative [2]

Controls and hardware

Equipment and controller details

Manufacturer and model are shown only when a source names them. Generic descriptions are not converted into guessed product assignments.

01

Diesel generator sets

Caterpillar — D3512 / 3512

Three 925 kW, 4.16 kV units at 1,200 rpm with AVR and governor controls; the paper also identifies the 1,400 hp 3512 engine family. [3]

02

Wind turbines

Windmatic — WM15S

Six machines, each with 65 kW and 13 kW induction generators. [3]

03

Diesel master control

Model not publicly disclosed

Coordinates multiple gensets operating with speed-droop and isochronous governor modes; a commercial controller model is not given. [3]

04

Hydrogen system

Model not publicly disclosed

Electrolyser, three storage tanks, and an internal-combustion hydrogen generator were within the provincial research scope; manufacturers and model numbers are not disclosed on the cited project page. [2]

Recovered detail

Additional technical notes

Concise system facts recovered from the historical project record. Treat these as historical unless a newer primary source confirms them.

  • Management

    • Community load 250 kW – 1,000 kW [1]

  • Generator control

    Automatic voltage regulators and governor controls support droop and isochronous operation, with a diesel master controller coordinating unit commitment. [3]

  • Wind integration

    The original induction-generator wind plant used six switched 30 kvar capacitor banks and a 200 kW controllable dump load for isolated-grid operation. [3]

  • Research boundary

    The paper's 150 kW pumped-hydro system is a modeled proposal, not documented installed equipment, and is deliberately excluded from the equipment list. [3]

  • Hydrogen configuration

    Provincial filings describe wind-powered electrolysis, hydrogen storage, and later electricity production through an internal-combustion hydrogen generator. [2]

Provenance

3 sources

Primary owner, government, university, supplier, and engineering sources are preferred. Archived references preserve claims whose original pages moved or disappeared.

  1. [1]
    Recovered Microgrid Projects record

    Internet Archive · Archived source · captured 2021-04-20

  2. [2]
    Ramea Wind-Hydrogen Diesel Project

    Government of Newfoundland and Labrador · Primary source

  3. [3]
    Increasing wind energy penetration level using pumped hydro storage in island micro-grid system

    International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering · Primary source

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