Continuing to Advance Our Renewable Energy Investments

Wind Energy Investments

German Offshore Wind Development – In February 2017, Enbridge announced the acquisition for $1.7 billion of an effective 50-percent stake in the 497-MW Hohe See Offshore Wind Project (Hohe See), which will be constructed in the North Sea in partnership with the state-owned German utility, Energie Baden-Wurttenberg (EnBW), and is expected to be in service in late 2019.

In June 2017, we announced we are moving forward on our option to partner with EnBW on the Albatros Wind Project, which is an expansion of the Hohe See project, for an additional investment of approximately $395 million. Albatros is expected to enter service alongside Hohe See in 2019.

Investing in Offshore Wind

We see great potential in offshore wind and to date have invested in six large projects in the United Kingdom, France and Germany for a total of approximately 1,000 MW (2000 MW gross) of net generation capacity under development.


France offshore wind

Off-shore wind is one of the fastest-growing energy segments in Europe, where there is a significant push for a greater component of renewables in the supply mix. This means these projects have very strong commercial underpinnings and secure, long-term revenue streams.

Offshore wind is a strong fit for Enbridge, given our history with onshore renewable technology, our major-projects capability and our experience in working off-shore in the Gulf of Mexico. We plan to continue to grow our offshore renewable generating capacity and be at the forefront of the global transition to a low-carbon future. In addition, Enbridge and CPP have formed a 50-50 joint venture to pursue future European early development, late development, construction, and operational offshore wind projects.

Spotlight: First Power at Rampion

A major milestone was reached as first power was generated at Rampion.

Spotlight: Alberta Hybrid House Project

In 2017, Enbridge teamed up with ATCO for a residential-energy-emissions pilot project in Alberta aimed at developing homes that reduce or eliminate greenhouse gas emissions.

Called the Alberta Hybrid House Project, the two companies retrofitted seven employee-owned homes in Calgary and Edmonton with micro-generation technologies—solar panels and a natural-gas-fired, micro-combined heat and power (mCHP) unit.

More than 150 Enbridge employees applied to have their homes retrofitted. Through a detailed selection process, which was primarily based on home size, energy usage and location, we narrowed the applicants down to four homes and selected two in Calgary and two in Edmonton, while ATCO selected three of their employees’ homes.

The installation of the solar panels and mCHP units was completed in December 2017. During 2018, Enbridge and ATCO will monitor the retrofitted homes to understand their energy consumption and learn more about how micro-generation can play a role in heating and lighting our homes while also lowering emissions and providing cost-saving benefits to homeowners.

Spotlight: Producing Hydrogen from Power-to-Gas

Enbridge Gas Distribution’s power-to-gas (P2G) plant in Ontario is now taking surplus off-peak electricity and converting it to Hydrogen through a process called electrolysis, which can be stored for future use. The plant is rated at 2.5MW and can be expanded to 5MW of output power. This Enbridge facility is the first utility-scale P2G plant in North America. The P2G plant provides grid regulation service to the province’s power grid through the Independent Electricity Service Operator (IESO), while increasing the flexibility of Ontario’s electrical system. Future applications of P2G include the blending of zero-emissions hydrogen into the gas distribution system to lower its carbon footprint using the produced hydrogen as fuel for Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV), as well as rail transportation.

Power-to-Gas: Rethinking Energy Storage Options