This week the Canadian Council on Renewable Electricity congratulated Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau on his election win. According to the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA), the newly elected Prime Minister has the opportunity to create more positive energy changes while setting the stage for greater emission reductions in the country. “The Liberal party has made clean job…
Canada hits 10,000-MW capacity, 7th in world
Canada became one of only seven countries in the world to surpass 10,000 MW of wind power capacity when the 270 MW, K2 Wind project near Goderich, Ontario came on line earlier this year. Industry leaders that recently met in Toronto for the Canadian Wind Energy Association’s 31st annual conference, agree that the technology’s growing…
Wind’s growing cost-competitiveness driving energy and economic diversification
Canada became one of only seven countries in the world to surpass 10,000 MW of wind-power capacity when the 270-MW K2 Wind project near Goderich, Ontario came on line earlier this year. The industry leaders, who met in Toronto this week for the Canadian Wind Energy Association’s (CanWEA) 31st annual conference, agreed that the technology’s growing cost-competitiveness…
More wind energy part of the necessary transformation of Canada’s production, transport, and use of energy
Wind energy provides a compelling answer to rising greenhouse gas emissions and other widely shared challenges facing Canada’s energy sector. This was one of the messages members heard at the Canadian Wind Energy Association’s (CanWEA) 31st Annual Conference at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. CanWEA president Robert Hornung noted that the growing attention to climate change…
Quebec businesses in search of new wind markets
A delegation of ten Quebec-based companies is participating in a commercial mission organized by the TechnoCentre éolien and the Wind Energy Cluster. This important North American event, which is being held in Toronto in the framework of the Canadian Wind Energy Association’s (CanWEA) 31st Annual Conference and Exhibition, allows participating companies to carve out a place in new markets and…
CanWEA’s Annual Conference & Exhibition moves to Calgary in 2016
The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) and Hannover Fairs announced that the CanWEA Annual Conference and Exhibition will be held in Calgary next year, from November 1 to 3, 2016. Calgary offers an ideal location for next year’s event because it is centrally located to Western Canada’s neighboring provinces, bringing a special focus to Western…
K2 Wind, one of Canada’s largest wind-power projects, officially opens
The K2 Wind-power Facility in Ontario recently held a Grand Opening Event, hosted by Samsung Renewable Energy, Capital Power Corporation, and Pattern Energy Group. One of Canada’s largest wind-power projects, the 270-megawatt (MW) K2 Wind Facility is located in the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh (ACW) in southwestern Ontario. It is expected to generate clean energy for approximately…
SgurrEnergy increases North American presence
Renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy, has expanded their Canadian base to include Montreal and Toronto, signaling a strategic move to build on growing business opportunities in Eastern Canada. This growth follows the recent expansion into San Francisco, California, earlier this year, and complements SgurrEnergy’s existing North American offices located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Austin, Texas and Portland,…
Hitting new milestones: Wind energy in Canada
Canada recently became the 7th country in the world to surpass 10,000 MW of installed wind energy capacity, enough to power over three million homes annually. In this WindTalk edition, Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) President Robert Hornung discusses the country’s wind-power successes and challenges, and what he predicts for the future wind industry in…
Canada’s wind energy industry reaches another significant milestone
Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) is pleased to announce that Canada’s wind energy industry has taken another significant leap forward. With the commissioning of the K2 Wind Power Project in southwestern Ontario this month, Canada has now become the 7th country in the world to surpass 10,000 MW of installed wind energy capacity. “Meeting the…
Support for wind power in Canadian province of Saskatchewan consistent across age groups and political preference
Wind energy is one of the lowest cost sources of new electricity generation, and a new poll finds that Saskatchewan residents support an increased effort to develop more wind energy to help meet Saskatchewan’s future electricity needs. A recent public opinion poll completed by Oracle Research and commissioned by the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA)…
Canada’s wind industry sets records in 2014, but next 10 years will not be like the last 10
Last year was another record-setting year for Canada’s wind energy industry. In 2014, the country installed a total of 1,871 MW of new wind energy capacity, topping 2013’s high of just under 1600 MW. However, most of this growth was attributed to wind development in the east (Ontario had 999 MW and Quebec had 460…
Siemens receives order for Grand Bend Wind Farm in Canada
Siemens has received an order for the supply, installation and commissioning of 40 SWT-3.2-113 direct-drive wind turbines. The customer is Grand Bend Wind Limited Partnership, a partnership between Northland Power Inc., a Canadian independent power producer based in Toronto, and two local First Nations, the Aamjiwnaang First Nation and Bkejwanong Territory (Walpole Island First Nation).…
Ontario’s Gunn’s Hill Wind Farm gets environmental approval
Ontario’s Gunn’s Hill wind farm project has received environmental approval and could begin construction as early as this summer in the Township of Norwich, Oxford County. Canada’s Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change recently issued the approval document. Development company Prowind Canada is set to begin the construction process as soon as the appeal…
New report: North America wind power outlook for 2015
MAKE expects another strong year for North America in 2015 with more than nine gigawatts (GW) of wind power additions, buttressed by higher growth in the U.S. that offsets a slight annual decline in Canada. A late 2014 extension of the U.S. Production Tax Credits (PTC) helps to maintain momentum in the U.S. market through…
World’s first and in Canada: A ‘tornado-creating’ wind dome deploys an advanced 3D scanner
The WindEEE Research Institute has confirmed the successful installation of a short-range 3D WindScanner, based on ZephIR’s Continuous Wave Lidar, and supplied by the Wind Energy Department of the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) to study turbulence effects for wind turbines, buildings, and structures. The organizations believe it to be the first deployment of its…
Vestas receives largest turbine order in Canada, 299-MW project
Vestas has secured a firm and unconditional order for the delivery of 166, V100-1.8 MW wind turbines along with a 20-yr service and maintenance agreement for the 299 MW Blackspring Ridge Wind Project, a joint venture of EDF EN Canada Inc. and Enbridge. It marks the largest order for Vestas wind turbines in Canada. Deliveries…
WindFacts.ca opens a clean-energy dialogue with Canadians
Canadians have a new way to join the dialogue on wind energy with the launch of a website that combines cutting-edge social media tools with facts, figures, did-you-knows, and links to important resources. The initiative is supported by wind energy leaders whose goal is to ensure Canadians have access to facts when making choices about…
Largest wind farm in Canada commissioned in Québec
Cartier Wind Energy announced the operation of its Gros-Morne Phase II wind project, powered by 74 GE, 1.5-77 wind turbines and located in the Gaspésie region of Québec. The amount of energy generated by the Gros-Morne wind farm can power about 20,000 homes in province of Québec. Gros-Morne I and II combined is the largest…
U.S. turbine OEM leads local content requirements for wind energy in Ontario
GE showcased its local manufacturing leadership for Ontario’s growing wind industry at the CanWEA 2012 annual conference and exhibition, Canada’s largest wind energy trade show. Ontario’s Green Energy Act mandates that wind farm developers across the province meet local content requirements, benefiting the Ontario economy. “Our strengths in Ontario are a differentiator for our wind…