The tribunal ruled that the Government of Ontario “on the whole did relatively little to address the scientific uncertainty surrounding offshore wind that it relied upon as the main publicly cited reason for the moratorium.” Windstream

Global renewable energy development company, SunEdison, signed a 10-year agreement with Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) this past December to supply 5 MW (or 20-MWh) of battery storage to the province. The Ontario IESO works at the heart of Ontario’s power system, and is responsible for making sure everyone in the province gets the electricity they need,…

By 2019, GTM Research expects the energy storage market in the United States to add 861 MW to the grid annually and be valued at $1.5 billion. That’s about 11 times its size in 2014. This year alone, the country is expected to deploy 220 MWs, which is more than three times its 2014 total.…

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…

Capstone Infrastructure Corporation recently announced that the Ontario Environmental Review Tribunal (ERT), an administrative tribunal that considers appeals from the general public, dismissed appeals initiated in relation to two of the company’s wind projects. The ERT’s decision to dismiss upholds the Renewable Energy Approvals (REAs) granted to those projects. On August 11, 2015, the ERT…

Following 18 months of construction, the K2 Wind Power Facility in Ontario reached commercial operation on May 29, 2015. One of Canada’s largest wind projects, the 270-megawatt (MW) facility is owned and operated by Capital Power Corporation and Capital Power LP (collectively, “Capital Power”), Samsung Renewable Energy, and Pattern Energy Group LP. Pattern Energy Group…

The North Kent Wind project will bring substantial economic benefits to the Municipality of Chatham-Kent. Samsung Renewable Energy (Samsung) and Pattern Energy Group (Pattern Development) have announced that North Kent Wind, a 100-megawatt (MW) wind power project located in the Regional Municipality of Chatham-Kent, has entered into a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the…

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 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…

Editor’s Note: Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) in Canada is projecting that more than 1.7 gigawatts (GW) of wind power will be grid-connected by September 2016. The report, which covers April 2015 to September 2016, forecasts about 2.3 GW of new supply will be incorporated into Ontario’s existing generation fleet. Furthermore, the first energy…

Chatham-Kent, Samsung, and Pattern Energy have officially signed an agreement for the North Kent Wind Project in Ontario, Canada. North Kent 1 would place approximately 40 to 50 wind turbines on private lands in both of the former Dover and Chatham Townships. It’s subject to the Province of Ontario’s Renewable Energy Approval process, which requires…

The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) applauds the Independent Electricity System Operator’s (IESO) launch of a 565-megawatt (MW) renewable energy request for proposals (RFP), of which 300 MW will be dedicated to wind energy. This is the first of three RFPs under IESO’s Large Renewable Procurement (LRP) competitive process that supports Ontario’s targeted goal of…

Schneider Electric, Ryerson University, and the Ontario Ministry of Energy announced the official opening of the Schneider Electric Smart Grid Laboratory (SESG Lab) at Ryerson’s Centre for Urban Energy (CUE) in Toronto. The facility, Canada’s first university-based smart grid laboratory, is now available to partners and collaborators seeking to test new products or operational strategies,…

The one-year extension to the PTC and its delayed interpretation by the IRS hints at the U.S.’ struggle with the issue of financing wind farms. Meanwhile, Canada has plotted a different course. In June, Ontario’s Energy Minister, Bob Chiarelli, issued a Directive to the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) regarding amendments to the province’s Feed-in Tariff…

The Ontario government’s commitment to wind energy has been outlined in its directive to the OPA. It is intended to send a signal to investors that Ontario will be a leader in creating clean energy and new jobs, says the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA). The Long Term Energy Plan calls for an increase to…

Wind energy is powering Ontario with more clean energy than ever before as production records from the Independent Electricity Operator (IESO) show energy production from wind at about 6% of total Ontario supply on February 14 – compared to about 1.5% from coal the same day. Earlier in the month, wind energy reached a record…

Executives from the Ontario Clean Technology Alliance attended the 2011’s Energy, Utility & Environment Conference in Phoenix to invite environmental technology companies from around the world to participate in the Province of Ontario’s clean technology revolution. The Canadian province offers North America’s most advanced green energy policies, targeted incentives and a generous Feed-in Tariff (FIT)…

A renewable-energy contractor hosted the Canadian Wind Energy Association and local dignitaries celebrating the opening of an office for Mortenson Construction, or Mortenson Canada in Ontario. Along with CanWEA, the event included a brief program and ribbon-cutting ceremony that highlighted wind energy growth and the significant benefits it provides to communities across Ontario. To date,…

Onatrio will see its first blade factory as part of a plan to meet a wind turbine manufacturer and transmission company’s demand.