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…

Wind power is one of the fastest-growing source of energy around the world, and Canada offers no exception. Over the last five years, more wind energy capacity has been installed in Canada than any other form of electricity generation. “Canadian wind energy enjoyed record-breaking years in 2013 and 2014, and we are on track to…

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,…

CanWEA’s 28th Annual Conference and Exhibition will be held October 14 to 17, 2012 in Toronto, Ontario at the Direct Energy Centre|Allstream Centre. This wind energy event will bring together over 2,500 experts from the world over to discuss opportunities and the latest developments in the wind-energy industry. The exhibition will feature over 250 exhibiting…

One school of thought for wind-turbine design says getting rid of the potentially troublesome gearbox makes for more reliable machinery. Although true, the permanent magnet (PM) generators then required become heavier and more expensive. A direct-drive 1.8 MW Enercon, for example, weights 25% more than a gearbox equipped Vestas 1.8 MW. Toronto-based CWind says it…