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12/10/2008   Canada becomes 12th country in the world to surpass 2,000 MW of installed wind energy capacity

CanWEA today announced Canada has officially become the 12th country in the world to surpass 2,000 MW of installed wind energy capacity.

CanWEA today congratulated Manitoba Hydro and the Manitoba Government on news of the acceptance of a proposal by St. Joseph Wind Farm Inc. to develop Canada’s largest single wind farm near Letellier in southern Manitoba.

In response to growing demand from consumers, CanWEA has released a new 16-page “Small Wind Purchasing Guide” for off-grid, residential, farm and commercial applications.

CanWEA today welcomed the federal government’s commitment to clean energy in its 2008 Speech from the Throne. The federal government outlined its commitment to draw 90 per cent of electricity from renewable resources by the year 2020.

In the face of predictions, rhetoric and warnings about the planet's environmental crisis, one man stands alone as a revolutionary who is transforming a country. And it's likely you've never heard his name.

McGuinty Government Celebrates Canada's Largest Wind Farm

The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) today concluded in Vancouver its biggest and best Annual Conference and Trade Show in the association’s history with record attendance and a bold, new vision for the future of wind energy in Canada.

CanWEA recognized organizations and individuals working tirelessly to advance the wind-energy industry in Canada during its gala Awards Banquet Tuesday as part of its 24th Annual Conference and Trade Show in Vancouver.

The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA), in association with The Strategic Council, released the results of its Wind Power Survey during its 24th Annual Conference and Trade Show in Vancouver. The national survey shows Canadians strongly support the development of renewable energy sources, and their first choice for energy is wind energy.

The plan, entitled Wind Vision 2025 – Powering Canada’s Future, argues that Canada can and must ensure that wind energy supplies 20 per cent of the country’s demand by 2025, bringing total Canadian wind-energy capacity to 55,000 MW.

The CanWEA Annual Conference and Trade Show — Fast Forward to Wind — will be held in Vancouver October 19 – 22 at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Response to a recent publication by Dr. Nina Pierpont

Ontario government puts additional focus on renewable energy growth opportunities

More than 220 delegates representing Aboriginal communities, the wind industry and governments across Canada came together at CanWEA's first-ever Wind and Aboriginal Communities seminar

Source d’énergie et de développement économique régional, l’électricité de source éolienne peut devenir un puissant outil au service des municipalités du Québec.

The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) welcomes the publication of the findings of a study on Barotrauma in the journal Current Biology by University of Calgary researcher Erin Baerwald.

Wind and Aboriginal Communities Seminar to explore opportunities in growing wind energy industry.

Entirely apart from how the three organizations feel about other changes to RESOP, short term or long term, the groups are in complete agreement on the need to grandfather existing developers with respect to the new project limits.

CanWEA has submitted its comments to Quebec’s Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune [Department of natural resources and wildlife] as part of the consultations regarding proposed regulations for two blocks of 250 MW of wind energy from Aboriginal and community projects.

British Columbia is about to enter a new era of clean energy generation with the largest clean power call ever issued in the province, setting the stage for BC’s untapped potential of wind energy to be realized.

Le fait de vivre à proximité d’un parc d’éoliennes augmente l’acceptabilité envers cette forme d’énergie verte au lieu de la réduire. Available in French only.

On May 5th of this year, the Government of Quebec and Hydro Québec announced that 2,000 MW of electricity would be produced by wind sources in various regions of Quebec. The members of the Quebec caucus of the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) have committed to developing wind farm projects that respect the host communities and have acceded to these Guiding Principles.

The Guiding Principles were published in La Presse on May 6th. Click here to view the ad.

The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) has responded to comments made by Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach in which he claimed that the recent death of hundreds of ducks on an oilsands tailings pond was insignificant when compared to deaths caused by wind turbines.

The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) applauds the announcement of 15 new wind farms, and considers it an unprecedented step for the growth of wind power in Quebec, and for environmental protection. CanWEA believes that this very good news is a harbinger of a bright future for the development of Quebec society and its regions.

The Global Wind Energy Council is forecasting that the global wind market will grow by over 155% to reach 240 GW of total installed capacity by 2012. In its annual “Global Wind Energy Report 2007”, GWEC has adjusted its previous forecast to take into account the unexpectedly strong increase in wind energy deployment around the world. The report will be presented at the European Wind Energy Conference (EWEC) in Brussels on 1 April 2008.

As another global record was set in 2007 with the installation of 20,000 MW of new, emission-free wind power, Canada’s total installed capacity grew to 1,846 MW with the addition of 386 MW of new wind energy projects, its 2nd best year ever. Wind energy now produces enough electricity in Canada to meet the needs of 560,000 homes.

The Global Wind Energy Council today confirmed its earlier estimate that over 20,000 MW of wind power was installed in 2007, led by the US, China and Spain, bringing world-wide installed capacity to 94,112 MW. This is an increase of 31% compared with the 2006 market, and represents an overall increase in global installed capacity of about 27%.