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BLOG Aug 27, 2018

New CanWEA report supports a collaborative approach to minimizing potential im... New resource provides the wind energy industry, policy makers, and other stakeholders with a scientific and ecological approach to supporting renewable energy p (more...)

BLOG Aug 7, 2018

Diversifying Alberta’s economy with wind energy will pay dividends says repo... Long-term procurement roadmap would help drive wind energy investment in the province Wind energy plays to Alberta’s strengths. The province has excellent wi (more...)

BLOG Jul 19, 2018

CanWEA announces winner of prestigious R.J. Templin wind energy award... Dr. Francis Pelletier to be celebrated this fall at nation’s biggest wind energy conference At this moment, hundreds of wind turbines across the world are ra (more...)

BLOG Jul 5, 2018

Protecting wildlife and their habitats the goal for Saskatchewan’s new wind ... Ministry of Environment guidelines an important step as Saskatchewan embraces its target for wind energy to represent 30 per cent of generating capacity by 2030 (more...)

BLOG Jun 18, 2018

Alberta’s abundant wind resource is putting a whole new spin on energy d... The following editorial was originally published online by the Canadian Business Quarterly magazine, as part of the CBQ Spring 2018 edition and is being repost (more...)

BLOG Jun 15, 2018

Reasons to celebrate Global Wind Day... Wind energy is helping the world address climate change and speed up the move to low-carbon economies June 15 is Global Wind Day, a time to pause and reflect o (more...)

BLOG May 25, 2018

CanWEA chief sees surge in 2018 Canadian wind installations... The following editorial was originally published online by the renewable energy magazine Recharge and is being reposted with permission. After a below-average (more...)

BLOG May 23, 2018

Wind industry ready for an expanded role in Ontario’s future electricity mar... Canada’s wind energy industry can increase its participation in a modernized Ontario electricity market, supplying low-cost, non-emitting energy, as well as a (more...)

BLOG May 23, 2018

Study after study says that wind energy has little impact on long-term propert... Wind turbines and their impact on real estate has always been a question from communities around proposed projects, but experts agree that there’s no need for (more...)

BLOG May 7, 2018

Anticipation of billions in investment in wind energy projects in Alberta driv... Engagement with political leaders, landowners, communities and Indigenous communities key to successful development The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWE (more...)