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BLOG Feb 26, 2018

Technology advances spurring ever-lower wind energy costs... Note: this blog has been updated from a version that was published on June 22, 2017. Why is it that wind energy costs keep declining while mainstream electri (more...)

BLOG Feb 23, 2018

Incentive for wind energy developers to foster strong, trusted partnerships wi... Mutual understanding of the legal implications of wind energy lease agreements is imperative There has been keen interest in the question of whether the wind (more...)

BLOG Feb 21, 2018

Wind farms and land use... New fact sheet helps landowners and rural communities learn more about living and farming around wind turbines If you’ve been following our blogs in recent (more...)

BLOG Jan 22, 2018

Award finalists reflect the best in wind farm operations... With over 12,000 MW of installed wind energy already in Canada and more on the way, the operation and maintenance (O&M) of wind generating facilities is bec (more...)

BLOG Dec 14, 2017

New Lazard study: wind costs down, competitiveness up... A November 2017 report by U.S. investment firm Lazard shows that wind energy costs continue to track lower across the globe. Since 2009, the unsubsidized leveli (more...)

BLOG Dec 13, 2017

Made-in-Alberta procurement process harnessed competitive market forces gettin... Recent Alberta Renewable Energy Program produces bids that are lowest ever seen from wind energy in Canada The results of Alberta’s first competitive renewab (more...)

BLOG Dec 7, 2017

Why a new system of industrial emissions management and standards makes sense ... The Alberta government recently announced a new step towards its Climate Leadership Plan goals in transitioning from the Specified Gas Emitters Regulation (SGER (more...)

BLOG Dec 7, 2017

Icing and Cold Climate Safety Best Practices Now Available!... The world has seen unprecedented growth in wind energy over the past few years. More than 80 countries can now boast about having their own wind energy industry (more...)

BLOG Dec 6, 2017

Canadians visualize clean energy future... CanWEA unveils the winners of its 2017 Power of Wind contest For the past seven years, I’ve had the enviable task of managing the Canadian Wind Energy Asso (more...)

BLOG Nov 29, 2017

Debunking myths about wind energy in Alberta... Politics are on the minds of many people these days.  With municipal elections and the leadership race for the United Conservative Party just behind us, and an (more...)