A primer on Alberta’s wind energy permitting and environmental requirements
Wind energy projects are subject to a rigorous permitting and approvals process that involves all three levels of government throughout the project lifecycle. Note: this blog has been updated from […]
Canada’s wind O&M innovation meeting ground
Canada’s wind energy operations and maintenance movers and shakers to gather in Toronto in January 2019. This year the world passed 1-terrawatt of installed wind energy capacity with Canada coming […]
Alberta wind energy host communities are seeing economic benefits right now and more can expect to in the future according to a recent study
Employment, new municipal tax revenues, plus stable income for farmers and landowners from land lease agreements offer opportunities for Alberta communities Alberta is home to the workforce and training capacities […]
How to save on blade repairs
Collecting data on the frequency and type of blade wear-and-tear can save wind farm owners time and money. Wind turbine blades are impressive engineering feats that push the limits on […]
Brandy Giannetta on finding opportunities within Canada’s changing renewable energy markets
With a new government in Ontario, an election underway in Quebec, and one on the horizon in Alberta, Canada’s wind energy industry is keenly focused on the potential for policy, […]
Improving health and safety on site: hydraulic injection awareness
CanWEA’s Operations and Maintenance Caucus continues to work on raising awareness of hazards associated with managing industrial equipment on a wind farm, such as hydraulic injection. Working with heavy duty […]
New CanWEA report supports a collaborative approach to minimizing potential impact on bats from wind energy
New resource provides the wind energy industry, policy makers, and other stakeholders with a scientific and ecological approach to supporting renewable energy production while minimizing the potential for impact on […]
Diversifying Alberta’s economy with wind energy will pay dividends says report
Long-term procurement roadmap would help drive wind energy investment in the province Wind energy plays to Alberta’s strengths. The province has excellent wind resources and is well supplied with the […]
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 raising the bar on performance […]
Protecting wildlife and their habitats the goal for Saskatchewan’s new wind energy adaptive management guideline
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. SaskPower’s plan to add 1,900 […]