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NEWS Dec 13, 2017

Alberta chooses 3 companies to build 4 wind power projects in auction... Canadian Press - Bids in an auction to pick renewable energy projects were so attractive that the Alberta government decided to back proposals to bui (more...)

NEWS Dec 12, 2017

Varcoe: Low prices expected as province to pick renewable power projects... Calgary Herald: How low can renewable energy prices go? That will be the billion-dollar question for Albertans when they find out Wednesday which proj (more...)

NEWS Dec 11, 2017

CanWEA Applauds Alberta’s New Carbon-Reduction Plan... North American Wind Power - On Wednesday, Shannon Phillips, Alberta’s minister of environment and parks, announced a plan for the adoption of an o (more...)

NEWS Dec 11, 2017

Alberta’s power grid to get green boost as auction bidders revealed... The Globe and Mail - Alberta is set to unveil successful bidders for 400 megawatts of renewable energy projects in a major step by the oil-rich provi (more...)

NEWS Nov 27, 2017

Ontario investments to meet the green energy challenge... Report on Energy - As Ontario works towards its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80 per cent by 2050, it is seeing successes and (more...)

NEWS Nov 3, 2017

Wind Energy Bringing economic benefits in Saskatchewan... SARM - SASKPOWER’S plan to add 1,900 MW of wind energy to the province’s power grid by 2030 promises more than long-term opportunity for the (more...)

NEWS Nov 2, 2017

Renewable energy jobs provide new opportunities for Alberta workers... CBC News - Trades and careers in renewable energy, like wind and solar power, could play a part in easing Alberta's employment crunch — pr (more...)

NEWS Oct 27, 2017

Wind industry is working to reduce bird deaths... Calgary Herald - October 27, 2017 - The wind industry is committed to protecting wildlife by siting and operating wind farms with respect for habitat (more...)

NEWS Oct 27, 2017

Renewable Energy Alliance of Ontario Welcomes Governments Re-Commitment to Green... NationTalk - The Renewable Energy Alliance of Ontario (REAO) Welcomes Ontario’s renewed commitment to the jobs, economic growth (more...)

NEWS Oct 17, 2017

Geothermal Would Create 15 Times More Permanent Jobs Than Site C, Panel Told As ... Desmog Canada - Opportunities provided by 21st century renewables, such as geothermal, wind and solar, have either been ignored or the costs over-infl (more...)

NEWS Oct 12, 2017

Wind vs. Hydro: British Columbia Has A Vital Decision To Make... North American WindPower - As British Columbia’s New Democratic Party (NDP) government decides whether or not BC Hydro should continue building (more...)

NEWS Oct 4, 2017

Canada forecasts renewable investment boom... Wind Power Monthly - CANADA: The country can expect to see close to C$100 billion ($80 billion) in new renewable energy investment between now an (more...)

NEWS Oct 4, 2017

ENERCON unveils new 3-MW turbine series for the Canadian market... Windpower Engineering & Development - ENERCON Canada on the occasion of the Annual Conference and Exhibition of the Canadian Wind E (more...)

NEWS Oct 4, 2017

More Than 1,200 Gather in Montreal for Canada’s Largest Wind Energy Conference... Electrical Line Magazine - Increased utilization of Canada's massive untapped reserves of low-cost wind energy will be critical if this country i (more...)

NEWS Oct 4, 2017

Wind energy jobs, cash could boost Alberta’s economy... National Observer - A new study shows a wind energy boom in Alberta could yield jobs for some of the people who have lost work because of a long- (more...)

NEWS Oct 4, 2017

Canada well-positioned to decarbonize, says wind association president... Herald Business: MONTREAL — Canada is well-positioned to transition to a low-carbon economy as wind and solar projects will be the focus of ene (more...)

NEWS Jun 8, 2017

Varcoe: First renewable power auction draws ‘exceptional’ interest, ... Calgary Herald - June 8, 2017 - Like an intricate Rube Goldberg device — the confounding idea behind the Mouse Trap board game — Alberta’s strat (more...)

NEWS May 27, 2017

The News On Renewables Gets Better And Better... Below2C.org - May 27, 2017 - The news on renewables just keeps getting better and better. But just ten years ago, the renewables landscape was remarka (more...)

NEWS May 10, 2017

Alberta’s Environment Minister Lauds Renewables... North American Windpower - May 10, 2017 - The Alberta government’s efforts to encourage development of the province’s abundant wind energy resourc (more...)

NEWS May 9, 2017

Alberta’s electricity future blowin’ in the wind... CBC News Edmonton - May 9, 2017 - Alberta has huge potential to produce clean energy from wind but so far it is largely untapped, delegates (more...)