Canadian Wind Energy Association

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Name: Canadian Wind Energy Association
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

AQPER and CanWEA Pleased with Quebec Government’s Commitment to Wind Energy

The Association québécoise de la production de l’énergie renouvelable (AQPER) and the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) are pleased with the government’s interest in wind energy and the strong commitment it is making to Quebec’s wind energy s ... [Published North American Clean Energy - May 17 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Quebec Government Releases Highly Anticipated Wind Procurement Call

The Quebec government announced the province's intention to secure an additional block of 800 MW of wind power capacity.Wind industry suppliers and developers had been anxiously awaiting the announcement, which many contend will serve as the bridge to ... [Published North American Windpower - May 15 2013]
First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 2 reports

CERPS Training Inc. launches new E-learning course for Firefighter Safety with Solar and Wind Turbine Installations

Canada NewsWireKING CITY, ON, May 6, 2013 KING CITY, ON, May 6, 2013 Developed in collaboration with the Ontario Fire College, this latest CERPS program addresses the current best practices for fire suppression when these installations are involved. In ... [Published Digital Journal - May 06 2013]
First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Alberti, Sullivan Join Haley & Aldrich

Environmental and engineering firm Haley & Aldrich has hired Anntonette Alberti as senior vice president of energy strategy and Diane Sullivan as vice president of energy development.Alberti, formerly of Tetra Tech, has 20 years of experience in strategic ... [Published North American Windpower - May 03 2013]
First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Wind energy a great deal for Ontario, insists CanWEA

font size decrease font size increase font sizeMay 3, 2013 - The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) insists that, contrary to a Fraser Institute report entitled “Environmental and Economic Consequences of Ontario’s Green Energy Act”, wind energy ... [Published Electrical Business - May 03 2013]
First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Ontario's air getting cleaner, report says

Air pollutants have dropped across the province and Ontario’s air quality continues to improve, according to a report released by the provincial Ministry of the Environment last week.Ontario’s 41st annual Air Quality Report measured pollution levels in ... [Published New Hamburg Independent - May 01 2013]
First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Early Bird reg open for EHRC 2013 Conference & Inaugural Awards Gala

font size decrease font size increase font sizeApril 30, 2013 - Early Bird registration is now open for Electricity Human Resources Canada’s (EHRC, formerly Electricity Sector Council) 2013 Conference and Inaugural Awards Gala, and keynote speakers, ... [Published Electrical Business - Apr 30 2013]
First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Canada Renewables Report Q2 2013

Canada renewables market: Latest market research analysed Our Q2 forecasts for Canada's renewables industry are virtually unchanged from the previous quarter as our key view of the market remains in place. Despite a wealth of natural potential for the ... [Published companiesandmarkets.com - Apr 30 2013]
First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

Court dismisses claim for property value loss from proposed wind project

/CNW/ - The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) welcomes the April 22, 2013 judgment of Madam Justice S.E. Healey of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. In the decision the Court dismissed a lawsuit by landowners seeking damages because, the ... [Published Canada NewsWire - Apr 24 2013]
First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Wind energy can boost depressed economies, says research institute CEO

Besides supplying clean, renewable energy, Canada’s rapidly growing wind generation sector can provide plenty of economic benefits for depressed areas, according to a national wind energy research leader who will speak here Wednesday.“There are dozens ... [Published University of Windsor - Apr 23 2013]
First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 2 reports

Report Finds Wind Energy has Delivered Clean Energy Benefits at a Very Small Cost to Consumers

Contrary to a Fraser Institute report that was recently released (titled Environmental and Economic Consequences of Ontario's Green Energy Act), wind energy has helped clean Ontario, Canada’s electricity system and deliver hundreds of millions of dollars ... [Published North American Clean Energy - Apr 18 2013]
First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 3 reports

Ontario Wind Power: Worthwhile Investment Or Expensive Waste?

Two conflicting reports have set the debate over whether Ontario's Green Energy Act (GEA) harms the region's economy. Established in 2009, the GEA was created to "expand renewable energy generation, encourage energy conservation and promote the creation ... [Published North American Windpower - Apr 16 2013]

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...to be built in the near future," said Jean François Nolet, vice president of policy and government affairs at the Canadian Wind Energy Association. "As such, the members of the wind industry must join forces to ensure the additional 800 MW are installed between 2016 and 2017. The wind energy industry will continue to work with the government to achieve that goal.”"
...in Ontario1 and currently, the Canadian Wind Energy Association lists more than 1,200 wind turbines operating in 46 sites across the province2. "This new program responds to a rapid growth in solar and wind systems in Ontario" said Jay Patterson
"Ontario's Long Term Energy Plan encourages the growth of alternative energyenergy generation both in residential and commercial settings.  Fire Service professionals will have even more hazards to contend with as they respond to fire emergencies that directly and indirectly threaten these installations."
...Ontario Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli dismissed it out of hand, saying: "The Fraser Institute report recommends that we go back to coal. They claim that coal is clean, and they're recommending we go back to coal." That was the justification for shutting his eyes to the disaster that GEA policy has created

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Canada: Ontario’s Government Changes, Offshore ... [Published Offshore Wind - 1 hour ago]
AQPER and CanWEA Pleased with Quebec Government... [Published North American Clean Energy - May 17 2013]
Quebec Government Releases Highly Anticipated W... [Published North American Windpower - May 15 2013]
Second Annual Canadian BMO KidWind Challenge [Published Lethbridge College - May 14 2013]
CERPS Training Inc. launches new E-learning cou... [Published Digital Journal - May 06 2013]
CERPS Training Inc. launches new E-learning cou... [Published OSIX News - May 06 2013]
Alberti, Sullivan Join Haley & Aldrich [Published North American Windpower - May 03 2013]
Wind energy a great deal for Ontario, insists C... [Published Electrical Business - May 03 2013]
Ontario's Head-in-the-Sand Green Energy Policy [Published Huffington Post Canada - May 02 2013]
Haley & Aldrich Appoints Anntonette Alberti as ... [Published Citybizlist - May 02 2013]
Haley & Aldrich Announces the Addition of Annto... [Published Yahoo! Finance - May 02 2013]
Haley & Aldrich Announces the Addition of Annto... [Published PR inside - May 02 2013]
Kenneth P. Green: Ontario's Head-in-the-Sand Gr... [Published Huffington Post Canada - May 02 2013]
On Green Energy Act, Ontario government still s... [Published Fraser Institute - May 01 2013]
Ontario's air getting cleaner, report says [Published New Hamburg Independent - May 01 2013]
Early Bird reg open for EHRC 2013 Conference & ... [Published Electrical Business - Apr 30 2013]
Canada Renewables Report Q2 2013 [Published companiesandmarkets.com - Apr 30 2013]
Court dismisses claim for property value loss f... [Published Canada NewsWire - Apr 24 2013]
Wind energy can boost depressed economies, says... [Published University of Windsor - Apr 23 2013]
PC Party Bill 39 Defeated In Ontario [Published North American Windpower - Apr 19 2013]
Landowners to fight lawsuit [Published Simcoe Times-Reformer - Apr 18 2013]
Report Finds Wind Energy has Delivered Clean En... [Published North American Clean Energy - Apr 18 2013]
Anti-wind group targets ProWind [Published Woodstock Sentinel-Review - Apr 18 2013]
PC Party Bill 39 threatens Jobs and Investment ... [Published Canada NewsWire - Apr 18 2013]
ZED asks REpower to supply its B.C. wind projects [Published Design Product News - Apr 18 2013]
Ontario Wind Power: Worthwhile Investment Or Ex... [Published North American Windpower - Apr 16 2013]
Ontario wind power projects help drive concrete... [Published Daily Commercial News - Apr 16 2013]
Zero Emission Energy Developments Inc. Enters I... [Published Power Online - Apr 16 2013]
Wind energy a good deal for Ontario [Published Regulación Eólica con Vehículos Eléctricos - Apr 16 2013]
Wind power and public health [Published Electricity Forum - Apr 14 2013]
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