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Windstream Wolfe Island Shoals said it has signed a binding agreement with Siemens to supply as many as 130 turbines for a 300 MW offshore wind power project on Lake Ontario. The turbine blades will be manufactured at Siemens’ factory in Tillsonburg, Ontario, the company said.
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EDF EN Canada, a subsidiary of France-based EDF Energies Nouvelles, announced it has obtained the “Decret” from the Government of Quebec authorizing the construction and operation of the 150 MW Massif du Sud wind project. With an investment of close to $350 million, the project will create about 200 jobs during the construction phase, and 8 to 10 permanent operation and maintenance jobs. The project, located in the municipalities of Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse and Saint-Magloire in the MRC des Etchemins and in the municipalities of Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice-de-Buckland and Saint-Philémon in the MRC de Bellechasse, will generate green energy to power the equivalent of over 30,000 Quebec homes.
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Researchers Dr. Carl Douglas and Dr. Shawn Mansfield, both at UBC, are using genomics to enhance breeding and selection of poplar trees to improve their potential as a biofuel resource. The researchers are using genomics to study tree growth at the molecular level, to develop short-rotation, fast-growing trees that can grow in a variety of climates across Canada, and produce wood that can be more readily converted to biofuel while minimizing the ecological footprint. Genome BC has funded the POPCAN project as part of Genome Canada’s 2010 Large-Scale Applied Research Project Competition.
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A report by the Geological Survey of Canada found that the country has enormous geothermal energy resources that could supply the country with a renewable and clean source of power. The report notes Canada's in-place geothermal power exceeds one million times the nation's current electrical consumption. As few as 100 projects could meet a significant fraction of Canada's base load energy needs, the report concludes. It also stresses that the high capacity factor of geothermal power makes geothermal energy particularly attractive as a renewable base load energy supply.
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Joe Oliver, ministre des Ressources naturelles, et Jacques Gourde, député de Lotbinière-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, ont lancé une nouvelle initiative du gouvernement du Canada : l’Initiative écoÉNERGIE sur l’innovation. Ce programme de 97 millions de dollars investira dans des projets de recherche, de développement et de démonstration pour des technologies d’énergie propre qui créeront des emplois de qualité pour les Canadiens. Les projets choisis mettront l’accent sur la recherche, le développement et la démonstration dans cinq domaines: l’efficacité énergétique dans les bâtiments, les collectivités, l’industrie et les transports; l’électricité propre et les énergies renouvelables; la bioénergie; la recherche-développement pour les véhicules électriques et les hydrocarbures non classiques.
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Joe Oliver, Minister of Natural Resources, and Jacques Gourde, Member of Parliament for Lotbinière-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière, launched the Government of Canada’s new ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative. The $97-million program will invest in research, development and demonstration projects for clean energy technologies that will create high-quality jobs for Canadians. The ecoENERGY initiative’s selected projects will focus on research, development and demonstration in five areas: energy efficiency in buildings, communities, industry and transportation; clean electricity and renewables; bioenergy; research and development of electric vehicles; and unconventional oil and gas.
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California-based solar products developer Calisolar said that up to 75 jobs would be created at its Ontario silicon manufacturing plant based on an agreement with partner Suntech. An industry publication reported a Canadian government tariff incentive program would be used to help move the solar panel project forward.
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Grupo Gauscor of Spain and the Membertou First Nations of Cape Breton have formed Anaia Global Renewable Energies. A spokesperson from Anaia, Rodrigo Mauro, spoke to Digby town and district councils about investing in and developing local wind farms. Mauro says Anaia is looking to develop at least five projects in Nova Scotia. Anaia is hoping to partner with municipalities and native bands to take advantage of the Nova Scotia government’s newly released COMFIT rates. These are special electricity prices paid by Nova Scotia Power to encourage community-based renewable energy projects.
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Ontario's clean energy economy has created 20,000 jobs to date, while supplying clean, renewable energy to power our homes and businesses. So far, more than 2,000 mid-size and large-scale Feed-in Tariff projects have been announced, representing enough electricity each year to power about 900,000 homes. This is part of Ontario's plan to replace dirty, coal-fired plants with cleaner sources of renewable energy like water, wind, solar and bio-energy. It's also part of the province's plan to build a clean, modern and reliable electricity system for tomorrow.
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L'économie de l'Ontario axée sur l'énergie propre a permis de créer 20 000 emplois à ce jour, tout en fournissant de l'électricité propre et renouvelable pour alimenter nos foyers et nos entreprises. Jusqu'ici, plus de 2 000 petits et moyens projets découlant du Programme de tarifs de rachat garantis ont été annoncés, ce qui représente suffisamment d'électricité pour alimenter chaque année environ 900 000 foyers. Ceci s'inscrit dans le cadre du plan de l'Ontario pour remplacer les centrales alimentées au charbon à haute teneur en soufre par des sources d'énergie plus propres et renouvelables, telles que l'eau, le vent, le soleil et la bioénergie. Cela fait également partie du plan de la province pour construire une filière électrique propre, moderne et fiable pour des années à venir.
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Potential exists to build a major solar industry in Saskatchewan, reports The Star-Phoenix. Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) anticipates big growth for the industry in Saskatchewan and across the country. By 2025, CanSIA hopes to see solar energy widely deployed throughout Canada, its market competitiveness such that the government incentives are unnecessary, and recognized as an established component of Canada's energy mix. The association envisions a solar industry that supports more than 35,000 jobs and displaces 15 million to 31 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year.
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Portland-based Ocean Renewable Power and Fundy Tidal of Nova Scotia plan to install underwater turbines in the Petit Passage off western Nova Scotia in the fall of 2012. John Ferland, Ocean Renewable's vice-president, said the potential for development in Canadian waters “is 10 times larger” than what's in Maine. The goal in the Petit Passage is to install about 15 to 20 of Ocean Renewable's tidal power units that could end up creating up to two megawatts of energy for Digby County.
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Ontario’s Green Energy Act was a big factor in SunEdison’s decision to open a manufacturing plant in Newmarket that will have 400 employees turning out solar panels by year end, according to company executive Mark Mendenhall. The Liberal government’s Green Energy Act promotes renewable energy, and requires developers to source some of their equipment in Ontario. “Our commitment here is a long term one,” Mendenhall said in an interview.
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The province of Ontario says its program of providing incentives for green energy production has brought in commitments for $20 billion in private-sector investment since the program was put in place in 2009. Ontario's energy ministry released a report that reveals that the province has signed or offered more than 21,000 contracts to developers of small, medium and large clean energy projects so far. The green energy program had created 13,000 jobs by the end of last year and is "very much on target" to reach the 50,000 mark by the end of 2012, Ontario energy minister Brad Duguid said.
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University of Toronto researchers are working to develop a fuel derived from greenhouse gas emissions. The researchers are trying to develop a carbon-neutral system to recycle carbon dioxide, or CO2, into liquid fuel. The research project is fuelled by a $268,000 grant from Carbon Management Canada. Along with a clean source of hydrogen, the team hopes that the CO2 to methanol system will one day revolutionize the fuel sector.
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The Geological Survey of Canada and scientists in geothermal energy have released a report detailing the geothermal energy resource potential in Canada. The Canadian Geothermal Energy Association sees this report as a confirmation of its own findings that the expected resource potential of Canada, electricity generated by geothermal energy, could replace approximately 10 nuclear power plants and provide up to 10% of Canada's current total electricity generation. It could provide more than 9,000 permanent jobs and approximately 30,000 temporary jobs in manufacturing and construction.
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Saskatchewan is the top-ranked Canadian jurisdiction for oil-and-gas investments, according to an annual survey from the Fraser Institute. The province was applauded for its government's long-term stability in energy policy, low royalties and clear regulatory frameworks. On the global front, Saskatchewan ranks 11th out of 136 regions.
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Korea-based Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) opened a new facility in Nova Scotia, called DSME Trenton Ltd. (DSTN). "We are very pleased with the results of our expansion into the North American market, and our strong partnership with the province," said DSTN CEO Nam-Ki Lee. "The progress we see here today underlines that we are well on our way to creating a renewable energy cluster in Nova Scotia," he added. DSTN's more than 100 workers are currently fulfilling orders for 30 towers. DSME is a diversified company and one of the world's largest ship builders.
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Recent announcement from the Wind Energy Institute of Canada (WEICan) show that construction of a 10MW Wind R&D Park in North Cape, Prince Edward Island, is underway and the institute is ready to vet some energy storage solutions. The research and development park's purpose is to gauge the economic and technical viability of using energy storage technology with wind power plants in a Canadian application.
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Spain-based Siliken, the firm specializing in the manufacture of solar equipment, has chosen Windsor, Ontario as the location for its new manufacturing facility. The facility will be one of the largest solar module manufacturing plants in North America. Siliken has already created over 80 new direct jobs in the Municipality of Windsor.
