Posts tagged: Canada

Green Christmas Suggestions from IzzitGreen

Courtesy: enn.com Just in time for our readers’ last minute Christmas Shopping, our friends from IzzitGreen have come up with five great eco-friendly Holiday gifts. As an additional eco-incentive 50% of the proceeds earned for any purchase of the Get to Know Nature bag will go directly to the Get to Know organization and help [...]

Monday December 19th, 2011 in , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Contra-rotating Wind Turbine more Efficient and Quieter

Courtesy: cleanbreak.ca By Tyler Hamilton There was a time not so long ago that seeing a single wind turbine spinning in the distance was a novel experience for most people. Not so much any more. There are now hundreds of wind turbines scattered across the province, representing 1,700 megawatts of wind capacity in Ontario alone [...]

Friday November 25th, 2011 in , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Canada Nearly Doubles Annual Wind Installations

This year Canada is on track to set a record for new installed wind power, with 1,338 MW projected, according to the Canadian Wind Energy Association. This level of installations would almost double the 690 MW installed in 2010. It would represent almost $3.5 billion in investment and more than 13,500 person-years of employment, Canwea [...]

Saturday October 1st, 2011 in , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

World Will Install 44 Gigawatts of Wind Power in 2011

Image Courtesy: WWEA The World Wind Energy Association released its mid-year report for 2011, and showed an increase in installations over the same period a year earlier. A total of 18,405 megawatts of wind power were installed in the first half of this year around the world, up from 16,000 MW in 2010. Unsurprisingly, China [...]

Saturday September 10th, 2011 in , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Rodan Energy to provide Demand Response Services to City of Toronto

Picture Courtesy: www.rodanpower.com Mississauga, ON, Canada, July 18th, 2011 –Rodan Energy Solutions Inc. (Rodan) will work with the City of Toronto on their Demand Response 3 (DR3) program. The DR3 program encourages users of electricity to reduce electricity consumption at times when the system capacity is reaching its limits and during periods when wholesale electricity [...]

Wednesday July 20th, 2011 in , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments »