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N. America Pledges 50% Electricity From Zero-Carbon Sources By 2025

June 29th, 2016 | by Sandy Dechert

Wednesday’s the day for a strong 50% zero-carbon electricity pledge from the “Three Amigos” — US President Barack Obama, Canadian Prime [&hellip

Bold Climate Action Proposal For Canada: Follow In US Footprints

March 4th, 2016 | by Guest Contributor

From CleanTechnica friend and reader Ken Johnson, here’s an excellent repost from National Observer: By Ken Johnson What if First [&hellip

China Longyuan Power Raises $153 Million From Green Bonds Issue

October 26th, 2015 | by Smiti

The trend of private renewable energy companies looking to raise funds through green bonds issues linked to specific assets continues [&hellip

Opening Of 270 MW K2 Wind Power Project, One Of Canada’s Largest Wind Facilities

September 15th, 2015 | by William Steel

The K2 Wind Power Facility (K2 Wind) in Ontario, Canada, has hosted an “Opening Event” after being commissioned back in [&hellip

Quebec Looking To Move Forward With New Wind Energy Policy

November 14th, 2014 | by Adam Johnston

Quebec is looking to update its 10-year energy plan, with a new wind energy policy being a vital part of [&hellip

Canadian Renewable Energy Report Card

September 12th, 2014 | by Stephen Grinwis

Yesterday we talked a bit about a potential renewable energy record in Ontario. The ensuing discussion turned to comparing the [&hellip

2013 Wind Energy Installations Stall In US, Surge In China

February 6th, 2014 | by Silvio Marcacci

35,467 megawatts of new wind energy capacity were installed globally in 2013, up 12.5% from 2012, led primarily by China as the US and European industries stalled over policy uncertainty

IKEA’s Continued Progress Towards 100% Renewable Energy By 2020

November 20th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor

Originally published on Climate Progress. By Kiley Kroh Continuing its impressive commitment to being 100 percent carbon neutral by 2020, [&hellip

Photo Essay Of Wind Tower

September 27th, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan

Our friends over at Clean Energy Canada recently put together a cool photo essay about the building of a wind [&hellip

Top Wind Power Countries Per GDP (CleanTechnica Exclusive)

June 20th, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan

Following up on my “Top Wind Power Countries In The World Per Capita” rankings and article, below are “Top Wind [&hellip

Top Wind Power Countries Per Capita (CleanTechnica Exclusive)

June 20th, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) recently published its final update of 2012 global wind power installation numbers. As such, [&hellip

Canada’s First Off-Shore Wind Farm Set for B.C.

January 28th, 2013 | by Adam Johnston

Canada’s first off-shore wind farm is taking shape, which is set to boost British Columbia’s renewable energy image

Canadian Wind Power Capacity Expected to Advance 20% in 2012

October 22nd, 2012 | by Adam Johnston

Canada’s wind industry has added a lot more clean power to the nation’s power supply this year. At a recent [&hellip

Vestas to Provide 8 Canadian Wind Power Plants Wind Turbines Totaling 533 MW

October 15th, 2012 | by Joshua S Hill

Global wind energy company Vestas has secured a 10-year service agreement with International Power Canda which covers 276 wind [&hellip

Nova Scotia Building 3 New Wind Farms

August 6th, 2012 | by Adam Johnston

Canadian Atlantic province Nova Scotia has recently given the green light on three commercial wind projects. Announced on August [&hellip

Quebec Set To Add Another 700 MW of Wind Energy

July 24th, 2012 | by Adam Johnston

Quebec has put out a call to add another 700 megawatts (MW) of wind power in a bid to [&hellip

Top Wind Power Countries Relative to Electricity Production (CleanTechnica Exclusive)

June 5th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan

Closing out this series (I think), below are the top countries in the world* for wind power capacity relative [&hellip

Top Wind Power Countries Per GDP (CleanTechnica Exclusive)

June 5th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan

Following up on my post yesterday presenting the top countries in the world for total installed wind power (end [&hellip

Top Wind Power Countries Per Capita (CleanTechnica Exclusive)

June 4th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan

What are the top countries in the world for wind power, per capita? Take a look below! I’ve been [&hellip

China Wind Energy Developer Taps GE Turbines (“Most Efficient in Class”) for 100-MW Ontario Wind Farm

April 19th, 2012 | by Andrew

The Canadian subsidiary of China's largest wind energy developer has selected GE to supply the wind turbines for a 100-MW wind farm in Ontario. Canada Longyuan Renewables will be the first project developer to take delivery of GE's new 1.6-100 wind turbines.

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Ontario Leads Canada’s Record-Setting Wind Power Expansion

April 19th, 2012 | by Andrew

Following on a record 2011, 2012 should be another record-beating year for Canadian wind energy, according to GWEA and CanWEA forecasts, bringing long-term employment, sizable increases in private and public sector revenues and substantial environmental benefits

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Installed Wind Power Capacity Up 21% Globally in 2011

February 8th, 2012 | by Joshua S Hill

Market statistics released Tuesday by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) show that over 41,000 megawatts (or 41 gigawatts) of new wind power was installed globally in 2011, bringing the overall total of installed capacity around the world to more than 238,000 megawatts (238 gigawatts) by the end of 2011. This represents an increase of 21 percent with an increase in the size of the annual global market of just over six percent