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The plan, Wind Vision 2025, could create over 50,000 jobs and represent around CDN$165 million annual revenue. If achieved, CanWEA's target would make the country a major player in the wind power sector and would create around CDN$79 billion of investment. It would also save an estimated 17 megatonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually. [2]
This is a list of the ten largest operational wind farms in Canada.The name of the wind farm is the name used by the energy company when referring to the farm. The Centennial Wind Power Facility in Saskatchewan was the first wind farm in Canada to have a capacity of at least 100 MW upon completion in 2006. [1]
Coal is the primary source of energy followed by natural gas, hydro, and then wind power. Net-metering policies are in place. Initiatives are being implemented to add more wind farms to the current list of 5; Saskatchewan is hoping double wind power generation by 2017. Plans are being generated to develop Solar energy projects.
January 6 – Justin Trudeau announces his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party, effective following the selection of his successor. [4]January 28 The Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference publishes its final report, saying that it had found “no evidence of traitors” in the Parliament of Canada, while warning that foreign actors were generating disinformation in traditional and ...
Latvia's wind capacity grew by 75%, the largest percent increase in 2022. [3] In November 2018, wind power generation in Scotland was higher than the country's electricity consumption during the month. [5] Wind power's share of worldwide electricity usage in 2023 was 7.8%, up from 7.3% from the prior year.
The power plant uses 60 Siemens Wind Power 2.3 megawatt turbines, model SW2.3-101; these were the first turbines sold by Siemens in Canada. [3] The plant covers about 125 square kilometres west of Highway 75, around the community of St. Joseph, Manitoba. Energy is sold to Manitoba Hydro through a 27-year purchase agreement. [4]
The Kent Hills Wind Farm seen from Moncton. Kent Hills Wind Farm is a wind farm located southeast from Prosser Brook, New Brunswick. The wind farm was completed in three phases between 2008 and 2018. [1] The farm was the first in New Brunswick. It is owned and operated by TransAlta and the power is purchased by NB Power for supply to consumers. [2]
Aaj Tak was the first news channel in India to use OB vans. [4] By the time the channel came into existence, it had a reach of 52 lakh households. It now broadcasts to three crore households and its viewership in news channels is 56%. [3] On 14 December 2018, Aaj Tak launched India's first Hindi high-definition channel, Aaj Tak HD. [1]