As a member of Canada's Energy BOT Squad here's what you need to know.

DOSSIER: WindBOT

Hey. I’m super renewable. I’m the third largest source of renewable electricity after hydro. And sure, I might not pack HydroBOT’s punch, but you only have to look at the Wolfe Island Wind Farm, the largest wind farm in Canada, to see that I’m starting to get powerful.

Heating

I may look like an overgrown fan that’s more likely to give you a cooling breeze, but an electric heater powered by wind will still keep you warm. Once wind power is converted to electricity.

Transportation

No, I don’t get around much, but I do have a few oddball friends, like a bona fide wind-powered car Otherwise, like CoalBOT, HydroBOT and NuclearBOT I only fuel Canadian vehicles through an outlet.

Electricity

I don’t produce a lot of the country’s energy — less than a per cent, in fact — but I’m an ambitious just the same, growing by more than half every year. And microgeneration means you might see me sprouting in neighborhoods near you soon.

How much?

Assuming the wind keeps blowing, there’s as much wind power as there is space to erect wind turbines. And with almost 10 million square kilometres of Canadian land mass, there should still be plenty of space for WindBOT.

Where?

There are wind farms across the country, in every province and the Yukon. And there’s no single size for them — small wind generators can be installed on residences and businesses, and the country’s largest wind farm is in Wolfe Island, Ontario.

How does it work?

While CoalBOT and OilBOT need to superheat water to create steam that turns our turbines, WindBOT is content to let the wind turn her blades. Such a smart bot…

Special powers

Like HydroBOT, I generate electricity without emissions. And while HydroBOT’s storage dams require a lot of space, I’m more concerned with looking up, which means I need less space.

Global intelligence

I’m in fine company around the world, where countries like Denmark, Ireland and Spain are using wind to produce more than 10 per cent of their electricity generation. How European. Ooh la la.

Next: Your next target will be SolarBOT. Here’s what we already know: he’s walking on sunshine. Two point five million panels’ worth, in fact.