Centre for Energy™ : Wind

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2008 International Wind-Diesel Workshop occurring in April
The 2008 International Wind-Diesel Workshop, occurring in Girdwood, Alaska, will be bringing the wind-diesel community together on April 23-25. The event will encourage participants to share and discuss the current status of the technology, including past challenges and successes, as well as what the future holds. More...

7th Annual World Wind Energy Conference comes to Kingston
The 2008 World Wind Energy Conference will be occurring June
24 – 26 in Kingston on the shores of Lake Ontario. The event will feature keynote speakers and provide a forum for renewable energy professionals, policy makers, government officials, manufacturers, engineers and community groups to talk about renewable energy generation technologies. Early bird tickets are now available. More...

CanWEA Wind Matters 2008 Seminar in Calgary
Canadian Wind Energy Association will be hosting a seminar on Wind Energy Project Siting, April 9 – 10, 2008 at the Coast Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre in Calgary. The seminar will bring in experts from both inside and outside the wind energy industry to explore the environmental and social impacts of wind energy projects. More...

Wind atlas

A national atlas that maps out the country's wind resources through a database of high-resolution wind statistics makes Canada the first large-area country in the world to have a comprehensive "wind atlas" for its entire territory.

Green Power

The Green Power in Canada Workshop Series contains a wealth of information on the status of Green Power in Canada and options for its further development.

Wind powered PCs

The Pembina Institute has launched its "Wind Powered PCs" program, an initiative that aims to power the equivalent of 20,000 computers with wind and help move Canada towards a more sustainable energy future.

Energy literacy series

The wind inter-active module brings to life technologies that capture and convert wind into energy we can use, such as heat and electricity.

Wind news

Harvesting even more farm subsidies
(McClatchy-Tribune News Service via COMTEX)

Emergya Wind to acquire Americas Wind Energy
(Datamonitor via COMTEX)

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Commodity prices

Brent Crude (nymex)	0.880	122.740
Crude Oil (nymex)	1.890	126.000
Natural Gas (nymex)	0.076	11.660
Heating Oil (nymex)	0.047	3.664
Unl. Gasoline (nymex)	0.045	3.219
Propane (nymex)	-0.033	1.717
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Coming wind events

CanWEA 2008 | Fast Forward to Wind<
Vancouver, British Columbia
Oct 19 - 22

2008 CIGRE Canada Conference on Power Systems
Winnipeg
Oct 19 - 21

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