Wind Power In Question Again Still
Residents of Manitoulin may be dismayed to read the following as the
new wind turbines installed recently are due to start up in the following weeks.
Schneider Power Inc. of Germany received its electricity generator licence from the Ontario Energy Board for its 15-megawatt (MW) farm in
Providence Bay.
Canada's wind power business could face a tough year in 2007, with increasing doubts about this green energy source promising to buffet the industry.
While a record amount of wind power is likely to come on-stream next year, with close to a dozen projects across the country set to be commissioned, questions about the safety of the turbines and the reliability of the power they generate are blowing across the landscape.