Wind Energy Institute of Canada

Official account of the non-profit Wind Energy Institute of Canada (WEICan). Please contact info{at} to discuss access to our data.

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A clear day on the island. Captured via one of our sky cameras. This is just one example of the data WEICan gathers!

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WEICan is looking for a Research Engineer! If you want to join an innovative, experienced team to perform work that makes a difference in renewable energy, please apply! https://t.co/JG4K0JJeLx
#renewableenergy #employmentopportunity #researchengineer #renewableenergyjobs

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This article in SaltWire highlights the importance of the research we are doing with UPEI to assess the life cycle and manage the asset integrity of renewable energy technology systems https://t.co/wkcVZufGNH #renewableenergy #recycling #research #collaboration

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WEICan CEO Scott Harper and Scientific Director Marianne Rodgers had great meetings and discussions at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory this week. Thank you to Pat Moriarty and Shawn Sheng for organizing. Looking forward to continuing to work with NREL! #renewableenergy

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At the end of every summer comes final presentations from WEICan's Summer Students. On Friday we had a Lunch and Learn with our summer students presenting a summary of what they accomplished over the last several months. Wonderful job everyone! We wish you all the best!

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We always enjoy having Dr. Amy Hsiao and her @ProGRES at UPEI students visit our site. It is so inspirational to see high school students take on meaningful research projects! #sustainabledesignengineering #renewableenergy

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WEICan is pleased to share our Utility Forum Report which demonstrates the capabilities of PV and batteries in supporting the power grid. Thanks to Utility Forum members for providing insight and guidance and Natural Resources Canada for funding. https://t.co/FQXWshsfGR

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WEICan showed off our brand new Ford 150 Lightning at our AGM in Mill River, PE last week! This truck will mainly be used by WEICan's wind turbine technicians as they carry out maintenance on our turbines. #ev

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WEICan welcomed Karin Hinzer, Professor at @uOttawa as a Director at WEICan's AGM, held in Mill River last week. Thank you for joining the team, Karin! We're looking forward to working with you! https://t.co/p8eXYE7Vxd

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Dr. David Wood, Professor at @UCalgary, retired as a Director at WEICan's AGM, held at Mill River, PE last week. WEICan thanks David for his 7 years of service on our Board of Directors. His contributions will be greatly missed! https://t.co/p8eXYE7Vxd

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There isn't much better than talking renewables with young people! WEICan's Scientific Director, Marianne Rodgers had a great time talking about wind turbines and H2 production with junior high students on Lennox Island as part of the Netukulimk Education Program.

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WEICan interns and students Amara Sánchez Cepeda, Trevor Coathup, and Michael MacWilliam practised their Engineering and Physics skills by taking part in the Tignish Irish Moss Festival Cardboard Boat Race. They may not have won, but we give them high marks for design!

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WEICan hosted a series of presentations with Malcolm Lodge as the special guest. https://t.co/j3Wap6166v #renewableenergy #awts #weican #research

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We are pleased to share the poster we presented at the 2023 IEEE 50th PVSC on evaluation of PV snow loss models in the east coast of Canada using AI computer vision: https://t.co/jFKmCBJC2A

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WEICan was so happy to host UPEI Professor Grant McSorley and his students to talk about our joint research on Life Cycle Assessment and Asset Integrity Management of Renewable Energy Technology Systems #UPEI #renewableenergy #lifecycleassessment #assetmanagement #research

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WEICan staff Marianne Rodgers and Jessica Ma had great conversations about WEICan's research on the impacts of snow cover on solar output at PVSC2023! #PVSC2023 #photovoltaics #solarenergy #RenewableEnergy

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WEICan staff Justin Stanley and Robbie Sanderson had a great time attending the Atlantic Conference on Energy System Modelling this week! #energymodelling #netzero

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WEICan is looking for a Wind Turbine Technician. If you would like to join an innovative, experienced team to work in an industry that is making a difference in renewable energy, please apply! https://t.co/9SmVrDAkSC #renewableenergyjobs #renewableenergy #employmentopportunity

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WEICan is so pleased that Trevor Coathup, a recent graduate with a MASc in Computer in Electrical Engineering from the University of Ottawa has joined our team as a Renewable Energy Intern!

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Here's the hourly average meteorological data for yesterday as measured at our North Cape site:

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Here's the hourly average meteorological data for yesterday as measured at our North Cape site: