Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Renewable Ontario Headlines - Kourtoff Speaks Again, One Stop Panel Pricing, Green Growth in Brantford, FIT Stops


Trillium CEO Questions Ontario's Offshore Decision

Trillium Wind Power Corp. has spent the past 15 years working toward developing four offshore wind projects in the Canadian side of the Great Lakes. But a recent decision by the Ontario government to stop offshore wind development puts the developer's pipeline of up to 3,500 MW in jeopardy.
 
Ontario's Ministry of Environment (MOE) took many in the wind industry by surprise when it announced that it was halting development of proposed offshore wind projects while further scientific research is conducted. 
 
John Kourtoff, Trillium's CEO, says there are no environmental issues with wind projects that are located 10 km out. [Read More]

PanelPrice.com - New Website for Solar Panel Price Comparison

Technology marketing specialist HMG has just announced the official preview of PanelPrice.com, a new online shopping platform dedicated to solar panel price comparison. PanelPrice.com helps to buy solar power modules for residential locations and commercial PV sites. It is intended for home owners and project developers. “We are looking forward to our new website because it will give savvy shoppers a long awaited tool for finding the right solar panels from trustworthy merchants. Finally, buyers of solar energy products can save a lot of money through our solar panel price comparison.” says Jens Bonerz, founder of HMG. [Read More]

Brantford, Area 'Well-Positioned' For Green Job Growth


A report that identifies which sectors show the most promise for the creation of "green" jobs has been released by the Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie.

The 62-page report pinpoints agriculture, construction, manufacturing, utilities, transportation and warehousing, and waste remediation as the top sectors for green employment.[Read More]

Energy in FITs and starts

Ontario’s feed-in tariff program elegantly kills two birds with one stone. First, it empowers the private sector to develop the clean power projects Ontario needs to meet its promise to close its coal plants. Second, it provides a big boost to green manufacturing with a target of creating 50,000 new jobs. For the FIT program to succeed, investors in projects and in manufacturing facilities need to remain confident that the program is stable and their investments won’t be subject to unexpected or arbitrary rule changes.[Read More]

 
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