Year End Report Card on Ontario Electricity Supply
Monday, December 31st, 2007At the end of 2007, how is the Province of Ontario doing on its commitments to supply additional renewable energy?
Archive for December, 2007
Energy Independence and Security Act
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007What a name for an energy bill. Only in America.
Embarrassed to be Canadian
Thursday, December 13th, 2007The position taken by the Canadian government in Bali at the climate change negotiations is an embarrassment to citizens of the nation.
The End of Independent Nuclear Regulation
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007The outage of the Chalk River nuclear reactor has worrying implications for the future of nuclear safety in Canada.
Let It Blow, Let It Blow, Let It Blow
Monday, December 10th, 2007Today, the final turbine at Ravenswood was erected. The winds were calm enough to complete the lifts. The very expensive large crane has been sent on its way.
Hybrid Car Replacement
Sunday, December 9th, 2007I finally traded my Honda Insight hybrid. After 6 1/2 years, and 280,000 km, it was time.
A Day in the Life of a Wind Project
Thursday, December 6th, 2007“Did you guys feel that?” The walkie talkie crackled from the crew at the top.
“Holy #$%^&!”, cried the crane operator.
Production Update November 2007
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007November had very good winds, and the Ferndale wind farm performed very well. There were just a few hours of downtime for maintenance, and a few grid problems during some aggressive weather. The wind farm produced 1,574 MWh, for a capacity factor of 43%. The wind farm produced at least some power 90% of the time.
