What We Do
Community Wind Farms Inc. works with local, national and international partners to help communities develop renewable energy. Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the company works to develop the excellent wind resources of Atlantic Canada for the benefit of local landowners and communities, and to bring stability to electricity consumers across the region.
We have been working in renewable energy since 2002. We are always keen to hear about new projects. Please contact Keith Towse or Bill MacLean to talk about how we can help bring your project from concept to completion on time and on budget.
Our Partners
Community Wind has been working in partnership with municipalities, local groups and First Nations across Atlantic Canada for more than a decade. We have worked with Mi’kmaw communities in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador, to help them achieve their goal of becoming owners of renewable energy projects. We work to build the capacity of all communities.
Community Wind is working with ABO Wind Canada Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of ABO Wind AG, based in Germany. An international leader in renewable energy, ABO Wind is working in 16 countries and has so far developed more than 3,600 megawatts of capacity. The company’s business focuses on planning, finance, and managing wind farms, solar farms and hybrid energy systems.
Together we are working on wind projects in Nova Scotia.
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Renewables are the Cheapest Sources of New Electricity
Renewable energy sources are at the center of the transition to a sustainable energy future and the fight against climate change. Historically, renewables were expensive and lacked competitive pricing power relative to fossil fuels. However, this has changed notably over the last decade. Fossil fuel sources still account for the majority of global energy consumption, but renewables are not far off. The share of global electricity from renewables grew from 18% in 2009 to nearly 28% in 2020. Renewable energy sources follow learning curves or Wright’s Law—they become cheaper by a constant percentage for every doubling of installed capacity. [...]
The future of wind energy is floating turbines on the ocean
Every industry can be part of the solution — or part of the ongoing problem. By Clarisa Diaz & John Upton Published June 28, 2021 Towering wind turbines already speckle seas across Europe and Asia and a boom in construction is expected to bring an economic bonanza to the US East Coast. But even this climate-friendly technology could soon evolve into something bigger and better. Almost all the offshore wind turbines operating right now stand atop towers driven into sea beds. As the industry looks to push its turbines into deeper waters,technology is being developed so that wind farming can [...]
North American Renewable Integration Study Highlights Opportunities for a Coordinated, Continental Low-Carbon Grid
First-of-a-Kind Power System Modeling for the Entire Continent Multiyear Analysis Shows Increasing Electricity Trade Between Countries and Expanding Interregional Transmission Can Support a Reliable Future Power System June 24, 2021 North American Renewable Integration Study (NARIS) aims to inform grid planners, utilities, industry, policymakers, and other stakeholders about challenges and opportunities for continental system integration of large amounts of wind, solar, and hydropower to support a low-carbon future grid. The NARIS project began in 2016. "We used a suite of models to study a range of future scenarios and gain insights—including potential impacts on costs, emissions, resource adequacy, and the [...]
The first floating wind farm in continental Europe is now fully operational
WindFloat Atlantic is now fully operational and supplying clean energy to Portugal's electrical grid. Following the connection of the last of the three platforms to the 20 km export cable connecting the wind farm to the substation at Viana do Castelo, Portugal, the construction of the wind farm is now complete. WindFloat Atlantic, which has a total installed capacity of 25 MW, is the world’s first semi-submersible floating wind farm, and it will generate enough energy to supply the equivalent of 60,000 users per year, saving almost 1.1 million tons of CO2. This milestone cements the success of a decade-long [...]
GE announces first US wind turbine blade recycling program
GE Renewable Energy has signed a multi-year agreement with Veolia North America for the first U.S. wind turbine blade recycling program of its kind. The majority of blades from onshore turbines that GE changes out during repowering efforts will be shredded and used to replace raw materials for cement manufacturing, creating a "circular economy for composite materials," Anne McEntee, CEO of GE Renewable Energy's Digital Services, said in a statement. In Europe, such recycling processes have grown to commercial scale, and GE plans to deploy the program at scale quickly. The process will make wind turbines fully recyclable, while reducing [...]