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Québec Minister of Energy Pierre Arcand announced yesterday the creation of a working group destined to assess the development of the provincial wind power industry.

Hydro-Québec held on July 14 in Montreal an information session regarding the upcoming launch of a request for proposals to develop, build and operate a 6 MW wind farm in the Îles-de-la-Madeleine, in the province of Québec.

Participating in the rapidly growing renewables markets in Alberta and Saskatchewan, both with their own set of unique challenges, continues to be an exciting and rewarding proposition for lenders, developers, and local communities.

The Ontario government has announced the amendment of its green energy investment agreement with Samsung C&T Corporation and the Korea Electric Power Corporation (Samsung).

In an oral decision made on May 5, 2011 the Ontario Energy Board granted an application by Ontario Waterpower Association (OWA) for an exemption from sections 6.2.4.1(e) and 6.2.18 of the Distribution System Code (DSC) for hydroelectric projects with a nameplate capacity of between 1 and 10 MW that are located on provincial Crown or federally-regulated lands.

The Ontario government announced on Friday that the province will not proceed with any proposed offshore wind projects until further scientific research is completed.

For the first time, Ontario's Environmental Review Tribunal has allowed an appeal of a renewable energy approval.

On July 30, the Ontario Power Authority awarded 500 renewable energy contracts, representing 123.5 megawatts of power, under its Feed-in Tariff program.

This morning, the Ontario Power Authority announced contract offers for 40 large scale renewable energy projects under the Feed-In Tariff Program, representing over 872 megawatts of renewable power.

On September 30, 2014, the Ontario Power Authority (the "OPA") posted an updated FIT/microFIT price schedule.

The Ministries of Environment and Natural Resources continue to elaborate their rules for renewable energy approvals, for wind, solar and biomass projects.

Lawyers Eric Bremermann and Matthew Cameron attended the 4th Annual Canadian German Solar PV Conference this past week hosted by the Canadian German Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Kitchener, Ontario.

France has implemented environmental legislation that will require new buildings constructed in commercial areas to partially cover their roofs in either plants or solar panels.

Nova Scotia continues to promote the development of tidal resources in the Bay of Fundy.

Because of the social, environmental, and political importance of reducing carbon emissions and switching to renewable sources of energy, the Environmental Protection Act requires wind opponents to show that a renewable energy project will cause serious harm to human health, or serious and irreversible harm to plant life, animal life or the natural environment.

The Pembina Institute think tank has issued a report on the opportunities and challenges facing Canada in the global transition to clean energy a market set to grow to $3 trillion by 2020.

People who actually live with and host wind turbines on their properties are rarely heard in the emotional debate on wind farms and health.