Kipling area Bekevar Yōtin Wind Facility turns sod, gets $50 million from feds, money that came from Saskatchewan businesses via output based pricing
A new 200 megawatt wind power facility has started construction near Kipling, and it is doing so with the help of $50 million of federal money, Cowessess First Nation, the Canada Infrastructure Bank, and international private investment.
On June 29, federal Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson attended a sod turning at the Bekevar Yōtin Wind Facility site, southeast of Kipling. Yōtin is Saulteaux for “wind,” which brings change, according to Erica Beaudin, chief of Cowessess First Nation.
Enbridge installs first of 71 wind turbines offshore of Dieppe, France
Canadian pipeline giant Enbridge and its partner EDF Renouvelables are developing the Fécamp Offshore Wind Project off France’s northwest coast, not far from Dieppe, according to Enbridge’s website.
Ontario and Bruce Power begin planning for massive new 4,800 megawatt nuclear power addition
Bruce Power and the Province of Ontario announced initial work on the first major new nuclear power generating station in this country in two generations.
This is not “small modular reactors,” but 4,800 megawatts of “big nuclear,” to be built adjacent to the existing Bruce Nuclear Generating Station, on the shores of Lake Huron. For perspective, the most power SaskPower has ever generated was 3,910 megawatts on Dec. 30, 2021. If each of the new reactors turns out to be 1,200 megawatts – just one of those reactors would equal all four, combined, that Saskatchewan is currently considering.
Wilkinson announces $7 million for four Indigenous energy projects in Saskatchewan
On June 28, Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson announced investments totalling over $7 million for four energy projects affiliated with Indigenous organizations or communities in Saskatchewan. The announcement was part of the federal government’s ongoing efforts to increase “clean energy” production, along its plan for Net Zero by 2050 (and Net Zero by 2035 for power production.)
Carrot River biorefinery conversion gets $10 million federal dollars
CARROT RIVER – As part of a suite of funding announcements on June 28, Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, announced a $10 million contribution to BioLesna Carbon Technologies LP. That’s a joint venture between BC Biocarbon and Dunkley Lumber...
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