CHARLOTTETOWN — April has been a very busy month for the wind energy industry in the western part of P.E.I.

A German company, NewEn Canada, has announced plans to build a 100-megawatt wind farm in Anglo Tignish — the largest private-sector wind development in the province to date.

Meanwhile, the federal government has ended the uncertainty regarding the future of the Canadian Wind Energy Institute by announcing long-term funding. As well, plans have been unveiled for a new course at Holland College that will train people specifically for the industry.

NewEn Canada now has enough landowners under contract to proceed with the development and is in the process of erecting wind measuring equipment and is beginning the environmental approval process.

"P.E.I. has fantastic wind conditions and we are pleased to continue the tradition of wind generation close to North Cape," said company president Svend Karstedt.

"We will be using the latest state-of-the-art equipment available on the market. Our target is to install the lowest number of turbines, combined with the highest efficiency."

NewEn Canada was established in January 2008 and is a subsidiary of NewEn Germany. The parent company is a family-owned business with experience developing over 25 wind farms, primarily in Germany...

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