1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 11
1.2 List of Figures 14
2 Canada Wind Energy Regulatory Framework 15
2.1 Canada Renewable Energy Regulatory Framework 15
2.1.1 Canada Renewable Energy Regulatory Framework, Overview 15
2.2 Canada Renewable Energy Regulatory Framework, Federal Initiatives 15
2.2.1 The ecoEnergy for Renewable Power Program 15
2.2.2 The ecoENERGY for Renewable Heat program 15
2.2.3 Biofuels Development Initiative 16
2.2.4 Federal tax Incentives 17
2.3 Canada Renewable Energy Regulatory Framework, Provincial Initiatives 17
2.3.1 Eastern Provincial Programs 18
2.3.2 Central Provincial Programs 19
2.3.3 Western Provincial Programs 20
2.4 Canada Wind Power Regulatory Framework 22
2.4.1 Canada Wind Power Regulatory Framework, Overview 22
2.4.2 Wind Power Production Incentive (WPPI) 22
2.4.3 Temporary Cap of 900 MW in Alberta 22
3 Canada Wind Power Industry, 2001-12 23
3.1 Canada Power Market, Installed Capacity by Fuel Type 23
3.2 Canada Renewable Power Market, Overview 24
3.3 Canada Wind Power Market, Size and Growth, 2001-12 26
3.3.1 Cumulative Installed Capacity, 2001-12 26
3.3.2 Canada Wind Power Generation, 2001-12 28
3.4 Canada Wind Power Market, Offshore Development, 2003-12 29
3.5 Canada Wind Power Market, Installed Capacity by States, 2007 30
4 Canada Wind Turbine Market 31
4.1 Canada Wind Turbine Market, Annual Capacity Additions, 2001-12 31
4.2 Canada Wind Turbine Market, Average Wind Turbine Price, 2003-12 32
4.3 Canada Wind Turbine Market, Annual Value Forecast, 2003-12 34
4.4 Canada Wind Turbine Market, Manufacturers Share, 2007 35
4.5 Canada Wind Turbine Market, Average Wind Turbine Size, 2001-07 36
4.6 Canada Wind Turbine Market, Classification of Installed Turbines 37
5 Canada Wind Farm Projects 38
5.1 Canada Wind Farm Projects, Ten largest Wind Farms 38
5.2 Canada Wind Farm Projects, Planned Onshore Wind Farms 39
5.3 Canada Wind Power, Share of Under Construction Wind Farm Projects by States 40
5.4 Canada Wind Power, Top 10 Wind Farm Developers by Cumulative Installed Capacity, 2007 41
6 Enercon GmbH, Company Snapshot 42
6.1 Company Overview 42
6.2 Major Products and Services 42
6.2.1 Overview 42
6.3 Key Employees 43
6.4 Locations and Subsidiaries 43
6.4.1 Head Office 43
7 Vestas Wind Systems A/S 44
7.1 Key Information 44
7.2 Company Overview 44
7.3 Financial Performance 44
7.4 SWOT Snapshot 44
7.5 Business Description 45
7.5.1 Business Overview 45
7.5.2 Production and Sales of Wind Turbines 45
7.6 History 48
7.7 Business Strategy 52
7.7.1 Mission Statement 52
7.7.2 Strategy 52
7.7.3 Key Strategies 53
7.7.4 Corporate Social Responsibility 53
7.8 SWOT Analysis 54
7.8.1 Overview 54
7.8.2 Vestas Wind Systems A/S Strengths 55
7.8.3 Vestas Wind Systems A/S Weaknesses 56
7.8.4 Vestas Wind Systems A/S Opportunities 56
7.8.5 Vestas Wind Systems A/S Threats 58
7.9 Competitors 59
7.10 Revenue Analysis 59
7.10.1 Revenue by Segment 59
7.10.2 Revenue by Geography 59
7.11 Share Holding Structure 60
7.12 Key Employees 61
7.13 Key Employee Biographies 61
7.14 Company Statement 63
7.15 Locations and Subsidiaries 66
7.15.1 Head Office 66
7.15.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 66
8 GE Energy, Company Snapshot 68
8.1 Key Information 68
8.2 Company Overview 68
8.3 Financial Performance 68
8.4 Business Description 68
8.4.1 Business Overview 68
8.5 Major Products and Services 69
8.5.1 Overview 69
8.6 Competitors 71
8.7 Key Employees 72
8.8 Key Employee Biographies 72
8.9 Company Statement 72
8.10 Locations and Subsidiaries 73
8.10.1 Head Office 73
9 AIM PowerGen Corporation, Company Overview 74
9.1 Key Information 74
9.2 Industry Outlook – Wind 74
9.3 Major Products and Services 75
9.3.1 Overview 75
9.4 Competitors 75
9.5 Key Employees 75
9.6 Locations and Subsidiaries 76
9.6.1 Head Office 76
10 Finavera Renewables Inc.,Company Snapshot 77
10.1 Key Information 77
10.2 Company Overview 77
10.3 Financial Performance 77
10.4 Industry Outlook – Ocean/Tidal 77
10.5 Industry Outlook – Ocean/Tidal 79
10.6 Industry Outlook – Power Generation 80
10.7 Industry Outlook – Wind 81
10.8 Industry Outlook – Wind 81
10.9 Business Description 82
10.9.1 Business Overview 82
10.10 Major Products and Services 83
10.10.1 Overview 83
10.11 History 83
10.12 Key Employees 84
10.13 Key Employee Biographies 84
10.14 Locations and Subsidiaries 86
10.14.1 Head Office 86
10.14.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 86
11 Renewable Energy Systems Ltd ,Company Snapshot 87
11.1 Key Information 87
11.2 Company Overview 87
11.3 Industry Outlook – Wind 87
11.4 Major Products and Services 88
11.4.1 Overview 88
11.5 History 88
11.6 Competitors 89
11.7 Key Employees 90
11.8 Locations and Subsidiaries 90
11.8.1 Head Office 90
11.8.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 91
12 EarthFirst Canada Inc., Company Snapshot 92
12.1 Key Information 92
12.2 Company Overview 92
12.3 Industry Outlook – Power Generation 92
12.4 Industry Outlook – Wind 93
12.5 Business Description 94
12.5.1 Business Overview 94
12.6 Major Products and Services 95
12.6.1 Overview 95
12.7 History 95
12.8 Competitors 96
12.9 Key Employees 96
12.10 Key Employee Biographies 97
12.11 Company Statement 98
12.12 Locations and Subsidiaries 100
12.12.1 Head Office 100
13 Naturener, S.A.,Company Overview 101
13.1 Key Information 101
13.2 Financial Performance 101
13.3 Industry Outlook – Power Generation 101
13.4 Industry Outlook – Wind 102
13.5 Major Products and Services 103
13.5.1 Overview 103
13.6 Competitors 103
13.7 Locations and Subsidiaries 103
13.7.1 Head Office 103
13.7.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 104
14 TransAlta Wind ,Company Overview 105
14.1 Key Information 105
14.2 Industry Outlook – Power Generation 105
14.3 Industry Outlook – Wind 106
14.4 Major Products and Services 107
14.4.1 Overview 107
14.5 Competitors 107
14.6 Key Employees 107
14.7 Locations and Subsidiaries 108
14.7.1 Head Office 108
15 Acciona Energia, Company Snapshot 109
15.1 Key Information 109
15.2 Company Overview 109
15.3 Business Description 109
15.3.1 Business Overview 109
15.4 Major Products and Services 111
15.4.1 Overview 111
15.5 History 111
15.6 SWOT Analysis 113
15.6.1 Overview 113
15.6.2 Acciona Energia Strengths 114
15.6.3 Acciona Energia Weaknesses 115
15.6.4 Acciona Energia Opportunities 115
15.6.5 Acciona Energia Threats 116
15.7 Competitors 117
15.8 Key Employees 118
15.9 Company Statement 119
15.10 Locations and Subsidiaries 121
15.10.1 Head Office 121
15.10.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries 121
16 Financial Deals Landscape 123
16.1 Detailed Deal Summary 123
16.1.1 Merger 123
16.1.2 Acquisition 124
16.1.3 Private Equity 130
16.1.4 Equity Offerings 132
16.1.5 Debt Offerings 149
16.1.6 Partnerships 160
16.1.7 Asset Transactions 164
17 Recent Developments 168
17.1 New Contracts 168
17.1.1 Nov 24, 2008: Manitoba Accepts RFP from SJW to Develop 300MW Wind Farm in Canada 168
17.1.2 Nov 24, 2008: NaiKun Submits 396 MW Proposal into BC Hydro Clean Power Call 169
17.1.3 May 16, 2008: RES Wins 954 MW Construction Contract 169
17.1.4 May 14, 2008: SkyPower, Scotian Sign PPA with Nova Scotia 170
17.1.5 May 06, 2008: EDF Energies to Build Five Wind Farms with 954 MW in Total Capacity in Canada 171
17.1.6 May 05, 2008: Canadian Hydro and TCI Renewables's JV Wins 116 MW of Wind Power Contracts in Quebec 171
17.1.7 May 05, 2008: Boralex, Gaz Metro Win Contracts for Wind Power Projects 173
17.2 Operations Updates 173
17.2.1 Dec 02, 2008: AIM Commissions Mohawk Point and Clear Creek Wind Farms in Ontario 173
17.2.2 Nov 28, 2008: Canadian Hydro Starts Operations on Melancthon II Wind Project 174
17.2.3 Nov 17, 2008: NaiKun Provides Updates on Offshore Wind Power Project in Hecate Strait, British Columbia 175
17.2.4 Nov 13, 2008: Kruger Opens Port Alma Wind Farm in Ontario 176
17.2.5 Oct 30, 2008: Canadian Hydro Opens 199.5 MW Melancthon EcoPower(R) Centre In Canada 177
17.2.6 Oct 20, 2008: Innergex Updates on Carleton Wind Farm 178
17.2.7 Sep 10, 2008: Finavera Updates on British Columbia Wind Projects 178
17.2.8 Sep 06, 2008: NaiKun Registers Its Offshore Wind Project with BC Hydro 180
17.2.9 Aug 14, 2008: EarthFirst Updates On Dokie I Wind Power Project 180
17.2.10 Jul 10, 2008: Finavera Provides Mid-year Update On 2008 Activities 181
17.3 Strategy and Business Planning 183
17.3.1 Dec 01, 2008: Welwind Receives Final Approval for Zhanjiang Wind Farm PPA from Local Government 183
17.3.2 Nov 26, 2008: Epcor to Build 142 MW Wind Power Project in British Columbia 184
17.3.3 Nov 26, 2008: EPCOR Submits Bid to BC Hydro for QWP 184
17.3.4 Nov 26, 2008: Shear Wind Secures Second 100MW Build-Out Position On Willowridge Project 185
17.3.5 Nov 25, 2008: Finavera Signs Long-Term Relationship Protocol With Saulteau For Wind Projects In British Columbia 186
17.3.6 Oct 27, 2008: Brookfield to Build Wind Farm in Essex County, Canada 186
17.3.7 Oct 24, 2008: Greengate Receives Approval For Construction Of Three Alberta Wind Projects 186
17.3.8 Oct 23, 2008: Wind Prospect Receives Approval to Build 9.9 MW Merlin Wind Farm in Chatham Kent, Ontario 187
17.3.9 Oct 15, 2008: EPCOR and OPA Aagree to Terminate Kingsbridge II Contract 188
17.3.10 Aug 11, 2008: SkyPower Partners with Beardy’s and Okemasis for Wind Energy Project 188
17.4 Government and Public Interest 189
17.4.1 Oct 20, 2008: CanWEA Releases Its Wind Power Development Plan: Wind Vision 2025 - Powering Canada’s Future 189
17.4.2 Oct 20, 2008: CanWEA Releases Results of Its Wind Power Survey 190
17.4.3 Jul 07, 2008: Canada Approves $9.2 Million for Chin Chute Wind Power Project 190
17.4.4 Jul 07, 2008: Government of Canada Announces $9.2 Million for Alberta Wind Energy Project 191
17.4.5 May 22, 2008: 7th World Wind Energy Conference 2008, Ontario 192
17.4.6 Dec 27, 2007: Canada's Wind Industry Upbeat despite Stormy Oponents 192
17.5 Other Significant Developments 193
17.5.1 Dec 01, 2008: Emera Announces Board Changes Of NSPI 193
17.5.2 Nov 17, 2008: Oil Companies May Provide Financial Backing to GBP150 Million City Centre Project 193
17.5.3 Nov 10, 2008: EarthFirst Announces Executive Changes 195
17.5.4 Oct 23, 2008: Suncor Provides 2009 Capital Spending Plan 195
17.5.5 Oct 08, 2008: Finavera Announces Management Changes 196
17.5.6 Oct 03, 2008: Emera Appoints New Board Member 196
17.5.7 Sep 24, 2008: Brookfield Appoints Managing Partner for Its Infrastructure Operations 197
17.5.8 Sep 15, 2008: Hydro One Wins Conditional Approval to Build Transmission Line from Bruce County To Milton 198
17.5.9 Sep 03, 2008: Finavera Reappoints Board of Directors 199
17.5.10 Aug 20, 2008: Shear Wind Submits Environmental Assessment for 60MW Glen Dhu Project 199
18 Appendix 200
18.1 Methodology 200
18.2 About GlobalData 200
18.3 Contact Us 200
18.4 Disclaimer 200
1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Canada, Green Power – Provincial Targets and Policies 18
Table 2: Canada, Cumulative Installed Power Generation Capacity by Fuel Type, % Share, 2007 23
Table 3: Canada, Renewables Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-07 24
Table 4: Canada, Share of Renewables in Installed Capacity, 2007 25
Table 5: Canada, Installed Capacity of Renewable Energy Sources, MW, 2001-07 26
Table 6: Canada, Cumulative Wind Power Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-12 27
Table 7: Canada, Wind Power Generation, GWh, 2001-12 28
Table 8: Canada, Planned Offshore Wind Farms 29
Table 9: Canada, Share of Wind Installed Capacity by States, MW, 2007 30
Table 10: Canada, Annual Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-12 32
Table 11: Canada, Average Wind Turbine Price, USD/ kW, 2003-12 33
Table 12: Canada Wind Turbine Market, Annual Value Forecast, Million USD, 2003-12 34
Table 13: Canada, Company- wise Shares in Annual Wind Turbine Installations, 2007 35
Table 14: Canada, Average Wind Turbine Size, MW, 2001-07 36
Table 15: Canada, Classification of Total Wind Turbines Installed, 2007 37
Table 16: Canada, Ten largest Active Wind Farms, 2007 38
Table 17: Canada, Planned Onshore Wind Farms 39
Table 18: Canada Wind Power, Share of States in Under Construction Wind Farm Projects 40
Table 19: Canada, Top 10 Active Wind Farm Developers by Cumulative Installed Capacity, 2007 41
Table 20: Enercon, Key Employees, 43
Table 21: Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Key Facts, 2007 44
Table 22: Vestas Wind Systems A/S, SWOT Analysis , 2007 54
Table 23: Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Revenue by Segment, Euro Million, 2003-07 59
Table 24: Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Revenue by Geography, Euro Million, 2003-07 60
Table 25: Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Share Holding Structure 60
Table 26: Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Key Employees, 2007 61
Table 27: Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Subsidiaries 66
Table 28: Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Subsidiaries (cont) 67
Table 29: GE Energy, Key Facts 68
Table 30: GE Energy, Key Employees, 72
Table 31: AIM PowerGen Corporation,Key Facts 74
Table 32: AIM PowerGen Corporation, Key Employees, 75
Table 33: Finavera Renewables Inc. ,Key Facts 77
Table 34: Finavera Renewables Inc., Key Employees, 84
Table 35: Finavera Renewables Inc., Other Locations 86
Table 36: Renewable Energy Systems Ltd ,Key Facts 87
Table 37: Renewable Energy Systems Ltd, Key Employees, 90
Table 38: Renewable Energy Systems Ltd, Subsidiaries 91
Table 39: EarthFirst Canada Inc., Key Facts 92
Table 40: EarthFirst Canada Inc., Key Employees, 96
Table 41: Naturener, S.A., Key Facts 101
Table 42: Naturener, S.A., Other Locations 104
Table 43: TransAlta Wind, Key Facts 105
Table 44: TransAlta Wind, Key Employees, 107
Table 45: Acciona Energia, Key Facts 109
Table 46: Acciona Energia, SWOT Analysis 113
Table 47: Acciona Energia, Key Employees, 118
Table 48: Acciona Energia, Other Locations 121
Table 49: Acciona Energia, Subsidiaries 122
Table 50: Brookfield Power Amalgamates With Brookfield Power Corporation 123
Table 51: Water Capital Completes Acquisition Of Schneider Power 124
Table 52: Creststreet Power & Income Fund Sells Mount Copper Wind Power Energy And Pubnico Point Wind Farm To FPL Energy 125
Table 53: Ventus Energy Acquires West Cape Wind Energy From Ventus Energy West Cape 126
Table 54: ENMAX To Acquire Kettles Hill Wind Energy 127
Table 55: EarthFirst Canada Acquires Windrise Power, Benchlands Wind, Grand Valley Wind Farms, Bonavista Wind Power And Buffalo Atlee 128
Table 56: TransAlta Rejects Takeover Bid Of LS Power And Global Infrastructure Partners 130
Table 57: Good Energies Invests In C-Free Power 131
Table 58: TransCanada Completes Public Offering Of $814.31 Million 132
Table 59: Western Wind Completes Private Placement Of $18.2 Million 134
Table 60: TransCanada Completes Public Offering Of $1,244.08 Million 136
Table 61: Western Wind Energy Completes $12.65 Million Private Placement 138
Table 62: Welwind Energy Completes Private Placement Of $0.48 Million 140
Table 63: EarthFirst Canada Completes Its Initial Public Offering Of $144 Million 141
Table 64: Canadian Hydro Developers Announces Exercise Of Over-Allotment Option 143
Table 65: Innergex Renewable Completes Initial Public Offering Of $116 Million 145
Table 66: Regime de Rentes Acquires Minority Interest In Innergex Renewable In Private Placement 147
Table 67: Brookfield Power Completes Private Placement Of $330 Million 149
Table 68: Hydro-Quebec Announces Debenture Offering Of $499.76 Million 150
Table 69: Canadian Hydro Completes Private Placement Of $76.71 Million 152
Table 70: TransAlta Prices Public Offering Of Senior Notes Due 2018 Of $500 Million 154
Table 71: Finavera Renewables Announces Debt Offering Of $9.89 Million 155
Table 72: EPCOR Utilities Completes $195.4 Million Debt Offering 156
Table 73: EPCOR Utilities Completes $170.98 Million Debt Offering 157
Table 74: Shear Wind Completes Private Placement Of $1.78 Million 158
Table 75: EPCOR Utilities Completes Public Offering Of $205.55 Million 159
Table 76: Welwind Energy International Enters Into Partnership With Windcor Power Systems 160
Table 77: All Nations Energy Developments Partners With TransAlta To Develop A 100 MW Wind Farm Project 161
Table 78: Beardy's and Okemasis Partners With SkyPower In Wind Energy Project 162
Table 79: Schneider Power To Form A Joint Venture With Energy Farming Ontario 163
Table 80: EarthFirst Canada Acquires Nuttby Mountain Wind Energy Project 164
Table 81: SkyPower Wind Energy Fund Sells Its Terrawinds Project To SkyPower 165
Table 82: Canadian Hydro Developers Acquires Le Nordais Wind Plant And Intellectual Property 166
Table 83: Innergex Power Income Fund Acquires Interest In Two Wind Farms 167
1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Canada, Cumulative Installed Power Generation Capacity by Fuel Type, % Share, 2007 23
Figure 2: Canada, Renewable Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-07 24
Figure 3: Canada, Share of Various Sources in the Cumulative Installed Renewable Power Capacity, 2007 25
Figure 4: Canada, Cumulative Wind Power Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-12 27
Figure 5: Canada, Wind Power Generation, GWh, 2001-12 28
Figure 6: Canada, Share of Wind Installed Capacity by States, MW, 2007 30
Figure 7: Canada, Annual Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-12 31
Figure 8: Canada, Average Wind Turbine Price, USD/ kW, 2003-12 33
Figure 9: Canada Wind Turbine Market, Annual Value Forecast, Million USD, 2003-12 34
Figure 10: Canada, Company- wise Shares in Annual Wind Turbine Installations, 2007 35
Figure 11: Canada, Average Wind Turbine Size, MW, 2001-07 36
Figure 12: Canada, Classification of Total Wind Turbines Installed, 2007 37
Figure 13: Canada Wind Power, Share of Under Construction Wind Farm Projects by States 40
