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| First Wind Energy at University in Canada set for Cape Breton |
| Source: Coastal Communities Network |
| Date: 05-Nov-2008 |
Cape Breton University is set to become the first university in Canada to add a wind turbine to its campus. The university's board of governors recently voted unanimously to partner with local wind energy firm Cape Breton Explorations Ltd. to install an 850-kilowatt turbine at the rear of the school's Sydney campus. One hundred per cent of the turbine's electricity production will go to powering the campus and is estimated to account for upwards of 30 per cent of the schools total energy consumption.
The turbine has been ordered and will be installed by the fall of 2009.
CBU, a charter member of Nova Scotia Come to life, is also actively engaged in improving sustainability practices by establishing its Centre for Sustainability in Energy and the Environment. |
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