News

July 22, 2020

WEICan hires two summer students


The Wind Energy Institute of Canada (WEICan) is pleased to have two students working as Wind Systems Technical Interns this summer.

Andrew Bourgeois is from Montague, PE and will be entering his third year at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) in the Computer Science program in September 2020. Andrew began working for WEICan in June and has been working on data analysis that will help with WEICan’s research and operations.

Diego LeClair is from Tignish, PE and will be entering his fourth year at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) in the Civil Engineering program in September 2020. Diego began working for WEICan in July and will be helping with field work for our onsite turbines.

 See here for a list of current and past students and interns.

About the Wind Energy Institute of Canada (WEICan): The Wind Energy Institute of Canada advances the development of wind energy across Canada through research, testing, innovation, and collaboration. Located in North Cape, PEI, WEICan has been at the forefront of Canada's wind research program since 1981. WEICan owns and operates a 10 MW Wind R&D Park, which is used to support research activities as well as to financially support WEICan through sales of electricity.

Contact:

Marianne Rodgers

Marianne.Rodgers@weican.ca

Scientific Director

Wind Energy Institute of Canada

North Cape, Prince Edward Island

1-902-882-2746 

December 23, 2021
Season's Greetings
Happy Holidays and all the best in the New Year from... More >

December 6, 2021
Webinar: Climate Monitoring Facility at WEICan
Tim Jordan, WEICan's ClimateSense Intern, will discuss WEICan's Climate Monitoring Facility, which was built in partnership with the University of Prince Edward Island Climate Research Laboratory... More >

October 27, 2021
WEICan presented at WindEurope 2021 and at the 2021 Wind Integration Workshop
WEICan's Eldrich Rebello presented WEICan's work in independently analyzing the use of a Type 4 wind turbine to provide droop control during grid frequency increases at Wind Europe 2021 and at the... More >

The Wind Energy Institute of Canada advances the development of wind energy across Canada through research, testing, innovation and collaboration.