Polar Knowledge Canada clean energy and infrastructure team members Emiko Wijeysundera, Jason Maas and Arina Nikolaeva stand from left to right in front of a 15-metre wind turbine built in Cambridge Bay. The project is for testing renewable energy capabilities in the Arctic. (Photo courtesy of Polar Knowledge Canada)
15-metre turbine designed for Arctic conditions; goal is to share findings with other communities, says project manager
To reduce Nunavut’s dependency on diesel fuel, researchers are trying to use the territory’s gusty weather to develop a wind turbine specifically to generate power for Arctic buildings.
Gulls have flown up from the south, their arrival signifying the start of spring and warmer months to come. This colony was spotted in the causeway area of Iqaluit last weekend, where temperatures reached a high of 0 C, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. (Photo by Jason Sudlovenick, special to Nunatsiaq News)