Vestas has received an order for 202 MW of V136-3.45 MW turbines delivered in 3.6 MW Power Optimised Mode from Capital Power for its Whitla Wind project in southeast Alberta, Canada.

Siemens and Mortenson have completed the ± 500-kilovolt (kV) Bipole III high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) power converter stations for the Manitoba Hydro III transmission project in Canada.

Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have developed a solar cell that uses bacteria to convert light to energy, generating electricity efficiently even in dimmed light conditions.