Wind Energy from North Cove

Yesterday my uncle Oliver, cousin Andrew, and myself headed up to North Cove to check out the Wind Energy Institute of Canada where they have a research station for wind power. They’ve managed to supply PEI with 10% of it’s power through wind energy already and hopefully they’ll be able to bring more online over the coming years. The exhibit there also talked of using the wind power to extract hydrogen for use in hydrogen fuel cells. 

There was an interpretive trail heading out along the ocean cliffs that was quite nice and I managed to get a few photos onto Flickr this morning. The interesting thing is the cliffs are eroding away quickly and the farms that used to be on the edge of the water are no longer there!

Today I’m going to be doing some more wandering around town and we’re heading out to some sort of sand dune place soon. It’s a beautiful day so expect more photos tonight or tomorrow.

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