Presentation key points

• Case study at Nergica’s wind farm in Rivière-au-Renard
• Preliminary results suggest temperatures will increase, wind speed and directions will remain similar, and icing season will shorten while events become more intense
• Increasing temperatures will likely have a negative effect on production (lower air density), but potentially positive effects on operations and maintenance (reduced snow season, better access, improved environmental conditions for workers)
• Decreased icing may have a positive effect on production as well as on operations and maintenance activities. However, this may depend on severity of icing events.

Downloads and other information

• Nigel Swytink-Binnema’s CanWEA O&M 2020 presentation
• Nigel Swytink-Binnema’s CanWEA 2019 poster
• Project sheet: Overview of Project WEC 2100
• Press release: Two research centres team up to study the impacts of climate change on wind energy potential
• Presentation on preliminary icing results – in French only
• Nigel Swytink-Binnema’s biography

Please contact Marilys Clément or Nigel Swytink-Binnema for any additional information or any questions you may have on the project.