NEWS 11.04.10

Hybrid wind-diesel power systems reduce costs

Isolated communities, mining sites and other industrial outposts want to replace their expensive, polluting diesel generators with hybrid power systems that use wind.

Brett Pingree, vice-president of Americas for Northern Power Systems told those in attendance at the Canadian Wind Energy Associations's annual conference & exhibition that wind-diesel hybrid systems are increasingly popping up in Australia's outbacks and the U.S. state of Alaska.

Click here to read the full story by The Montreal Gazette.