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CanREA Networking Reception – Quebec

April 28, 2022
Hotel Bonaventure
Montréal, Quebec

The Canadian Renewable Energy Association was pleased to host a special networking reception for Quebec in spring 2022. This was a must-attend event for people with an interest in the wind energy, solar and energy-storage sectors in Quebec — and across Canada.  

Thanks to all who helped make our Quebec Networking Reception a huge success. Nearly 100 CanREA members and special guests joined us in Montreal on April 28. It was great reconnecting with everyone face-to-face and networking with key players in Quebec’s wind, solar and energy storage sectors.  

Prior to the networking reception, CanREA’s Quebec Caucus met in person for a special session to discuss our main objectives, featuring a presentation from Hydro-Québec on their Strategic Plan 2022-2026.  

Particular thanks to our event partner AQPER (Quebec Association for Renewable Energy Production), networking sponsor Pattern Canada, and event sponsors Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, EDF Renewables and Goldwind USA Inc.  

Gabriel Durany, CEO, AQPER

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Sponsorship opportunities – stand out from the crowd

Sponsorship opportunities are available for these CanREA Networking Events. Please contact Julie Mair, CanREA’s Membership and Business Development Manager, to discuss interesting ways you can stand out from the crowd as a sponsor and showcase your company as a leader in the industry.

Health and safety

CanREA places the highest importance on health and safety. CanREA events follow, at a minimum, the relevant COVID-19 public health guidelines determined by the jurisdiction where the event is being held. CanREA is committed to taking the precautions necessary to ensure our in-person events provide a safe environment for all, including attendees, participants, vendors and employees. Detailed information about the COVID-19 measures in place for this event are available on the event-registration webpage.

CanREA Golf Tournament – Ontario

Thank you to all the Canadian renewable-energy industry leaders who joined us in London, Ontario, for an exclusive golf tournament, attracting more than 65 players.

The golf tournament was a unique opportunity for CanREA members to connect while entertaining important clients on the fairway — and in the club afterwards.

It was a sunny, 27-degree day as players enjoyed 18 holes of golf, along with a BBQ lunch, networking reception, dinner and prizes presentation. 

Unfortunately, no golfers won the $10,000 hole-in-one prize, but Douglas Proska of member company Compass Energy Consulting got extremely close! 

Congrats to all of our prize winners! You earned it! 

Phil McKay, the Senior Director of Operations at the Canadian Renewable Energy Association, thanked everyone for helping to make this CanREA Golf Tournament a success.  

“Your participation makes a real difference for CanREA and our industry: This golf tournament raises funds that go straight to supporting CanREA’s core services, working for our members to ensure wind energy, solar energy and energy storage play a central role in transforming Canada’s energy mix,” he said. 

If you missed the Ontario tournament but would like to link up with CanREA members out west, join us at our Calgary tournament on June 14 at the Blue Devil Golf Course in Calgary.  

Visit our website for more details.

We hope to see you there! 

Thank you to our sponsors

Sponsorship opportunities – stand out from the crowd 

Sponsorship opportunities are available for CanREA’s upcoming Golf Tournament on June 14 in Calgary. Please check out the Sponsorship Prospectus and contact Julie Mair, CanREA’s Membership and Business Development Manager, to discuss interesting ways you can stand out from the crowd as a sponsor and showcase your company as a leader in the industry. 

CanREA Golf Tournament – Alberta

Fore! On July 26, nearly 120 attendees from across the Canadian renewable-energy industry joined CanREA for an exclusive golf tournament in Calgary, Alberta.

Julie Mair, Membership and Business Development Manager, and Leonard Olien, Energy Storage Director, attend an exclusive CanREA golf tournament in Calgary on July 26, 2022.

It was a unique opportunity to connect with other CanREA member companies while entertaining important clients on the fairway—and in the club afterwards.

Thank you to everyone who linked up with us on the green, after enjoying a BBQ lunch prior to the tee-off. The event also included a post-golf networking reception, dinner and prizes presentation!

Evan Wilson, CanREA’s Senior Director for Western Canada, connected with leaders from across Alberta’s renewable-energy industry at an exclusive golf tournament in Calgary on July 26, 2022.

Thank you to our event sponsors!

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Energy Storage Webinar

In this webinar, the lead author of CanREA’s new whitepaper, “Laying the Foundation: Six priorities for supporting the decarbonization of Canada’s electricity grid with energy storage,” presented CanREA’s perspective on what is required to advance energy storage in Canada.

Laying the Foundation follows up on fundamental points made in CanREA’s 2050 Vision document, Powering Canada’s Journey to Net-Zero, which demonstrates that energy storage is one of the vital elements for creating the clean and reliable electricity grid of the future.

This webinar provided key information on the diversity and flexibility of energy-storage technologies and introduce CanREA’s six priorities for facilitating the deployment of energy storage in electricity markets across Canada.

Agenda

  • Six priorities for supporting the decarbonization of Canada’s electricity grid with energy storage
  • Diversity and flexibility of energy-storage technologies
  • Q&A

Speaker

Leonard Olien, Director for Energy Storage, Canadian Renewable Energy Association

Leonard Olien leads the design and implementation of CanREA’s plan for advancing energy storage in Canada. He is the author of CanREA’s new energy storage whitepaper, “Laying the Foundation: Six priorities for supporting the decarbonization of Canada’s electricity grid with energy storage.” Leonard started performing storage-dispatch analysis in 2011 and has spent many years as a consultant in electricity markets and renewable energy in Canada, the US and Ireland. He holds an MSc in Mathematics from McGill University and is currently pursuing a PhD in Mathematical Finance at the University of Calgary. When not working, Leonard can be spotted racing about the city on his e-bike.

CanREA Operations Summit 2023

April 4 & 5, 2023
Delta Hotels Toronto Airport & Conference Centre
Toronto, Ontario

What is essential to the Canadian renewable energy industry? The installed assets that generate and store clean electricity, and the individuals who build, operate, and maintain them. This specialized community comes together each year to talk shop at the CanREA Operations Summit.

Nearly 350 operations professionals from the renewable energy sector gathered in Toronto on April 4 and 5 for CanREA’s Operations Summit 2023, the country’s largest wind, solar and energy-storage operations event. It was CanREA’s largest Operations Summit to date, reflecting an increasing interest in technical operations as the sector rapidly evolves. This year’s team was: “Efficiency.”

The high-calibre program was enhanced by coordinated networking opportunities, with ample space and time allocated for mingling and chatting face-to-face.

View photos and highlights here

Thank you to our event sponsors!

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Sponsorship opportunities – stand out from the crowd 

For future Sponsorship opportunities, please contact Julie Mair, CanREA’s Membership and Business Development Manager, to discuss how you can stand out from the crowd as a sponsor and showcase your company as a leader in the industry. 

Health and safety 

CanREA places the highest importance on health and safety. CanREA events follow, at a minimum, the relevant COVID-19 public health guidelines determined by the jurisdiction where the event is being held. CanREA is committed to taking the precautions necessary to ensure our in-person events provide a safe environment for all, including attendees, participants, vendors and employees.  

Exclusive launch event: CanREA’s 2050 vision

November 17, 2021

9 to 9:45 a.m. ET

As Canada sets out on a transformative journey to reach net-zero GHG emissions by 2050, we need a powerful boost from wind energy, solar energy and energy-storage technologies. But what does this mean? How will it work? What must change to make it possible? And is the industry ready? Participants found out exactly how the Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) sees things at this exclusive launch event for “Powering Canada’s Journey to Net-Zero: CanREA’s 2050 Vision.”

CanREA launched its new 2050 Vision document at the Opening Plenary session of Electricity Transformation Canada, Canada’s largest renewable energy and storage industry conference and exhibition. CanREA’s President and CEO, Robert Hornung, presented CanREA’s vision for the future, including the role wind, solar and energy storage must play to achieve Canada’s net-zero journey, the scale of the effort required, and the actions that need to be taken immediately to drive success.

Following Hornung’s presentation, stakeholders representing a range of interests, including speakers from Microsoft, National Bank of Canada, QUEST Canada, Greengate Power and the Pembina Institute, discussed the relevance of CanREA’s Vision for their communities of interest, and for Canada as a whole.

CanREA’s 2050 Vision is a call to action, calling on Canada to dramatically accelerate the deployment of wind, solar, and energy storage as the core element in a massive expansion of clean electricity production to meet this country’s legislated target of net-zero GHG emissions by 2050.

Speakers

Presentation:

  • Robert Hornung, President and CEO, Canadian Renewable Energy Association

Panel Discussion:

  • Moderator: Michelle Chislett, CanREA Board Chair and Managing Director, Canada and US Development, Northland Power
  • Patrick Taylor, Principal Program Manager, Microsoft
  • Dan Balaban, Chief Executive Officer, Greengate Power
  • Isabelle Turcotte, Federal Policy, Pembina Institute
  • Brendan Costigan, Director, Power & Utilities Investment Banking, National Bank of Canada
  • Tonja Leach, Executive Director, QUEST Canada

Exclusive CanREA member webinar

Powering Canada’s journey to net-zero: CanREA’s 2050 vision

December 8, 2021

1 to 2 p.m. ET

As Canada sets out on a transformative journey to reach net-zero GHG emissions by 2050, we need a powerful boost from wind energy, solar energy and energy-storage technologies. But what does this mean? How will it work? What has to change to make it possible? And is the industry ready?

Find out exactly how the Canadian Renewable Energy Association sees things in “Powering Canada’s journey to net-zero: CanREA’s 2050 vision.”

This is an exclusive webinar for CanREA members only, in which President and CEO, Robert Hornung, will present the content of CanREA’s 2050 vision and answer members’ questions. He will also discuss the priority actions CanREA is taking to pursue the implementation of the vision, and outline how members can support these efforts.

The event is free, but registration is required and CanREA membership will be verified prior to confirmation. Please sign up for the webinar by clicking the “Register Now” box below.

Speakers

Robert Hornung
President and CEO, Canadian Renewable Energy Association
Brandy Giannetta
Vice-President, Policy, Regulatory and Government Affairs
Wesley Johnston
Vice-President, Business Development, Finance and Operations

Registration

Interested in attending this event? Register by clicking the link below!

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Electricity Transformation Canada 2022

CanREA webinar: Election 2021 debrief: The people, policies and politics that will shape the months ahead

October 20, 2021

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT

In the days following Canada’s 2021 election, a new cabinet was named, mandate letters were delivered and near-term priorities emerged. With the new government, the scope and pace of Canada’s energy transition remains a core issue. Patricia Fuller, Canada’s Ambassador for Climate Change, and Sussex Strategy Group’s team of federal government experts, in partnership with the Canadian Renewable Energy Association, presented a webinar and discussion of the people, policies and politics that will shape the months ahead.

Speakers

Chris Benedetti
Managing Partner, Sussex Strategy Group

Chris is well regarded as one of Canada’s most knowledgeable public affairs consultants. With experience in both federal and provincial governments, Chris provides an in-depth insight and expertise into various policy development and political processes. He has advised a diverse range of domestic and international clients and, since 1999, he has led client efforts on energy-related policy, regulatory and procurement matters. 

Chris has helped clients not only better understand the policy and political imperatives that are the basis for decisions surrounding system planning and procurement but has also assisted in working with government and its agencies to amend policies where and when warranted; in complying with various rules and requirements; and in liaising with affected local stakeholders and communities.

Devin McCarthy
Senior Vice President and Federal Practice Lead, Sussex Strategy Group

Devin has spent almost fifteen years working in the Nation’s Capital on a wide range of federal policy issues, including in the energy, environment, agriculture, industry, and technology spheres. Today, Devin serves as a Vice President at Sussex, overseeing the Federal Government Relations practice and heading up the Ottawa office. Devin supports a diverse roster of clients in navigating the federal political, policy, regulatory and funding landscape. He is adept at finding common ground between client and government to connect commercial outcomes with pressing political agendas. Devin also oversees the work of a team of consultants based in Ottawa.

This event was sponsored by Sussex Strategy Group.

CanREA Operations Summit 2022

May 31 & June 1, 2022
Delta Hotels Toronto Airport & Conference Centre
Toronto, Ontario

Canada’s renewable energy industry stands on the shoulders of the individuals who construct, operate and supply our country’s expanding fleet of wind, solar, and energy storage assets. CanREA’s Operations Summit 2022 offered attendees unmatched learning opportunities and connection points.

Live and in-person in Toronto, this two-day event featured expert speakers, innovative forums and specialized sessions addressing highly technical operations topics and complex human factors.

The high-calibre program was enhanced by coordinated networking opportunities, with ample space and time allocated for mingling and chatting face-to-face. Renewable energy leaders had the option to choose one program stream to follow, mix and match, or find a spot on this year’s expanded show floor.

Thank you to everyone who joined CanREA to take part in the nuts and bolts of Canada’s energy transition at Canada’s largest wind, solar and energy storage operations event.  

Check out our recent press release for more information about the event.

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