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Renewable Energy

There are many reasons why we continue to invest in and grow TransAlta's renewable energy portfolio. Renewables offer strong investment opportunities. They help to diversify our portfolio of energy sources. And they contribute to the continued reduction of our emission intensity.

TransAlta's renewable energy portfolio includes 150 MW of wind energy operated by Vision Quest Windelectric and 185 MW of geothermal energy in California through a 50 per cent interest in CE Generation LLC. Our renewable energy portfolio represents four per cent of generation capacity owned and operated by TransAlta, and our long-term target is to increase this to 10 per cent.
Fred Gallagher

Fred Gallagher, Vision Quest’s chief executive officer and managing director, was honoured in 2004 by the Canadian Wind Energy Association when he was presented with the association’s prestigious Individual Leadership Award. The award is given each year “in recognition of exceptional achievements in furthering the wind energy industry, and the development of wind energy technology in Canada.”