Staff and Board Directors of the Wind Energy Institute of Canada were pleased to learn that Wayne MacQuarrie, CEO of the PEI Energy Corporation and WEICan Director, had received the “Individual Leadership Award” at the 24th Annual Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) Conference and Trade Show in Vancouver. First awarded in 2003, the Individual Leadership Award is awarded to an individual who has, through their own efforts, significantly advanced the wind energy industry in Canada. Wayne was also instrumental in the development of PEI’s “Island Wind Energy, Securing our Future: The 10 Point Plan” with an ambitious goal of increasing the amount of wind energy generated in the province seven fold over the next five years.

Wayne MacQuarrie