The Wind Energy Institute of Canada (WEICan) awards contract to
DeWind Co. for supply of wind turbines for their “Wind Energy R&D
Park and Storage System for Innovation in Grid Integration” project.

May 31, 2011

The Wind Energy Institute of Canada is pleased to announce they have entered into a turbine supply
agreement with DeWind Co. for the supply of five D9.2 wind turbines, for installation in North Cape, PEI.
The wind turbines will arrive at North Cape in August and will be operational by November 2011. For
more information on the procurement follow the link below:

http://www.dewindco.com/eng/bbs/notice/board_list.asp

The Government of Canada is supporting the Wind Energy Research and Development Park and Storage
System project with a $12M grant through the five-year Clean Energy Fund announced in Canada’s
Economic Action Plan. The Government of PEI is providing the Institute a $12.6M loan which will be
repaid from the sale of power produced by the new infrastructure. With a focus on research, the project
will add to Canada’s understanding of the production, operation, storage and installation of small and
large wind energy technologies.