Nominate Someone Now for WiRE’s Wind Power Woman of Distinction Award

May 7, 2018

WiRE Women of Distinction Awards recognize and celebrate professional women working in the energy sector who go above and beyond business as usual, consistently demonstrate outstanding leadership, and have contributed significantly to the expansion and improvement of the power sector. Deadline for nominations: Friday May 11.

Nominees must stand out as leaders who have contributed significantly to the expansion and improvement of the wind power sector. This may be demonstrated through excellence in areas such as leadership, policy and advocacy, technical advancement and R&D, project development, community engagement, and increased adoption of renewable energy technologies, volunteering and/or being a role model contributing to the advancement of women in the energy sector. Nominees must be working in Canada.

The award will be presented at the CanWEA Awards Breakfast on October 25 in Calgary. This is one of three WiRE presents annually: Wind Power, Solar Power, Hydro Power and Woman of the Year.

Find out more on all CanWEA Award categories: www.womeninrenewableenergy.ca/awards/

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