Aeolis Wind sites on the Coast

Aeolis’ coastal wind sites are clustered around Vancouver Island in the southwest corner of the province. Vancouver Island is dominated by a rugged spine of mountains subject to the prevailing westerly wind. Aeolis has concerns about icing at higher elevations in the region, however, and has thus selected sites that are at sea level close to the water. Further, sites at sea level where the air is denser have an inherent advantage in terms of power generation capacity over sites at higher elevations where the air is thinner. Three of Aeolis’ four coastal wind sites are in the vicinity of Johnstone and Queen Charlotte Straits to take advantage of the area’s Venturi effect.