Toronto's Trillium Power Wind Corporation and several other groups announced the launch of the TAI WIND CONSORTIUM to build offshore wind-power turbines and equipment in Canada.
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The project is the first step in establishing a sustainable, long-term, global "green-collar" manufacturing economy. The TAI WIND CONSORTIUM is a partnership led by Trillium Power Wind Corporation and includes other offshore wind developers in the United States with several more in discussion to join. TAI WIND intends to aggregate its purchase of turbines and towers as well as transmission cables, barges and other equipment and services from North American suppliers.