Wind energy development · Saskatchewan
A new shape for wind. Built to be measured.
CanAm Turbine is developing an inverted-conical wind turbine with an Archimedes-inspired spiral rotor. It starts with one instrumented prototype and data that can be independently audited.
- Concept
- Inverted cone + spiral rotor
- First build
- Instrumented prototype, 8 ft max
- Proof standard
- Independently auditable data
- Home base
- Regina, Saskatchewan
The question we have to answer
Does net annual energy production, after losses and added structure, improve enough to justify the added cost and loading?
Funnelling wind through a cone and into a spiral rotor is an idea worth testing. It is not yet proven, and a restrictive rotor could reduce airflow through the whole collector.
So the program tests it directly, against a conventional baseline, before any commercial decision is made.
Read the test approachDevelopment path
Four gates. Each one has to be earned.
- Gate 10–3 months
Design basis
Finalize the design basis, initial IP review, engineering study and prototype drawings.
- Gate 23–6 months
Build
Fabricate the instrumented 8-foot prototype and complete safety commissioning.
- Gate 36–12 months
Measure and decide
Collect independently auditable wind and power data, then decide whether to iterate, scale or stop.
- Gate 412–24 months
Commercial design
Subject to Gate 3: qualified model design, pilot partnerships, certification and a manufacturing plan.
Planned durations. All are subject to change.
Commercial roadmap
Three target sizes, if the data supports them.
These figures are product targets only. They are not outputs demonstrated by the 8-foot prototype. Rotor size and energy yield will be set from measured performance, air density, wind distribution and system losses.
25kW target
C25Small distributed unit
Must validate: power curve, noise, survivability, grid interface
100kW target
C100Farm and commercial unit
Must validate: scaling, foundation, loads, transport, service
500kW target
C500Industrial unit
Must validate: full structural, fatigue, safety and certification program
Where it could fit
Where on-site wind could make sense.
These are the priority markets for evaluation. Customer economics will depend on measured annual energy production, installed cost, maintenance, interconnection and the local wind resource.
- Farms and irrigation
- Remote industrial sites
- Microgrids
- Telecom backup
- Distributed commercial generation
Company
Canadian-incorporated, Saskatchewan-based.
- Legal name
- CanAm Turbine Technology Inc.
- Jurisdiction
- Saskatchewan, Canada
- Incorporated
- October 28, 2026
- Corporation no.
- 102246630
- Sector
- Engine, turbine and power transmission equipment manufacturing
- President
- Robert John McKenzie
Get in touch
Working in wind engineering, fabrication, testing or certification? Have a site or an application in mind? We’d like to hear from you.