Red Deer Energy Innovation Fair

360. Red Deer’s Renewable Energy Fair reincarnated as the Energy Innovation Fair

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Green Energy Futures · 360. Red Deer Energy Innovation Fair is back! By David Dodge, …

Hydrogen's role in a zero emissions future

356. Hydrogen’s role in a zero-emissions future

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Changing for Climate Series * Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe and …

Deep energy retro fit transforms 1953 bungalow.

355. Deep Energy Retrofitting 1953 Bungalow to Net-Zero

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Changing for Climate Series * Jena and Jesse Tufts bought a 1953 semi-bungalow in Edmonton’s …

Climate Ready Home Part 1 - Mitigation

352. Climate Ready Home I – Save money, reduce emissions and get on the pathway to net-zero

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Changing for Climate Series * You can make your home super energy efficient, eliminate your …

DIY Net-Zero

348. Family’s 20-year DIY home retrofit journey ends by getting to net-zero

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Changing for Climate Series* (David Dodge of Green Energy Futures worked with the City of …

Michaela Jones, architect with the Salvation Army

345. Salvation Army to save $6 million with net-zero-ready Grace Village

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 By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca The Salvation Army owns 1,400 buildings in Canada. It is one …

Deep Energy Retrofit

343. EnergieSprong Deep Energy Retrofit transforms 1951 home to net-zero

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By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca The Sandercock family bought a 1951 story-and-a-half home in the beautiful …

Net-Zero 101 - new for 2023

340. Net-Zero 101 – Ultimate guide to cold climate homes

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By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca (Adapted from original article written for The Earth and I with …

Stephan Thomas co-author of Shifting power

337. A new regulation seeks to make Canada’s electricity grid net-zero by 2035

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By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca In 2021 Canada established an ambitious plan to transform Canada’s electricity …

Zibi Carbon-Neutral Community

316. A River Runs Through It – Zibi is Ottawa’s Amazing Carbon-Neutral Community

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By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca It’s called Zibi, named after the Algonquin Anishinaabe word for “river” …

Sundance EnergySprong

309. EnergieSprong: Retrofitting 59 Homes to Net-Zero in Canada’s North

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By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca Building new net-zero homes is great for homeowners, makes economic sense …

Coal is going, going, gone

306. Alberta Electricity – King Coal is Gone – Now for the Hard Part, Getting to Net-zero

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By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca Alberta will mark the end of an era in 2023 when …

Axel Sorensen on roof with sea of solar

305. Three energy innovations from the journey to net-zero emissions from 2021

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Green Energy Futures · 305. Three stories from the journey to net-zero from 2021 In …

Powering Canada's Net-Zero Future

302. Net-Zero Power for Canada – Solar, wind and energy storage can do it

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Solar, wind, and energy storage are the most economical solutions for Canada to decarbonize the grid and reach net-zero says a new report

super windows

299. LiteZone R22 super windows are a game-changer for green homes

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By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca Momentum to build super energy efficient net-zero energy homes is growing, …

Net-Zero Passive House

297. Stunning Net-Zero Passive House good to -40 with no furnace

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By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca “Welcome to project Leo,” says Heather Sorensen of Homes by Sorensen …

TerraView net-zero

264. TerraView builds net-zero ready and only net-zero ready homes

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By David Dodge and Kay Rollans TerraView Homes from Guelph, Ontario doesn’t just build homes—they …

Kenton Zerbin - Tiny Home

260. Tiny Home Tour – Living large super efficiently

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Kenton Zerbin gave up his career as a school teacher because he believes it’s imperative …

Carbon Busters net-zero homes in Blatchford

240. Carbon Busters – Building net-zero in Blatchford

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Carbon Busters may seem like a strange name for a builder, but the company has …

Blatchford Carbon Neutral Community

Green Energy Futures – Four stories that matter from 2019

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By David Dodge Happy New Year from Green Energy Futures!  This week’s episode of Green …