Blatchford-Town-Centre

234. Blatchford: Largest Carbon Neutral Community in Canada

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  By David Dodge and Kay Rollans Edmontonians have already been recognized as pioneers of …

231. How a brutalist University of Calgary library was transformed to Net-Zero

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By David Dodge and Kay Rollans The University of Calgary — yes, that University of …

Solar ariel LowRes

228. Solar for Diesel: The Sun Shines on Fort Chipewyan

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The small indigenous community of Fort Chipewyan in northern Alberta is off the main electricity …

Ed Ma with solar thermal on his home

223. Solar Thermal Home still cool after all these years

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By David Dodge and Scott Rollans Calgary’s Ed Ma built an ultra-efficient solar-thermal-heated home way …

Jacob Komar and the geothermal revival

222. Geothermal Revival – Getting to net-zero the easy way

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By David Dodge and Scott Rollans Edmonton engineer Jacob Komar thinks there’s a better way …

People with boxes walking in field

219. Osnabrück county produces 80% renewable energy

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By David Dodge and Scott Rollans The county of Osnabrück in northern Germany produces 80 …

Les Wold with office1

218. Effect Homes office goes off-grid in the big city

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 By David Dodge and Scott Rollans Effect Homes, a local leader in building net-zero, …

Guido Wallraven

214. Saerbeck, Germany – a model “Climate Community of the Future”

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 By David Dodge and Scott Rollans Judging by a small town in northwestern Germany, …

The Symonds Passive House

209. Passive house runs on sunshine, good to -30

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 By David Dodge and Scott Rollans When you step into the Brookfield Symons Gate …

Julia Pyper, Greentech Media

208. Ms. Pyper goes to Washington

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   By David Dodge and Scott Rollans A young, Canadian-raised journalist is emerging as …

Energy Shift - the way forward

207. Energy Shift – An oil and gas guy’s take on alternative energy

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 By David Dodge and Scott Rollans Peter Koning has been an oil and gas …

Joel Gingrich with Alternative Energy Lab behind

206. Sleepy small city college with a big solar vision

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 By David Dodge and Scott Rollans Red Deer College has surged beyond its own …

Greg Caldwell with micro cogen unit

205. Solar cogen, generate your own electricity rain or shine

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 By David Dodge and Scott Rollans Greg Caldwell generates 80 per cent of his …

NAIT Alternative Energy comes of age

204. NAIT from the cutting edge to leaders of the energy revolution in seven short years

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 By David Dodge and Scott Rollans When NAIT started its Alternative Energy Program in …

Rae-Anne Wadey - The accidental solar star

203. Rae-Anne Wadey – A Diesel Truck or a Career in Solar

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 Back in 2011, Rae-Anne Wadey became something of a green energy pioneer, when she …

Brandon Sandmaier heavy duty mechanic starts solar company

202. Brandon Sandmaier – Oilsands Mechanic to Solar Company Owner

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 These days, Brandon Sandmaier is a thriving solar-energy entrepreneur—thanks in part to a seemingly …

Devashish Paul CEO of BluWave AI

201. Summerside a “living lab” for ultimate smart grid

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Summerside PEI already has among the highest integration rates for wind energy in North America – now they are working with BluWave AI to use artificial intelligence to use more renewable energy.

Gary Holden presenting at AEEA in Calgary

200. Solar-battery revolution tied to time-of-use pricing in New Zealand

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 By David Dodge and Scott Rollans If you listen to a former ENMAX CEO, …

Carl Denis in sea of solar

199. Alberta manufacturer sees solar as key to the future

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 By David Dodge & Scott Rollans Multinational businesses like Google, Apple and IKEA are …

Mike Brigham of SolarShare with his pure electric Chevrolet Bolt

198. SolarShare co-operative reaches $60 million in projects

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 By David Dodge & Scott Rollans Ontario’s SolarShare is North America’s largest renewable energy …