An all-Canadian Renewable Energy Outlook projects a 10-15-fold increase in wind and solar energy in Canada.

423. Renewable Energy Market Outlook – Solar and Wind to grow 10 to 15X in Canada

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By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca A new Canadian market outlook report projects 10 to 15 times …

Green Energy Futures Best of 2025

421. Best of 2025 – Solar & Sheep, Blatchford, Heat Pumps and The Pragmatic Climate Reset

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We are pleased to present our Best of 2025 Green Energy Futures stories. Let’s face …

Is Mark Carney selling out on climate change?

420. Prime Minister Mark Carney: Chess Master or Climate Sellout

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By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca Prime Minister Mark Carney took office with some pretty solid climate …

The Pragmatic Climate Reset with Michael Liebreich

419. What the world needs now is a Pragmatic Climate Reset says Michael Liebreich

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By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca With the election of President Donald Trump, the United States began …

Nation Building: What's in it for Guelph?

416. Nation Building – “What’s in it for Guelph?” or the climate

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Table of Contents But isn’t Mark Carney Green? So What’s in it for Guelph? Better …

Nation Building with Energy Retrofits could generate $48 billion in economic activity

414. Thinking Differently About Nation Building – Energy Retrofits Could Generate $48 billion in Economic Activity

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By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca Monica Curtis of the Pembina Institute wants us to think differently …

Spanish Blackout not renewables

410. Renewables not Responsible for Spanish Blackouts – Challenges and solutions for building a safe, reliable and renewable grid

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Re-published and adapted from “Why the Lights Went Out in Spain – Experts Analyze ‘Sudden’ …

Blatchford Virtual Power Plant pilot project

409. Blatchford Virtual Power Plant – Homeowners selling solar power to the grid for profit

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By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca In the heart of Edmonton, Alberta, lies Blatchford a planned carbon-neutral …

Scrubbing the Sky interview with Podcaster Ed Whittingham

403. Scrubbing the Sky to Cool the Planet with Podcaster Ed Whittingham

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2024 was the hottest year ever recorded on Earth, and we’ve crashed the 1.5-degree threshold …

Green Spaces, Green Heating and Green Homes landed Josh in Blatchford

399. Green spaces, green energy and green homes brought Josh to Blatchford

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 Blatchford Carbon Neutral Community – Part 3  In part 3 of our series on Blatchford …

Successful first generation farmer combines solar and sheep

394. First generation farmer Janna Greir builds thriving operation by combining sheep and solar

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This article was written for and first published by The Earth & I magazine and …

Solar in Every Town

393. Solar in Every Town – A solution for an affordable 100% renewable grid

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By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca The solution to building a 100% renewable, affordable and resilient electricity …

The Energy Futures Lab turns 10

392. The Energy Futures Lab – Solving for net-zero – not polarization

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The Energy Futures Lab is an unassuming collaborative effort to help solve some of the most contentious energy and political issues in Alberta. It’s the opposite of the “polarization” we see dominating the public sphere these days.

The Energy Innovation Challenge

385. The Energy Innovation Challenge and piloting decentralized energy strategies in Medicine Hat

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By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca The energy transition is flipping our electricity grids upside down. Gone …

Geothermal Rising - Big Breakthrough Coming

384. Geothermal Rising – Big breakthrough is coming

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Geothermal—Using Earth’s Energy to Save the Earth By David Dodge (Adapted from original article written by …

Raymond, Alberta became the first electrically net-zero community in Canada

369. Town of Raymond told solar wouldn’t work was first to get to net-zero electricity

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Municipalities Taking Climate Action – Part IV By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca The town of Raymond, …

Energy Managers Help small towns and cities save energy and money

367. Energy managers help small towns and cities save energy and money

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The Municipal Climate Change Action Centre Municipalities Taking Climate Action – Part II By David …

Alberta ends its moratorium on renewable energy, are new rules a poison pill?

371. Alberta lifts moratorium on renewables, but are new rules a poison pill?

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By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca Alberta lifted its 6-month moratorium on renewable energy projects, but will …

RenuWell - Transforming abandoned oil wells into solar farms

370. RenuWell – An amazing energy transition solution for transforming abandoned oil wells into solar farms

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By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca RenuWell just might be the best example of energy transition imaginable, …

Energy storage saves money helps get to net-zero

365. Deploy energy storage save $600 million, get to net-zero

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By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca At the Decentralised Energy Conference in November, Robert Tremblay of Energy …