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Zibi Carbon-Neutral Community

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

David Dodge May 20, 2022Carbon Neutral, Green Buildings, Net Zero, Run of River, Waste Energy Leave a Comment

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

Judith Sayers at the China Creek run-of-river powerhouse. Photo by David Dodge, Green Energy Futures

105. Judith Sayers, First Nations run-of-river hydro trailblazer

David Dodge April 20, 2015Run of River, First Nations Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney, Judith Sayers is a former chief, a negotiator and …

Don Gamache, operator of the Fitzsimmons Creek run-of-river project, gestures at the weir where water is diverted into a penstock pipe that travels 3.5 km down to the power plant. This headpond is sandwhiched between Whistler and Blackcomb mountains. Photo David Dodge

30. How it works: Run-of-river hydroelectric power

David Dodge February 8, 2013Hydro Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney When I first heard of “run-of-river” I had it …