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Faruq Vishram, solar engineer

252. Former Alberta coal guy is now a solar guru sought after around the world

David Dodge May 13, 2020Solar, Renewable Energy 1 Comment

By David Dodge and Kay Rollans Faruq Vishram is an engineer. And like many engineers …

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246. Indigenous-owned renewable energy projects secure low electricity price

David Dodge March 20, 2020Renewable Energy, First Nations 1 Comment

Green Energy Futures presents, in collaboration with the Alberta Emerald Foundation, Part III of the …

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Solar on a Jayman BUILT Home in Alberta2 scaled

243. Alberta builder includes solar with every new home

David Dodge February 28, 2020Solar, Buildings, Renewable Energy Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Kay Rollans At the start of 2019, 40-year-old Jayman homes decided …

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Carbon Busters net-zero homes in Blatchford

240. Carbon Busters – Building net-zero in Blatchford

David Dodge January 14, 2020Net Zero, Buildings, Energy Efficiency, Geothermal, Renewable Energy 1 Comment

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

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Blatchford Carbon Neutral Community

Green Energy Futures – Four stories that matter from 2019

David Dodge January 3, 2020Buildings, Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, Net Zero, Passive Solar, Renewable Energy, Solar Leave a Comment

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

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Greta Thunberg in Edmonton, Alberta

2019–The year of Greta Thunberg

David Dodge December 24, 2019Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, Geothermal, Net Zero, Renewable Energy, Solar Leave a Comment

Time Magazine named Greta Thunberg “person of the year” and climate change is the news …

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Reverend Annabelle Wallace and elder Les Young

237. God’s green home is net-zero

David Dodge December 11, 2019Net Zero, Energy Efficiency, Geothermal, Passive Solar, Renewable Energy, Solar 1 Comment

A few years back, then-minister of Westmount Presbyterian Church Reverend Annabelle Wallace and her congregation …

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Greenest School in Canada

236. Greenest School in Canada has a solar-geothermal greenhouse

David Dodge November 22, 2019Education, Geothermal, Net Zero, Passive Solar, Renewable Energy, Solar Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Kay Rollans “Words without actions are meaningless,” Lacombe Composite High School …

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Travers solar

235. Travers: Largest Solar Project in Canada

David Dodge November 12, 2019Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind 5 Comments

By David Dodge and Kay Rollans Picture New York, Easter morning 1900: 5th Avenue is …

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Blatchford-Town-Centre

234. Blatchford: Largest Carbon Neutral Community in Canada

David Dodge October 30, 2019Renewable Energy, Buildings, Energy Efficiency, Geothermal, Solar 4 Comments

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

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

David Dodge August 20, 2019Solar, First Nations, Renewable Energy 3 Comments

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

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Ed Ma with solar thermal on his home

223. Solar Thermal Home still cool after all these years

David Dodge June 13, 2019Buildings, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, Renewable Energy, Solar 1 Comment

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

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219. Osnabrück county produces 80% renewable energy

David Dodge April 10, 2019Renewable Energy, Bikes, Climate Change, Electric Vehicles, Solar, Wind Leave a Comment

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

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

David Dodge April 3, 2019Cogeneration, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, Renewable Energy, Solar 1 Comment

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

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Philippe Dunsky, energy efficiency expert

215. Energy efficiency essential for the planet, great for the economy

David Dodge March 13, 2019Energy Efficiency, Electric Vehicles, Renewable Energy Leave a Comment

By David Dodge and Scott Rollans On its own, energy efficiency could take us halfway …

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

David Dodge March 6, 2019Climate Change, Biofuels, Biogas, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind 1 Comment

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

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Solar powered Simons

211. Solar leads a year of firsts in Alberta

David Dodge December 26, 2018Renewable Energy, Buildings, Cogeneration, Education, Energy Efficiency, Geothermal, Net Zero Leave a Comment

 A playlist of our favourite Green Energy Futures stories from 2018. By David Dodge …

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Julia Pyper, Greentech Media

208. Ms. Pyper goes to Washington

David Dodge December 7, 2018Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Electric Vehicles, Solar, Transportation Leave a Comment

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

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Energy Shift - the way forward

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

David Dodge November 21, 2018Energy, Climate Change, Electric Vehicles, Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind Leave a Comment

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

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206. Sleepy small city college with a big solar vision

David Dodge November 6, 2018Renewable Energy, Cogeneration, Education, Energy Efficiency, Solar, Wind 1 Comment

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

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