FULL INTERVIEW - Earth Day founder Denis Hayes on Climate Change and Populism Green Energy Futures 2023-04-29 | FULL INTERVIEW - Mitchell Beer of TheEnergyMix.com interviews Denis Hayes, the coordinator of the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. Things were bad then with air pollution, endangered species and more, but today it's as hard as ever being green. Fifty-three years later thanks to political populism and persistent environmental problems Denis Hayes is pessimistic about humanity's ability to deal with the biggest environmental issue of all time - Climate Change.Coproduction of TheEnergyMix.com and GreenEnergyFutures.ca
352. Climate Ready Home 1 - How to save money, reduce emissions and get on the pathway to net-zero Green Energy Futures 2023-08-14 | Stephanie Ripley gives us a tour of a model climate-ready home display created by NAIT and the City of Edmonton demonstrating the four steps to saving money and getting your home climate-ready and on the pathway to net-zero. Stephanie looks at super energy-efficient wall systems, heating and cooling systems, solar and much more.ChangeforClimate.ca video seriesGreenEnergyFutures.ca
350. Solar City - Hearther is one of thousands who have installed solar in Edmonton Green Energy Futures 2023-08-04 | Heather discovered the benefits of solar seven years ago when she helped install a system on her church. Today she is one of thousands of Edmontonians who have solar on their homes or businesses and she works as the executive director of Solar Alberta. Edmonton's first grid-connected solar system was installed in 1995 - today there are more than 3,800 systems. This is all happening amidst a solar boom in Alberta.Change for Climate SeriesGreenEnergyFutures.ca
351. Rigs to Renewables Green Energy Futures 2023-08-04 | Lewis Lix loved the oil industry but he grew weary of the boom and bust cycles and being away from his family all the time. After one false start and a great deal of discussion with his family, he eventually enrolled in the 2-year NAIT Alternative Energy Program in Edmonton, Alberta which teaches students about renewable energy, geothermal, hydrogen, energy modelling, and a host of other skills that are in high demand today. This is his journey.ChangeforClimate.caGreenEnergyFutures.ca
349. Going all Electric - A familys EV journey Green Energy Futures 2023-07-28 | Howaida and her family made the switch to EVs, but they took their time first easing into the electric vehicle world by replacing a Smart Car with a short-range EV. They loved it, but when it came time to replace the second family vehicle they wondered if they could go all-electric given range limitations and the bitterly cold Canadian winters. They had questions, this is the story of how that journey turned out. If you are thinking about going electric you may want to check our story.Change for Climate SeriesGreenEnergyFutures.cagreenenergyfutures.ca/episode/349-going-all-electric-a-familys-ev-journey
348. Family’s 20-year DIY home retrofit journey ends by getting to net-zero Green Energy Futures 2023-07-12 | Darren and Darcy Crichton started their DIY home retrofit on their 1969 bungalow 20 years ago. Their goals were modest - to cut drafts and increase comfort. But with careful research, they did the right renovations in the right order and today they live in a very comfortable solar-powered, net-zero home.Changing for Climate Video Series: https://rb.gy/6ku3jAlso see podcast at greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/348-familys-20-year-diy-home-retrofit-journey-ends-by-getting-to-net-zero
346. E-Bike is Revolutionizing the Bike as Transportation Green Energy Futures 2023-07-05 | DEEP DIVE - E-bikers ride 4x further, get more exercise and use their bikes as transportation much more often. We talk to novice cyclist Jim Sandercock about how the e-bike changed his whole outlook on the bicycle and turned him into a bicycle commuter. Plus we look at fitness myths, sales and some of the reasons the e-bike is being chosen as primary transportation three times as often as bicycles. GreenEnergyFutures.ca
FULL INTERVIEW - Michael Eliason on Point Access Blocks and new, affordable, family-friendly housing Green Energy Futures 2023-06-27 | FULL INTERVIEW - Does multifamily housing have to suck? In order to address the affordable housing and climate crises, Michael Eliason thinks we need to rethink multifamily homes and neighbourhoods and use Point Access Blocks to build sustainable, family-friendly homes with plenty of green space. This is our full 38-minute interview with Eliason. He Touches on point access blocks, sustainable buildings and neighbourhoods and even e-cargo bikes.More at GreenEnergyFutures.caStory: greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/347-michael-eliason-point-access-blocks-affordable-multifamily-housing-good-to-live-in
347. Point Access Blocks - Lovable Multifamily Living with Michael Eliason Green Energy Futures 2023-06-27 | Seattle Architect Michael Eliason thinks Point Access Blocks just might be part of the answer to building quality multifamily housing to help solve the affordable housing and climate crises and create good places to live.GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com PodcastMore at greenenergyfutures.caStory: greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/347-michael-eliason-point-access-blocks-affordable-multifamily-housing-good-to-live-in
345. Net-Zero Ready Grace Village will save Salvation Army $6 million Green Energy Futures 2023-06-07 | Salvation Army architect Michaela Jones was told it couldn't be done, net-zero was too expensive. But just before issuing contracts for a code-built 175-unit complex they redesigned and reissued the RFP as net-zero ready. The result is going to save the Salvation Army $6 million dollars in operating costs. This is the story of what they did at Grace Village and why the result sets a precedent for all mid-sized buildings.GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com#netzero #solar #geothermal #affordable #energyefficient @salvationarmy @CBCNews @municipalclimatechangeacti5723 @globalweirding @RMI_02
344. Microhabitat – Local Food 30 Pots at a Time Green Energy Futures 2023-06-01 | Microhabitat out of Montreal had a vision - to bring urban farming to the nature deserts of the big cities in the easiest way possible. So in 2016, they started installing turn-key, 30-pot gardens on the tops of skyscrapers, in parks and even on the tops of malls in cities. We tagged along with Microhabit's crew in Edmonton as the installed one project on the pathway to the first tee at the Stony Plain Golf Course, just one of 200 projects Microhabitat is carrying out in 8 cities across North America this year.GreenEnergyFutures.caSUBSCRIBE TODAY and check out our blog.
343. Deep Energy Retrofit - Transforming 1951 home to net-zero Green Energy Futures 2023-05-25 | Take a 1951 home, laser scan the exterior, then build new walls in a factory to tight specifications and then plop them right over top of the old walls. The result: a solar-powered, net-zero home with R40 insulated walls that makes money on its utilities. This is the Sandercock family home and a pilot where Butterwick Projects is using the Dutch EnergieSprong strategy of reskinning old homes to easily get them to net-zero.GreenEnergyFutures.caCheck out our blog: greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/343-energiesprong-deep-energy-retrofit-transforms-1951-home-to-net-zero
342. FULL INTERVIEW - Simon Dyer on Albertas Pathway to the New Energy Economy Green Energy Futures 2023-05-18 | Politics is weird these days. Some folks think they need to pit oil and gas against renewable energy to defend their interests. But alas Alberta, Canada's oil capital also has the best renewable energy resources in the country. In this feature-length interview, Simon Dyer one of the authors of the Pembina Institute report: Alberta's Pathway to the New Energy Economy explains the challenges Alberta faces and the opportunity that is there to create lower emissions fossil fuels and become a clean energy powerhouse.GreenEnergyFutures.ca #fossilfuels #renewableenergy #alberta #energy #climatechange #energytransition
340. Net-Zero 101 - A guide to building your future-proofed dream home Green Energy Futures 2023-05-03 | Net-Zero 101 is our special guide to all of the secret ingredients that make a net-zero home energy self sufficient, super comfortable and the best home money can buy. We visit with Heather and Kevin Brosinsky one year after they built their retirement, net-zero dream home and then we talk to builder Dave Butterwick for the five essential elements of this cold climate net-zero home that produces all of its own energy for electricity and heating. We produced this story for The Earth and I based out of Washington DC. This is the video version of that story. Covers the five elements of net-zero: 1. Air tightness; 2. Insulation; 3. Windows and Doors; 4. Energy efficiency mechanical and appliances; and 5. Renewable energy.Learn more in the GreenEnergyFutures.ca blog:greenenergyfutures.ca
Springtime at Seba Beach - Dance of the Tundra Swans Green Energy Futures 2023-05-02 | Dance of the Tundra Swans - Personal project - Spring breakup is imminent: the Tundra Swans are passing through and there's a fire ban on and fires burning. It's springtime at Seba Beach. This is a little personal journey for your relaxation and appreciation of nature and the passing of the seasons. Enjoy!
PODCAST - Earth Day Founder Denis Hayes on Climate Change and Populism Green Energy Futures 2023-05-01 | With air pollution plaguing American cities, oil spills on the California coast and endangered species, the environment was in trouble 53 years ago during Denis Hayes's tenure as the first coordinator of Earth Day. However, according to the founder himself, being environmentally conscious is even more difficult now due to climate change and political populism that are working together to harm our planet. This information was shared in the GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Video Podcast, which was created in collaboration with Mitchell Beers and TheEnergyMix.com. To learn more, check out our complete interview with Denis Hayes at youtu.be/AkuIOvuHTjw, and our story at greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/341-being-green-is-harder-than-ever-earth-day-founder. Although Hayes sounds pessimistic in the interview, his view is likely practical. If you want to read more than 300 stories about individuals taking action, reducing emissions, conserving energy, and creating a climate-resilient future, please browse our web channel at GreenEnergyFutures.ca.
339. Spring into E-Bikes Yakubs guide Green Energy Futures 2023-04-12 | Ever consider riding an e-bike? Electric bikes extend your range, get you there faster and for some people making commuting on a bicycle possible. Just in time for Spring we meet up with Mehanaz Yakub who just wrote a guid to e-bikes for Electric Autonomy Canada. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast
338. Lightsparks revolutionary virtual home energy audit Green Energy Futures 2023-04-07 | Wildly fluctuation energy prices and carbon taxes have people scrambling to take control of their energy use. Lightspark, a Canadian software company just released the beta pilot of their new tool that does virtual home energy audits, which you can edit and then recommends bundles of energy efficiency solutions for your home.GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast
337. Can a Clean Electricity Standard get Canadas electricity grid to net-zero? Green Energy Futures 2023-03-20 | FULL INTERVIEW - Heck yah, says Stephen Thomas, Clean Electricity Manager with the David Suzuki Foundation. According to Thomas Canada can get to zero emissions electricity by increasing solar, wind 18-fold by 2050 and by installing energy storage and sharing renewable energy between those provinces with big hydro and those provinces with good solar and wind resources. We talk to Thomas about the new proposed Clean Energy Regulation, how electricity can get to net-zero and how intermittent solar and wind power can work in an adorable and reliable system. Green Energy Futures Full Interview - 31 min
336. Hazels Climate Rants - Is she the Rick Mercer of TikTok? Green Energy Futures 2023-03-08 | Hazel Thayer studied economics, and after learning about the climate emergency she decided the "grown-ups" were not going to solve the crisis. So she started a TikTok channel where in 60 seconds or less she blends comedy with facts in short videos. Oh and she racked up 120k followers while doing it.This week on GreenEnergyFutures.ca meet Hazel Thayer AKA @hazelisonline She just might be the Rick Mercer of TikTok.
EVs in the North - Pilot could bring first electric vehicle to Fort Chipewyan Green Energy Futures 2023-03-01 | Three Nations Energy has done the research, Parks Canada is interested, a Metis car rental company is interested, there is even one EV charger in town, but who will bring the first electric vehicle to Fort Chipewyan? We talk to Blue Eyes Simpson of Parks Canada and Tammy Riel of the Fort Chip Metis about their efforts to bring EVs to their fly-in community.GreenEnergyFutures.ca
333. Just Transition - Political Theatre of The Way Forward Green Energy Futures 2023-02-17 | Is a "Just Transition" about helping workers find new jobs through the energy transition, or a plot to "kill jobs." We look into what a just transition should look like with Ian Hussey, author of "No Worker Left Behind" a new report by the Parkland Institute in Alberta. Green Energy Futures CKUA.com Podcast
334. Oslos Climate Budget Miracle - Heidi Sorensen FULL INTERVIEW Green Energy Futures 2023-02-15 | Oslo has one of the most ambitious climate strategies in the world and at the heart of it is a carbon budget that works alongside the fiscal budget. We talk to Heidi Sorensen, head of the Oslo Climate Agency about how carbon budgeting is helping this northern City reduce 95% of its emissions. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Radio FULL INTERVIEW
334. Oslo Invented the Carbon Budget and Hey its Working Green Energy Futures 2023-02-15 | So many ambitious climate plans, so little progress. Oslo was the first city in the world to create a carbon budget and they're bucking the trend by knocking climate action out of the park. We talk to Heidi Sorensen, head of the Oslo Climate Agency to find out how it all works and why they are successful.GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast
232. Heat Pumps 101 - Magical Mystery Tour Green Energy Futures 2023-01-22 | Heat Pumps - you hear about them everywhere these days as a way to heat our homes very efficiently and as one of the only proven ways of eliminating emissions from heating buildings. What are we to make of all this? We lined up Jean-Marie Robert of NAITs Alternative Energy Program to help us understand how heat pumps work, and how we can use them in our homes to save money, become climate resilient and help eliminate emissions from home heating.Subscribe today and Check out our blog at GreenEnergyFutures.ca for more!
231. Geothermal 101 - How to heat your home with 400% efficiency Green Energy Futures 2023-01-05 | Geothermal is the heating system of the future. With efficiencies of 400% and no emissions it's just the ticket for fighting climate change and oh, it's also 700% efficient at air conditioning, perfect for those 40 Celsius summer heat waves. This week on Green Energy Futures we talk to Devon Winczura and Steve Oslanski of Envirotech Geothermal who show us why geothermal heating and cooling is the wave of the future.Check out our blog and CKUA Podcast at GreenEnergyFutures.ca
330. Racing the Tide - Nova Scotias Dream of Tidal Energy Green Energy Futures 2022-12-15 | After thirteen years of fits and starts Nova Scotia just might be on the verge of realizing its long sought-after dream of tidal energy. Green Energy Futures was there in the beginning, and this week we follow Ian Austen of the New York Times as he retraces those steps to look at the latest technology for harvesting the tides at the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia. Green Energy Futures CKUA PodcastLearn more: www.greenenergyfutures.ca
328. First Nation Launches Three Big Solar Projects Green Energy Futures 2022-11-08 | The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) just launched three large solar farms in Vulcan, Monarch and Coaldale in southern Alberta. The ACFN has a 50% ownership stake with Concord Green Energy in this 68-megawatt solar project making it one of the largest First Nation ownership stakes in a renewable energy project in Canada. The solar projects will produce enough energy to power 10,000 homes. Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio Video Podcastwww.greenenergyfutures.ca
327. SolShare - At Last Solar for Apartment Dwellers Green Energy Futures 2022-11-02 | SolShare is an Australian technology that allows apartments dwellers to share a single solar system. Twenty-five per cent of home in Australia have solar, but just 0.6 per cent of multifamily buildings have solar. So far SolShare has brought solar to more than 1,000 apartment buildings.GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA Radio Podcast - Episode 327
236. Indigo Park Adding 500 EV Chargers in Canada Green Energy Futures 2022-10-13 | Indigo Canada is adding 500 more EV Chargers at its parking facilities in Canada. This is in addition to the 800 they have already installed. This week on CKUA Radio's Green Energy Futures we talk to Indigo CEO John Laires about how electric vehicles are transforming the parking industry.www.greenenergyfutures.ca
235. Edmontons Community Leagues Taking Climate Action Green Energy Futures 2022-10-05 | Edmonton has 162 community leagues, one representing every neighbourhood in the city. These are hubs of community activity from social and sports programs to as it turns out - action on climate change. We catch up with Laura Cunningham-Shepeley of the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues to find out how Green Leagues are doing energy efficiency projects, installing solar and operating community gardens and taking many small steps to tackle climate change and build climate resiliency. Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio Video Podcastwww.greenenergyfutures.ca
234. Is Now the Time to Go Solar? Green Energy Futures 2022-09-22 | For many years it was mostly keeners going solar. But is solar now the way to go for us average folks? Solar is now 10 times cheaper than 20 years ago and the cheapest way to generate electricity, but what does that look like on the ground for the average home owner? We look at the cost of going solar in Alberta and discovered a few surprises. Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio Video Podcastwww.greenenergyfutures.ca
223. Skyfire Energy Aims for Zero Emissions Solar Green Energy Futures 2022-09-19 | Solar doesn't produce any emissions right? But Skyfire Energy wants to also offset all of the embodied carbon associated with manufacturing and construction of their solar projects as well. Their goal: Zero Carbon Solar. See story at GreenEnergyFutures.ca
220. Heat Pumps as Sexy as George Clooney Green Energy Futures 2022-08-08 | Social science researcher Mike Fell knows heat pumps are a great climate solution for producing heating and cooling in buildings very efficiently, but let's face it heat pumps are boring – so Fell decided to sex them up. He created pumpchic.com where you can see, hear and even place one in your home using virtual reality. Then he started tweeting photos of George Clooney and some look alike heat pumps. That's how we discovered his work and this week on Green Energy Futures CKUA Podcast we talk to Dr. Mike Fell of University College in London about sexy heat pumps.
319. Can Oil-rich Alberta Thrive in the Net-Zero Economy? Green Energy Futures 2022-06-22 | We've done dozens of stories on on entrepreneurs and businesses getting involved in the clean energy economy in Alberta. With trillions in investment going into clean energy, zero emissions vehicles and green buildings Alberta is surprisingly well-positioned to thrive in the net-zero economy even though you rarely hear about it. We've teamed up with Elements Outfitters to host a live panel discussion about how we can thrive in the net-zero economy with some very special guests: Chief Desmond Bull of the Louis Bull Tribe, Kent Rathwell founder of Sun Country Highway, Andy Harris of Radicle and Binnu Jeyakumar of the Pembina Institute. The discussion will be moderated by Green Energy Futures host David Dodge at a live event at Elements Outfitters on Gateway Boulevard in Edmonton's Old Strathcona and it will be streamed live on Facebook. www.greenenergyfutures.ca
318. $3.7 Billion Investments in Alberta Renewables Green Energy Futures 2022-06-17 | The private renewable energy market in Alberta grew at an unprecedented rate in 2021. The Business Renewables Centre (BRC) says there has been $3.7 billion in investment and 4,500 jobs that has been generated by municipalities and companies alike procuring 100% renewable energy from private developers in Alberta: companies like Amazon, RBC, Telus, Bimbo and more. We talk to Nagwan Al-Guneid, director of the BRC. Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio Podcast
317. Smart Homes & Climate Change - Survey Says Green Energy Futures 2022-06-02 | Survey says: We are worried about climate change. We know smart home technologies can help, but only one in five Canadians are using them. We talk to David O'Reilly at Schneider Electric Canada about the potential of smart home technologies to save energy, save money and take a dent out of the 14% of greenhouse gas emissions that come from our homes.Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio PodcastSee: www.greenenergyfutures.ca
316. Zibi - A River Runs Through it - Ottawas Carbon Neutral Community Green Energy Futures 2022-05-20 | A river runs through Zibi, a carbon-neutral community on the Ottawa River in Canada's capital city. It gets electricity from run-of-river, heat from district energy, and represents a new climate-resilient form of urban development. Part of the development is on Chaudière an island in the heart of Ottawa which until not so long ago was inaccessible. This climate resilient mixed-use community will be home to 5,000 residents and 6,000 workers. You have to see it to believe it!Green Energy Futures CKUA Podcastwww.greenenergyfutures.ca
315. SolShare Co-operative - Making Solar Accessible and Affordable in B.C. Green Energy Futures 2022-05-11 | SolShare Co-operative started in British Columbia in 2014. It's just one of dozens of renewable energy co-operatives in Canada. In Germany co-operatives led the renewable energy revolution in that country, but in Canada the structure of electricity markets poses many barriers to the idea of collective action to build solar energy. Despite that SolShare just announced its third project at Tantalus Winery in the Okanagan region of B.C. We talk to Rob Baxter, a tireless solar advocate from Vancouver and the head of SolShare about their work to make solar accessible in B.C.Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio Podcastwww.greenenergyfuturesca
314. Carbon Collective - Climate Only Impact Investing Green Energy Futures 2022-04-27 | James Regulinski and his partners wanted to have a bigger impact fighting the climate crisis with their investments. So, they started Carbon Collective, an investment advisory that creates investment portfolios that focus on the companies that are most successful at eliminating emissions. Their vision is to also engage in shareholder advocacy to push harder for climate action.Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio Podcastwww.greenenergyfutures.ca
313. EV Calculator - Comparing Fuel Economy and Emissions in Dirty Grids Green Energy Futures 2022-04-13 | What's the point of buying an electric vehicle if your electricity supply comes from coal and gas? Members of the Electric Vehicle Association of Alberta hear this all the time - So they created a calculator and the results are pretty surprising! This tool takes a live feed of the actual electricity supply and then allows you to compare the emissions and fuel costs of an EV with a gas-powered vehicle.#electricvehicles #climatechange #emissionsGreen Energy Futures CKUA Radio Video PodcastLearn more in our blog at www.greenenergyfutures.ca
312. Clean Electricity Standard in New Canadian Emissions Plan Green Energy Futures 2022-04-12 | Canada has a new Emissions Reduction Plan that seeks to reduce emissions by 40% by 2030. Binnu Jeyakumar of the Pembina Institute says "This is a turning point for climate action in Canada. It's the first time we have a detailed plan on how we get 40% emissions reductions...by 2030. We zero in on new measures to decarbonize Canada's electricity grid including the introduction of a Clean Electricity Standard.Green Energy Futures CKUA Podcast Episode 312www.greenenergyfutures.ca
311. Geoships - Tackling the Climate and Housing Crises at the same time Green Energy Futures 2022-03-30 | Are Geoships a creative answer to the climate and housing crises? Jean-Marc La Flamme thinks so. Gepships represent a rethinking of the geodesic dome. Made out of ceramic infused with locally available materials (such as hemp) the affordable designs are modular, resilient to climate disasters and can be work as tiny homes or they can be connected together to create Geoship "mansions." Geoship is a home building cooperative startup that is transforming into a decentralized, multistakeholder co-operative and plans to operate as Decentralized Autonomous Organization. The idea seems to have legs. More than 2,000 investors have contributed $2 million towards their goal of raising $5 million and mass producing this innovative new form of housing.Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio PodcastCheck out our blog at greenenergyfutures.ca
Lytton has Burned - Kanaka Bar Chief wants to Build Back Right Green Energy Futures 2022-03-19 | Kanaka Bar's Chief Patrick Michell's home burned to the ground in minutes when wildfires ravaged almost the whole town of Lytton in the heat plagued summer of 2021. After disasters we often build back with same old thing. Chief Michell wants to build back right. He's working with SAIT's Green Buildings Research group to build near net-zero low emissions homes that are also climate resilient in the face of wildfires, floods and severe weather.Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio PodcastAlso see our blog for more: greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/wildfires-burned-lytton-how-do-they-build-back-better
Incremental Upgrades - Dont Do It! Green Energy Futures 2022-02-28 | The siding needed replacing. So the owners added 3/8ths of an inch o insulation and new siding. A few short years later the Sundance Housing Cooperative decided to do a historic EnergieSprong inspired net-zero retrofit to all 59 units in their Edmonton-based cooperative. As net-zero builder Peter Amerongen explains the initial upgrade was wasted. The previously upgraded siding was totally covered by new super insulated panelized walls that ironically have the same siding.More than 80% of the buildings that will be standing in 2050 have already been built - inefficiently. To reduce emissions in buildings (responsible for about 30% of all emissions) buildings will likely be retrofitted to near net-zero over time. Half hearted upgrades can compromise your ability to get to net-zero later. Builders like Peter can advise you on incremental upgrades that ARE on a pathway to net-zero, thus ensuring your retrofit investments pay off over time.See our entire story on the historic Sundance EnergieSprong project and our blog at: greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/energiesprong-retrofitting-59-homes-to-net-zero-in-canadas-north#netzero #energyefficiency #greenhomes #energiesprong #insulation@EfficiencyCanada
309. Sundance EnergieSprong - Deep Energy Retrofitting 59 Homes to Net-Zero Green Energy Futures 2022-02-16 | Buildings are responsible for 30-40% of greenhouse gas emissions. Edmonton builder Peter Amerongen is tackling this head-on by piloting the Dutch idea called EnergieSprong. New walls and roofs are built in a factory and craned onto old energy-inefficient homes transforming them all the way to net-zero. It's the largest project of its kind in North America as 59 homes are being transformed to net-zero energy. See more in our blog at www.greenenergyfutures.ca
308. The Ultimate EV Electric Fuelling Station Green Energy Futures 2022-02-10 | Let's face it an electric vehicle charger on the wall of a store just doesn't cut it. That's why Electric Autonomy Canada set out to design the ultimate Electric Fuelling Station of the Future in an international design competition. The winning designs will knock your socks off. James Silvester of Edinburgh, Scotland wins Electric Autonomy Canada's award for the top Electric Fuelling Station of the Future in a Canadian design competition. #EV #ElectricVehicle See blog and more: greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/ultimate-ev-electric-fuelling-station-of-the-future?_thumbnail_id=10014
307. Alberta Electricity, Coal is gone, Now for the hard part - Getting to net-zero Green Energy Futures 2022-02-01 | Alberta once got 81% of its electricity from coal-fired power plants. In seven short years coal will be gone. Dr. Blake Shaffer of the University of Calgary calls this the biggest greenhouse gas reduction in Alberta history.The challenge now is to take Alberta's grid to net-zero emissions.This is the hard part says Shaffer. We talk to him about where Alberta's electricity grid goes from here. Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio PodcastLearn more in our Green Energy Futures Blog: greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/alberta-electricity-king-coal-is-gone-now-for-the-hard-part-getting-to-net-zero
303A. Rigs to Renewables: How An Oil and Gas Guy Got Involved with Forever Energy Green Energy Futures 2021-12-16 | Jason Beacock went straight out of school on to the rigs, attracted by the allure of high salaries. He loved the work but he always had a passion for renewable energy. Then the company he worked for pivoted and transitioned to battery energy storage. Today ENEON, an Alberta-based company is doing work all over Canada on microgrids and adding battery energy storage to grids in Canada and the U.S.Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio Podcast episode 303Awww.greenenergyfutures.ca
302. Powering Canadas Journey to Net-Zero with solar, wind and energy storage Green Energy Futures 2021-12-01 | FULL INTERVIEW - Solar, wind and energy storage can "Power Canada's Journey to Net-Zero including a 2-fold increase in electricity production says a new report. Net-Zero electricity is the root directory of a net-zero future since transportation (EVs), buildings and industry will have a hard time getting to net-zero without emissions free electricity. Here we present our full 45 minute interview with Robert Hornung the CEO and President of the Canadian Renewable Energy Association, the authors of the report.Gee GreenEnergyFutures.ca for our CKUA Radio Podcasts and more.#net-zero #solar #wind #energystorage #carbonneutral #energytransition #climatechange
