Ontario's World Class Renewable Energy Program - Tim Weis (Part 2)
In 2009, the province of Ontario brought in a series of world-class renewable energy programs. If similar programs in Europe are any indication, Ontario has kick-started a viable commercialization...
Ontario's World Class Renewable Energy Program - Tim Weis (Part 1)
In 2009, the province of Ontario brought in a series of world-class renewable energy programs. If similar programs in Europe are any indication, Ontario has kick-started a viable commercialization...
Approaching Net Zero Energy - Peter Amerongen
The Lowest Cost-Designing Sustainable and Affordable Buildings
Getting as close as possible to Net Zero Energy here on the northern prairies can be a daunting and expensive challenge. With...
The Transition to Renewable Energy in Alberta - Paul Gipe
Paul Gipe is an award-winning veteran in the work of developing renewable energy policies in North America. In 2004 he served as the executive director of the Ontario Sustainable Energy...
Passive Solar House
The Atchisons of Edmonton built a house that has used half the energy of a typical Edmonton house over the last 25 years. It uses passive solar energy to help heat the house and saves them greatly...
Riverdale Net Zero Part Two
Riverdale NetZero utilizes four forms of solar energy and a super-efficient design to create a house that will have zero net carbon emissions over time. Edmonton celebrates as we raise the bar for...
Riverdale Net Zero: Part One
Riverdale NetZero collects an equivalent amount of energy from the sun as the homes and occupants use over the course of a year. In part one of our special feature, more than half of this...
Episode 1: Solar Pioneering
An 86-year-old Edmontonian produces home-made electricity from an attractive array mounted on a trellis in his backyard.