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Canada Clean Energy Round-up Part 2: Nova Scotia

randyn — Tue, 04 May 2010 19:51:49 +0000

The recent announcement of a Nova Scotia Feed-in Tariff has helped bring the total of Canadian provinces utilizing this policy tool to 2. More to come?
The Nova Scotia approach differs somewhat from Ontario’s. For one, there is little to no incentive for solar photovoltaic power, but big support for tidal and wave, providing a [...]

Site C Dam vs True Renewables

randyn — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:59:05 +0000

Why is the controversial Site C dam project still under consideration, when the Liberal government and BC Hydro are clearly embracing new power supply from a distributed network of Independent Producer sites? The combined output of a world-class wind resource in the province’s Northeast, together with a range of run-of-river and geothermal energy hot-spots, [...]

BC Hydro Clean Call Winners

randyn — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 15:17:22 +0000

This page at BC Hydo lists the most recent Clean Energy Call contract winners. It still remains to be seen which of these will pass muster with the BC Utilities Commission.
10 projects were selected March 11, and an additional 4 more recently. 8 projects are still under consideration. Companies to watch in regards to [...]

Canada Clean Energy Round-up Part I

randyn — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:15:33 +0000

Today is a good day to take stock of recent developments around the True North Strong and Free; despite a refusal by the Federal Gov’t to renew funding for renewable energy development, real progress is taking place in several regions.
Ontario. The country’s most populous province is making headlines, and attracting investment, from [...]

BC Developers Press Gov’t for Clarity

randyn — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:49:22 +0000

Victoria, BC
As the post-Olympic political session gets underway in Victoria, Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and others are pressing hard to receive clarity around a number of issues involved in the successful development of a clean energy sector in the province. Many hope that strong policies and clear, concise regulations will be set out [...]

Renewable Energy in Calgary

randyn — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:52:46 +0000

Calgary, for an oil-town, has an active and growing clean-tech and renewable energy sector. This week there’s still time to register for WADE Canada’s RETScreen project assessment workshop, a full two day exploration of how to use the RETScreen software to assess clean energy project development decisions.
WADE (World Alliance for Decentralized Energy) Canada is [...]

Renewable REcruits 2010

randyn — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:01:54 +0000

After a 1 year detour, conditions have returned to move forward again. Renewable REcruits is in full effect, with a new mandate to aid people in starting strong with the Canadian renewable energy and energy management sector. See Services for more information on the goods.
It was quite a year, specifically the hands-on experience last [...]

Working on a Windpark, pt 1,2, and 3

randyn — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:30:56 +0000

Check out Part 1 about the hands-on experience of working at the Bear Mountain Wind-park near Dawson Creek BC!
Part 1: The sub-station
Part 2: The towers arrive
Part 3: Installing electrical
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Randyn’s Thoughts on the BC Run-of-River Private Power Debate

randyn — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:14:34 +0000

Originally posted at the BCSEA news listserv, in response to this letter to the editor by Blair Lekstrom, BC’s new Minister of Energy, Mines, and Petroleum Resources.
“I choose to see, and then apply myself and work towards, the positive aspects in this private-power situation, being as it is the current climate that my generation [...]

Good Advice from Energy Alternatives

randyn — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:58:06 +0000

Kevin Pegg, President of Energy Alternatives, Victoria BC:
Being an employer in the RE sector, I have a constant flow of resumes coming in. One common trend I find is lack of specialty. Do you want to design systems, or do you want to install them?
If installation and the hands-on aspect is what excites you, [...]