Green Energy Futures

Simon Lindley from the Trucked Up EVs YouTube Channel suggests that E-REVS might not be around when they finally make it to the showrooms. Extended Range EVs were once thought to be the perfect fix for the high cost and range worries of EVs, but with new tech and battery prices coming down, along with other EV advancements, they might become outdated before they arrive. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA...

What makes Land Ark’s Net Zero homes truly special? Join us on a tour with construction manager Kevin Rankin as we explore their award-winning net zero home in the Watercolour neighborhood of Westport, Ontario, to uncover its secrets. Land Ark has already constructed over 70 net zero and net zero-ready homes, so it’s become their new standard! Discover what sets these homes apart as some of the fi...

Steve Rolston had a dream: to create a walkable community with net zero homes in a way that blends the charm of a cottage with the comfort of a full-sized home. There is no natural gas in Westport, Ontario, so Steve Rolston, the founder of Land Ark Homes, figured this was the perfect time to build super energy-efficient, net zero homes that run completely on electricity. The trouble is he had to l...

Net Zero homes are becoming a reality, with entire communities popping up and being surprisingly affordable. One builder even calls them “Net Zero for Zero Extra Dollars!”In part 2 of our Chasing Net Zero series preview, we’re chatting with Sonja Winkelmann from the CHBA Net Zero Home Labelling program to see how much progress we’ve made toward net zero in such a short time. In this episode, we’re...

We are excited to announce that Green Energy Futures is heading out on tour to bring back stories of some of Canada's best net-zero home builders. We're calling the series Chasing Net Zero, which we are doing in collaboration with the Canadian Home Builders Association Net Zero Labelling program, which launched in 2016.Pioneering home builders have been working on net-zero homes since the mid-2000...

Instead of saying ban fossil fuels tomorrow, what if by using a small amount of flexible gas we could get to 96% clean energy? This is the thrust of Michael Liebreich's Pragmatic Climate Reset. Today, we talk to Anders Lindberg of Wärtsilä out of Finland, which makes flexible gas power plants. In one example, their models show you could replace 30% coal generation with just 12% flexible gas capaci...

Understanding the proposed MOU between Alberta and Ottawa on energy and climate means diving into the shell games surrounding industrial carbon pricing - we dive in. There is a lot at stake here - Alberta wants less red tape for oil and gas, and Canada wants action on climate change. We talk to Janetta McKenzie, director of oil and gas at the Pembina Institute, to understand what the real price of...

SkyFire Energy, one of Alberta's oldest solar companies, just acquired Hakai Energy Solutions, diversifying its markets into Coastal British Columbia. The move also adds battery storage expertise and off-grid experience to their offerings. The move comes as utility-scale solar in Alberta has collapsed under the weight of a moratorium, policies hostile to large-scale renewables, and high levels...

SkyFire Energy, one of Alberta's oldest solar companies, just acquired Hakai Energy Solutions, diversifying its markets into Coastal British Columbia. The move also adds battery storage expertise and off-grid experience to their offerings. The move comes as utility-scale solar in Alberta has collapsed under the weight of a moratorium, policies hostile to large-scale renewables, and high levels...

Alberta's hostile treatment of the renewable energy industry has resulted in nearly 15 gigawatts of projects worth billions of dollars vanishing into thin air. In just a few years before the province's moratorium and subsequent policy changes, Alberta benefited from $6 billion in investment in renewable energy, 6,000 jobs, and $74 million in new tax revenue to cash-starved municipalities....

Meet Dev, Ayush and Abhi – three students in the business club at Adrian Wilcox High School in Santa Clara, California, who wanted to make an impact. So they created Green Silicon Valley, a non-profit set up to deliver STEM-based environmental presentations to their peers in other schools. Their goal: chapters in 100 countries delivering hands-on learning about climate change and the environment....

Meet Dev, Ayush and Abhi – three students in the business club at Adrian Wilcox High School in Santa Clara, California, who wanted to make an impact. So they created Green Silicon Valley, a non-profit set up to deliver STEM-based environmental presentations to their peers in other schools. Their goal: chapters in 100 countries delivering hands-on learning about climate change and the environment....

It's pretty cool that Long Way Home builds schools out of waste materials, but even cooler is their curriculum that blends sustainable, hands-on learning with the regular curriculum. Students are designing, building, and installing safer stoves for local families. And they are also learning to build latrines and more classrooms for Hero School in Comalapa, Guatemala. This is part B in our seri...

It's pretty cool that Long Way Home builds schools out of waste materials, but even cooler is their curriculum that blends sustainable, hands-on learning with the regular curriculum. Students are designing, building, and installing safer stoves for local families. And they are also learning to build latrines and more classrooms for Hero School in Comalapa, Guatemala. This is part B in our seri...

Part 1 - When Matthew Peneitz signed up with the Peace Corps to do work in Guatemala, it changed his life. The poverty he saw impacted him so much that when he returned home to the US, he sold his car for cash and headed back where he started Long Way Home, a non-profit that fights poverty, builds schools out of trash, and much more. 🟢 ⁠GreenEnergyFutures.ca⁠ ⁠CKUA.com⁠ Podcast ❤️ Subscribe Today...

Part 1 - When Matthew Peneitz signed up with the Peace Corps to do work in Guatemala, it changed his life. The poverty he saw impacted him so much that when he returned home to the US, he sold his car for cash and headed back where he started Long Way Home, a non-profit that fights poverty, builds schools out of trash, and much more. 🟢 GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast ❤️ Subscribe Today - W...

Agricultural tariffs imposed against Canada by China have been slashed, and Chinese EVs are coming to Canada thanks to a new deal struck by Prime Minister Mark Carney with China. The deal will allow 50,000 Chinese EVs into the Canadian market at a low tariff of 6% and more in the future. And at least half of that quota is reserved for EVs that will cost $35,000 or less in a market where there are...

Agricultural tariffs imposed against Canada by China have been slashed, and Chinese EVs are coming to Canada thanks to a new deal struck by Prime Minister Mark Carney with China. The deal will allow 50,000 Chinese EVs into the Canadian market at a low tariff of 6% and more in the future. And at least half of that quota is reserved for EVs that will cost $35,000 or less in a market where there are...

Great news! We finally have an all-Canadian Renewable Energy Market Outlook report! For a while, most of the renewable energy outlooks in Canada were based on information from the US. But the Canadian Renewable Energy Association and Dunsky Energy and Climate Advisors have teamed up to create their very first Market Outlook Report for Canada. We chatted with two of the authors, and they shared som...

Great news! We finally have an all-Canadian Renewable Energy Market Outlook report! For a while, most of the renewable energy outlooks in Canada were based on information from the US. But the Canadian Renewable Energy Association and Dunsky Energy and Climate Advisors have teamed up to create their very first Market Outlook Report for Canada. We chatted with two of the authors, and they shared som...

Roof-top solar is booming! A US-based solar company wanted to find out why, so they surveyed 2,000 homeowners. In the early days of solar, people did it for the environment, but that's all changed as Nick Hofer of SolarTech explains in the GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com podcast. Subscriber Today - we have more than 400 episodes. 🟢 ⁠GreenEnergyFutures.ca⁠ ⁠CKUA.com⁠ Podcast ❤️ Subscribe Today...

Roof-top solar is booming! A US-based solar company wanted to find out why, so they did a survey of 2,000 homeowners. In the early days of solar, people did it for the environment, but that's all changed as Nick Hofer of SolarTech explains in GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com podcast. Subscriber Today - we have more than 400 episodes. 🟢 GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast ❤️ Subscribe Today -...

Instead of diving into the details of the train wreck of 2025, which was a year of ups and downs politically, economically, and in other areas, we’re excited to share the Green Energy Futures Best of 2025.We’ve got inspiring tales about carbon-neutral communities, the wonders of heat pumps, a first-generation farmer finding success with solar and sheep, and Michael Liebreich’s “Pragmatic Climate R...

The clean energy transition seems unstoppable now, but back in 2011, Michael Liebreich, founder of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, exclaimed, "Yabasta," he was ready to say enough is enough with the UN COP process. "Yabasta is the rallying cry of the anti-globalists in the anti-capitalist, anti-globalists in Italy back then. And so I said, Yabasta, can we stop doing this? And the reas...

Prime Minister Mark Carney came to office with pretty solid climate credentials. But it seems climate policies are dropping like flies since his election. It seems Carney's MOU with Alberta to build an oil pipeline while relaxing more environmental rules was the last straw for Steven Guilbeault, who resigned his cabinet post over the deal. To dive beneath the headlines, we talked to Max Fawcet...