Green Energy Futures

Avalon Master Builder is creating some of the most budget-friendly net-zero homes in Canada! Ryan Scott and Chris Williams, who are business partners in Avalon, have dedicated almost 20 years to honing their skills and finding the most cost-effective ways to build net-zero homes. Their claim to fame today? Net Zero for Zero Extra Dollars. The idea is that when you factor in the extra costs of goin...

Avalon Master Builder is creating some of the most budget-friendly net-zero homes in Canada! Ryan Scott and Chris Williams, who are business partners in Avalon, have dedicated almost 20 years to honing their skills and finding the most cost-effective ways to build net-zero homes. Their claim to fame today? Net Zero for Zero Extra Dollars. The idea is that when you factor in the extra costs of goin...

VIDEO - Greenhouses in northern climates like Canada that rely on fossil fuels to stay warm often struggle to keep up in the highly competitive food industry. However, Sadru Nazarali sees Passive Solar Greenhouses as a game-changer for food production in northern countries, potentially transforming how we grow food and ensuring we have enough to eat. He's part of a group called Egertonians and...

AUDIO BLOG - Greenhouses in northern climates like Canada that rely on fossil fuels to stay warm often struggle to keep up in the highly competitive food industry. However, Sadru Nazarali sees Passive Solar Greenhouses as a game-changer for food production in northern countries, potentially transforming how we grow food and ensuring we have enough to eat. He’s part of a group called Egertonians an...

Greenhouses in northern climates like Canada that rely on fossil fuels to stay warm often struggle to keep up in the highly competitive food industry. However, Sadru Nazarali sees Passive Solar Greenhouses as a game-changer for food production in northern countries, potentially transforming how we grow food and ensuring we have enough to eat. He's part of a group called Egertonians and Friends...

BLOG to Audio Podcast - Let us know if you like this! With almost 700 net zero ready and net zero homes under his belt, Doug Tarry is one of the leading builders of these amazing homes in Canada. These homes are affordable, efficient, and super comfortable to live in. We wanted to know what features make these homes special, so we took a tour to find out how he does it. We think this is the future...

With almost 700 net zero ready and net zero homes under his belt, Doug Tarry is one of the leading builders of these amazing homes in Canada. These homes are affordable, efficient, and super comfortable to live in. We wanted to know what features make these homes special, so we took a tour to find out how he does it. We think this is the future of home building in Canada.🟢 BLOG - TONS of DETAILS...

Doug Tarry has built almost 700 net zero-ready and net zero homes in St. Thomas, Ontario. They're efficient, they're affordable, and he's a leader in building super energy-efficient homes in Canada. We wanted to know what the features are that make these homes so amazing - so we took a tour of a net zero home in St. Thomas. Here's what we learned. You can see these features in our...

FULL EPISODE - We dive into the fascinating journey of Doug Tarry, who has become a leading builder of net zero homes in Canada. Doug now exclusively builds only net zero ready and net zero homes making him one of the pioneers in this field. This inspiring story has the potential to revolutionize the housing industry and ensure that your future home is among the best ever built. This is Chasing Ne...

The Future of Homes is here! Doug Tarry Homes has been crafting net-zero-ready homes since 2019, and today, we’re among Canada’s top builders of net-zero homes. Join us in St. Thomas, Ontario, as we explore Doug Tarry’s incredible path to becoming a leader in all net-zero home construction. GreennergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast VIDEO: https://youtu.be/QuAez24pvuI BLOG: https://greenenergyfutures.c...

E-REVs could be obsolete before they hit the showrooms, says Simon Lindley. Our full interview with Simon Lindley of the Trucked Up EVs YouTube Channel on the future of EVS in America. US automakers retreated from EVs along with that nation's retreat to fossil fuels - but the move will only serve to take the American automakers out of the future of automobiles, says Lindley. They pivoted to E-...

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...