Green Energy Futures

Fort Chipewyan is going solar? Solar will replace 25 per cent of diesel generation in Fort Chipewyan a small community of 1,000 people in northern Alberta. See Green Energy Futures video, blog and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/solar-for-diesel:-the-sun-shines-on-fort-chipewyan

Kevin Ma knew he wanted an electric vehicle soon after a series on watersheds led him to the issue of climate change. This is the story of his long and winding road to EV ownership in Alberta. Episode 227, part III in our Green Energy Futures series LIfe with an EV broadcast on the CKUA Radio Network in Alberta. See blog, photos and more: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/life-with-an-ev-ke...

Life with an EV Part 2 – Carol Bishop bought her Nissan Leaf "mostly for environmental reasons" but she also loves driving it! In part 2 of our series, CKUA Radio and Green Energy Futures present Carol Bishop's experience with her EV. Spoiler alert, she also likes paying only $9 in fuel costs to drive 600 km!

Life with an EV Part 1 – Ed Ma was bitten by the EV bug in 2009 when "I made the mistake of taking a Tesla Roadster for a test drive." In the first of our series CKUA Radio and Green Energy Futures present Ed Ma and Rhonda Blair who've owned three Teslas and one Smart Cabriolet EV and will never go back! See blog, photos and more: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/life-with-an-ev-ed-ma-elec...

"Burning Souls" is a new book by David Chernushenko, activist, former Ottawa City Councillor and tireless crusader for sustainability. We talk to David about his "climate breakdown thriller" on this episode of CKUA Radio's Green Energy Futures. See blog and part 1 of this series: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/224-activist-david-chernushenko-climate-thriller-burning-souls

David Chernushenko is the author of the new climate breakdown thriller entitled "Burning Souls." In this episode of CKUA Radio's Green Energy Futures, we talk to David, a filmmaker, former Ottawa City Councillor and author about his journey to sustainability in Part I of our 2 part series. See blog and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/224-activist-david-chernushenko-climate-thrille...

Twelve years ago Ed Ma and Rhonda Blair of Calgary, Alberta built the greenest home they could long before all this talk of net-zero homes and it's still pretty cool! What did they do in this amazing home? And what would they do differently today? Find out in this week's episode of CKUA Radio's Green Energy Futures.

In Part II of Geothermal Revival Jacob Komar says super-efficient geothermal heat pumps make bigger buildings much more efficient and may be the most economical way to make bigger buildings net-zero. We dig deeper into geothermal this week on CKUA Radio's Green Energy Futures. See blog and more: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/geothermal-revival-getting-to-net-zero-the-easy-way

This week on CKUA's Green Energy Futures Jacob Komar tells us why Geothermal Energy is about to experience a great second coming! He says on a renovation project you can get to net-zero for half the cost of using a more passive heating approach. Find out what's shaking up the green building industry. Check out our blog: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/geothermal-revival-getting-to-net-zer...

The Tesla Model 3 is the best selling electric vehicle (EV) in Canada and electric vehicles have eclipsed internal combustion engines in Norway. So says Matthew Klippenstein, EV columist from Vancouver, Canada on this week's edition of CKUA Radio's Green Energy Futures. www.greenenergyfutures.ca

Derek Leahy is a farmhand, podcaster and the guy behind Rural Routes to Climate Solutions, an innovative project that works with farmers on farm solutions that are climate solutions in Alberta. Learn more about this CKUA Radio Green Energy Futures episode at http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/alberta-farms-fertile-land-for-rural-routes-to-climate-solutions

The county of Osnabrück in northern Germany produces 80% of its electricity from renewable sources, smashing national goals that call for 60% by 2050. We talk to Andreas Witte, head of climate change and energy about how the county is meeting Germany's Energiewende goals. CKUA Radio, Green Energy Futures. Learn more: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/osnabruck-county-produces-80-renewable-e...

Mike Holmes was on had when Effect Homes has cut the cord to the electricity grid in their new off-grid solar-cogen office in Edmonton, Alberta. This self-sustaining office produces its own electricity using solar and micro combined-heat-and-power units. Learn more in this week's episode of CKUA's Green Energy Futures. See blog: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/office-goes-off-grid-in-the-...

Geothermal energy could be harvested from tens of thousands of spent oil wells in Alberta––enough to support a revolution in agriculture. So says Dr. Johnathan Banks of the UofA in this co-production between CKUA Radio's Green Energy Futures and Rural Routes to Climate Change. See blog, full-length Rural Routes podcast and our CKUA Green Energy Futures episode: www.greenenergyfutures.ca

A German waffle cone factory has sparked an ingenious small-scale green energy initiative. Waffel Meyer, the largest manufacturer of waffle cones in Europe is using its waste heat to heat the homes in the tiny village where it operates. We talk to owner Christian Meyer zu Venne on CKUA's Green Energy Futures. See blog and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/waffle-cone-factory-shares-...

Doubling down on energy efficiency in Canada could create 118,000 new jobs, save 40% on home energy costs and secure half of the emissions reductions need to meet Paris goals. This week on CKUA Radio's Green Energy Futures we talk to international energy expert Philippe Dunsky envisioning Canada's energy future. See blog and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/energy-efficiency-essent...

The small community of Saerbeck in northwestern Germany refers to itself as "The Climate Community of the Future." Residents decided to strive for carbon neutrality in 2009 and today produce 400% more renewable electricity than they need! This week on CKUA Radio's Green Energy Futures take a tour of Saerbeck. See blog, photos and more: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/saerbeck-germany-a-mo...

Scott Subaru in Red Deer, Alberta has built the first passive house car dealership in North America. We talk to Garrett Scott this week on CKUA's Green Energy Futures. See blog and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/213-first-passive-house-car-dealership-in-canada

This week in Part II of our Year End Review with Dr. Tim Weis we hear about the rise of solar in Alberta and how it's disrupting traditional electricity grids. See Part I and learn more in our Green Energy Futures blog: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/212-the-year-of-cheap-wind-power

To talk about some of the big Alberta green energy stories of 2018 we lined up Dr. Tim Weis from the University of Alberta to talk about record setting cheap wind power, the ascent of electric vehicles and the descent of coal. Year End Review Part I on CKUA Radio's Green Energy Futures. www.greenenergyfutures.ca

Insurance payouts from severe weather events connected to climate change have soared 250% in one decade–from $400 million to $1 billion in Canada. This week on CKUA's Green Energy Futures we talk to David McGown of the Insurance Bureau of Canada about insurance and climate change. Learn more in our blog: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/risky-business-insurance-and-climate-change

Solar is the fastest growing clean technology in the world and it grew 500% in Alberta in the last three years. Solar is also the one common denominator in all of our favourite Green Energy Futures stories from last year. 1. Brookfield Passive House; 2. NAIT Alternative Energy; 3. Red Deer College largest solar system; 4. Simons solar-powered net-zero department store; 5. Solar/Battery Revolution...

This Calgary passive house is warm and cozy in Calgary, Alberta where winters go to -30 Celsius. It's solar powered and heated, 90% more efficient than a regular home and has NO furnace! This week on CKUA's Green Energy Futures we visit one of the most beautiful super energy efficient homes we've ever seen. Also see video, blog and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/passive-house

Julia Pyper grew up in Milton, Ontario went to university in New York, worked on the "apocalypse" (climate change) beat for Climate Wire in Washington DC and is now senior editor at Greentech Media in Los Angeles. On this week's CKUA Green Energy Futures we talk to Julia Pyper about clean tech in the Trump era and Alberta's place in the clean tech space. Also see Green Energy Futures blog: http://...

Peter Koning is an oil and gas guy who's developed a passion for alternative energy. He started Energy Shift a newsletter that bridges the gap in how conventional energy needs to work with conventional energy. This week on CKUA Radio's Green Energy Futures. See blog and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/energy-shift-oil-and-gas-guys-take-on-alternative-energy