Green Energy Futures

ReThinking Red Deer as sustainable–that's the mission of ReThink Red Deer that is at the heart of a community ceasing the leading edge of the renewable energy revolution. On this week's CKUA Green Energy Futures we talk to Rene Michalak of ReThink Red Deer. See Green Energy Futures blog for more: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/sleepy-small-city-college-with-a-big-solar-vision

Red Deer, Alberta is now home to the large solar system on a college in Canada. Red Deer College started with a modest goal of generating 20% of their own electricity and now has a 1.6-megawatt solar system, an alternative energy lab and when combined with their new 1-megawatt cogeneration system generates 66% of their own electricity right on campus. This week on CKUA Radio's Green Energy Futures...

Greg Caldwell generates 80% of his own electricity and all of the heat for his hot water water right on his home using a solar system working with a micro combined heat and power (cogen) system. On this week's episode of CKUA Radio's Green Energy Futures learn how to produce your own electricity rain or shine and reduce your emissions by more than 40%. See video, blog and photos: http://www.greene...

When NAIT started its Alternative Energy Program in 2012 it was ahead of its time–since then solar and wind power have boomed and its grads are now leaders of the emerging renewable energy industry. CKUA Green Energy Futures. Learn more: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/nait-from-the-cutting-edge-to-leaders-of-the-energy-revolution-in-seven-short-years

Rae-Anne Wadey is a Face of the New Energy Economy. She was one of the first students of Alternative Energy at NAIT, she struggled to find a job and today, just a few years later, she's one of the most experienced solar installers in the business. On this week's episode of CKUA Radio's Green Energy Futures we trace Rae-Anne's journey into the solar business. See blog, video and photos: http://www....

CKUA's Green Energy Futures presents Brandon Sandmaier an oilsands heavy duty mechanic who retooled and started a solar company, even before he completed the Alternative Energy Program at NAIT - Faces of the New Economy. See blog, video and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/brandon-sandmaier-oilsands-mechanic-to-solar-company-owner

This week on CKUA's Green Energy Futures we talk to Bevashish Paul CEO of BluWave AI, an Ottawa-based artificial intelligence company that hopes to boost efficiency 5-20% in pilot project with Summerside PEI Utility - Summerside already has among the highest wind power integration rates in Canada at 46%. Learn more in Green Energy Future's blog: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/summerside-...

Who wouldn't want to drive 10,000 km for $150 bucks? This week in Part II of our exclusive CKUA Green Energy Futures interview with Gary Holden, the CEO of Pulse Energy in New Zealand we talk about how distributed renewable energy is changing everything. http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/solar-battery-revolution-time-of-use-pricing-new-zealand

Solar with batteries are revolutionizing the grid in New Zealand. On this week's episode of @CKUA Radio's Green Energy Futures we talk to Gary Holden CEO of Pulse Energy about why time-of-use electricity pricing and solar-battery systems could be the future of electricity grids around the world. Learn more in our blog: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/solar-battery-revolution-time-of-use-p...

Going solar is good for business says a Calgary medical device manufacturer that exports products all over the world. “We're trying to demonstrate what we think Alberta's new economy should look like—we should be using viable innovations where we can," says Carl Denis CEO of CDR Systems. CKUA Radio - Green Energy Futures - Learn more: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/alberta-manufacturer-s...

SolarShare founder Mike Brigham talks about the little solar co-operative he co-founded that has grown up to the be largest renewable energy co-operative in North America. Learn more on #CKUA Radio's Green Energy Futures: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/solarshare-coop-reaches-60-million-in-projects

Metamorphosis is the near-miraculous process of nature and it's the name of a new film by Canadian Filmmakers Nova Ami and Velcrow Ripper about the art of climate change. Join them on a stunning visual journey from crisis to brave new world. #CKUA #GreenEnergyFutures Learn more: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/metamorphosis-the-art-of-the-climate-crisis

Riverdale Community League has embraced sustainability in their neighbourhood. It's powered by solar electricity, has a community garden, a food forest and the league is inspiring neighbours to embrace sustainability. Meet Raquel Feroe, aka "Rocky" their director of sustainability and learn how Eco-City helped the community group go solar! Learn more: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/river...

Balance sheets are out of wack if they fail to account for natural capital, environmental liabilities and well-being says Mark Anielski, the author of the new book An Economy of Well-Being. This is part 2 of our series on well-being on CKUA Radio's Green Energy Futures. Learn more: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/195-an-economy-of-well-being

Can incorporating well-being as an asset on the balance sheets of a nation improve our quality of life? We talk to Mark Anielski the author of the new book "An Economy of Well-Being" about economics that measures what matters. #CKUA's #GreenEnergyFutures. See blog for more: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/195-an-economy-of-well-being

Ever wondered about going net-zero with your home? Curious about solar, heat pumps or geothermal systems? We talk to Andrew Mills, boss of the Eco-Solar Home Tour in Edmonton about why people just love to see and discuss eco-home strategies with real owners in their homes. #CKUA #Green Energy Futures Learn more: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/edmontons-eco-solar-home-tour

In the wake of news that Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing (PACE) is coming to Alberta, we re-visit our interview with Leigh Bond and Brian Scott to learn about how PACE financing came make adding solar or energy efficiency to your home a no-brainer! #CKUA #GreenEnergyFutures Learn more:http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/pace-makes-easy-invest-solar-energy-efficiency

On this episode of CKUA's Green Energy Futures we talk to Don Pettit about the amazing success of the Peace Energy Co-op that built the first big wind project in British Columbia and recently helped a small northern community go all-in with solar! See story and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/hudsons-hope-solar

On CKUA's Green Energy Futures we present Hudson's Hope Solar, the story of a small community in northeastern British Columbia that has installed more solar per capita on their municipal buildings than any other municipality in BC. We talk to Mayor Gwen Johansson. See Green Energy Futures story and photos: http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/hudsons-hopes-solar

On this week's CKUA Green Energy Futures Energy Disrupted: Five trends driving the global energy transition – we talk to Clean Energy Canada policy director Dan Woynillowicz about energy trends that are changing the world. See blog: https://wp.me/p7ImKe-DE

La Maison Simons has opened the first net-zero department store in Canada. In this week's CKUA Green Energy Futures feature we talk to Peter Simons, CEO about what it takes to create the first net-zero store in Canada powered by 100% solar energy and heated and cooled by a geothermal system. This new store at Galeries de la Capitale in Quebec City follows on the heals of a Simons store in Edmonton...

Jen Turner knows what it's like to be outside covered in drilling mud, out at 3:00 o'clock in the morning when it's -40. She's an oil worker who wants to see more renewable energy and more renewable jobs. That's why her organization Iron and Earth has partnered with Louis Bull Tribe in Alberta to run solar training programs for oil workers and Tribe members alike. That's on this week's CKUA Green...

On this week's CKUA Green Energy Futures episode we bring you the story of The Louis Bull Tribe goes solar and partners with Iron and Earth to do solar training for oilsands workers and tribe members alike. It's all about jobs, training and diversification. See video, blog and photos: https://wp.me/p7ImKe-D1

On this week's CKUA Green Energy Futures feature: Industrial symbiosis. Corn comes into a biorefinery that produces ethanol, industrial alcohols, corn oil, and distillers' grains. And then ALL wastes from this plant are used as well to heat a greenhouse, grow tomatoes and much, much more. It's a virtuous cycle of products and wastes, that each turn are used to produce other products. See blog, pho...

In a cliché moment in 2010 a greenhouse guy meets an ethanol guy outside of the Woodstock farm show and says "Wouldn't it be cool if we could heat a greenhouse with heat from the stack at the ethanol plant?" Such a cool project – In this CKUA Green Energy Futures podcast we discover there is enough waste heat in that stack to heat 1,000 homes or 45 acres of greenhouse. Learn more in our blog and s...