Alberta phased out its coal-fired electricity in record time representing the largest single action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Canada. The trouble is a lot of the coal was replaced by natural gas which produces 60% of the emissions o

381A. King Coal is Dead - Alberta's last coal-fired power plant

11 days ago 4m

Alberta's last coal-fired power plant stopped burning coal on June 16, 2024 at 10:57 pm. The coal phase-out was originally proposed for 2061, but in 2015 a new target was set for 2030. On June 16 the last lump of coal was burned to produce ele

380B. Cracking the Geothermal Nut -EAVOR building in Germany

11 days ago 4m

This is huge! EAVOR believes they've cracked the geothermal nut. Using closed-loop technology they have pioneered a new kind of Geothermal that can be built almost anywhere without uncertainty. We look at EAVOR's pilot project in Alberta and th

380A. Geothermal breakthrough - heat and power anywhere

23 days ago 4m

EAVOR has pioneered a new kind of geothermal that can provide heat and power almost anywhere on the planet. This could be the missing link in the energy revolution that could not only help electricity get to net-zero. It also helps solve the ev

379B. Green Infill - A 16-Unit Passive House Ready for Northern Climates

Jun 4th, 2024 4m

Here's what Green Infill looks like!Built to the super energy efficient Passive House standard this 16-unit townhouse style infill project replaced two underutilized single-family homes in Edmonton, Alberta. The homes require just 10% of the

379A. Green Infill - Creating desperately needed housing and building community

May 29th, 2024 4m

This project checks all the boxes. T5M Connect replaced two single-family homes with 16 new units of desperately needed housing and the kicker is it was built to the passive house standard in the mostly northerly city in North America.GreenEne

378B. Gregor Robertson now helping 13,000 cities take action on climate change

May 22nd, 2024 4m

Part 2 - Gregor Robertson, Vancouver's longest-serving mayor set out to create the greenest city in the world. Now he's the Global Ambassador of the Global Covenant of Mayors helping 13,000 other cities take action on climate change.GreenEnerg

378A. Vancouver's former Mayor Gregor Robertson on Creating the Greenest City in the World

May 13th, 2024 4m

When Gregor Robertson came up with his campaign slogan of creating the greenest city in the world who knew it would be his most popular focus? He went to become Vancouver's longest-serving Mayor, and although they may not have reached the covet

377B. Summerside from Zero Energy to 62% Renewable Energy

May 6th, 2024 4m

PART 2 - Summerside PEI had no electricity generation capacity a decade ago and then did some amazing things. First (in part 1) they added wind power, a smart grid and energy storing furnaces. Then they added AI-powered solar microgrids and a s

377B. Summerside from Zero Energy to 62% Renewable Energy

May 6th, 2024 4m

377A. Summerside little city with no energy now a leader in renewable energy

May 2nd, 2024 4m

PART 1 - Summerside like the province of PEI had no energy production except expensive backup diesel generators just a decade or so ago. Something had to change. So in an amazing transformation, they set up their own utility, built a wind farm

376. EVs are driving down the price of electricity for all consumers

Apr 24th, 2024 4m

This sounds counterintuitive, but a new study has found Electric Vehicles (EVs) are driving the price of electricity down and increasing net profits for utilities. Thanks to time-of-use pricing EV owners are shifting their charging habits to no

375. The Energy Mix - 30,000 stories on climate change - interview wth Mitchell Beer

Apr 16th, 2024 4m

Mitchell Beer started The Energy Mix, a media service dedicated to covering climate change 10 years ago long before the conventional media took it seriously. We talk to Beer about climate change, journalism, and his media service which has publ

374. EV Lifecycle Emissions - lower, here, there and everywhere

Apr 2nd, 2024 4m

EVs produce fewer lifecycle emissions than ICE vehicles in countries with dirty grids or clean grids. A study looked at emissions in five countries including China, the US, UK, Germany and Japan and found EVs produce much lower emissions throug

373B. Alberta's new renewable energy rules - $14 billion in projects at risk?

Mar 26th, 2024 4m

In part 2 of our series on Alberta's new renewable energy rules we learn that 57 projects worth $14 billion are potentially at risk. We talk to Jason Wang of the Pembina Institute which just prepared a map overlay showing the potential impact o

373A. Alberta's new renewable energy rules - a red tape solution in search of a problem?

Mar 19th, 2024 4m

At first glance, new rules for renewable energy development in Alberta seemed ready to block renewable energy from most of the province. Two weeks on some clarifications have been announced. We talk to Vittoria Bellissimo with the Canadian Rene

372. Floating solar filling important niche around the world

Mar 13th, 2024 4m 1s

Ciel & Terre is making a splash with floating solar having installed more than 300 projects around the world. It costs just a little more than mounted solar but its helping utilities, companies and municipalities generate renewable energy where

371. Alberta lifts moratorium on renewable energy, but are new rules a poison pill for the industry?

Mar 8th, 2024 4m

Alberta lifted it's six-month moratorium on renewable energy projects but some critics say new rules amount to a defacto moratorium. This is ironic since Alberta had a booming industry with up to $33 billion in projects under development at the

370B. RenuWell - Solar on abandoned oil wells powers irrigation

Feb 26th, 2024 4m

Part 2 in Green Energy Futures' series on RenuWell, the idea of transforming abandoned oil wells into small solar farms. In this episode, we talk to Trevor Helwig of St. Mary River Irrigation District, the owner of the two RenuWell solar pilot

370. RenuWell - Transforming abandoned oil wells into solar farms - Part 1

Feb 22nd, 2024 4m

Of the 466,000 oil and gas wells in Alberta on third are active and 170,000 are suspended or abandoned. What to do? Keith Hirsche was a farm kid from Taber, Alberta and his company RenuWell wrapped up two pilot projects to transform a couple of

369. How a small town went net-zero after being told solar wouldn't work

Feb 12th, 2024 4m

The town of Raymond, Alberta was told solar wouldn't work on their buildings in their town in southern Alberta.This didn't sit right with them, so they hired new consultants, installed solar everywhere and became the first community in Canada

368. Helping Municipalities Adapt to the Impacts of Climate Change Imperative

Feb 6th, 2024 4m

Record wildfires, crazy amounts of smoke and poor air quality, droughts, and floods - municipalities are experiencing the impacts of climate change in a big way. Cutting emissions is very important to prevent even worse impacts, but what is a s

367. Energy Managers Help small towns and cities save energy and money

Jan 30th, 2024 4m

Many small towns and municipalities want to do energy efficiency projects or install solar and save money, but most have neither the money, expertise or the capacity to figure it all out. The Municipal Climate Change Action Centre in Alberta kn

366B. Municipalities take climate action with a little help from their friends

Jan 23rd, 2024 4m

This week we head off to three small towns: Pincher Creek, Raymond and Leduc Alberta to learn about what they are doing to take climate action. We find them embracing energy efficiency, solar, electric vehicles and climate adaptation actions an

366A. MCCAC Helping municipalities save energy, money and emissions

Jan 17th, 2024 4m

You may not have heard of the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre (MCCAC), but you may have seen their work.They have helped more than 150 communities in Alberta complete 878 climate actions including energy efficiency, installing EV charge