by admin | Aug 1, 2017 | Blog
Applications opened on July 31st and are being accepted until September 29, 2017 for Nova Scotia’s Solar for Community Buildings Program. (see June 9, 2017 blog post) That’s a short window unless groups got wind of this program during it’s genesis...
by admin | Jul 1, 2017 | Blog, Electric vehicles, Energy Transportation
Canada’s Federal Government, in partnership with Waterloo Ontario’s Fleetcarma , launched Canada’s Charge The North program on June 13, 2017. If you are a Canadian EV owner, or a plug in hybrid owner, and are curious about participating in the...
by admin | Jun 30, 2017 | Blog, Energy Innovation, energy security, off grid electricity
After Eastern North America’s 1998 Ice Storm, Cam Farnell survived in Kingston, Ontario without power in frigid weather for days in his grid connected home. That’s when he started researching the merits of off-grid living. Fast forward to 2017. Cam Farnell...
by admin | Jun 9, 2017 | Blog
Peter Craig, a Nova Scotia Dept. of Energy staffer, announced a new opportunity to generate solar electricity from rooftops of community buildings and sell it to their utility. At a June 8th Halifax city council sustainability committee meeting Craig outlined exactly...
by admin | Jun 2, 2017 | Blog, Electric vehicles, Energy Transportation
Delegates at the EV Vehicle Conference and Exhibition 2017 event in Markham, Ontario who signed up, enjoyed a field excursion to the recently opened EV Discovery Centre near York University. They had a chance to view the history of EV’s wall display, ask...
