Renewables & Alternatives

The campaign to develop more renewable power in Alberta

Start: 
Feb 11 2010 - 6:00pm

Topic: The campaign to develop more renewable power in Alberta.
Presenter: Roger Gagne, Citizens Advocating Use of Sustainable Energy (CAUSE)

Hosted by the U of C Eco-Club

Learn more here:

http://www.causeonline.info/calendar/12524838/

Location

Casio B Room, MacEwan Student & Conference Centre
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB

REAP Business Workshop: Renewable energy options for small business

Start: 
Feb 23 2010 - 5:00pm - 6:30pm

If you’re an owner or operator of a small or medium sized business, and you’re looking for options for greener power, you don’t want to miss this event.

  • Theresa Howland, VP Western Region for Bullfrog Power,
  • David Kelly, President of Sedmek Inc., and
  • Koen van der Maaten, Co-Founder and CFO of Thermal Creek Ltd.

will present wind, solar, and geothermal solutions (respectively) for small and medium sized businesses.

Refreshments and networking will follow.

Note: RSVP to stephanie [at] reapcalgary [dot] com.

Location

Calgary Area Outdoor Council
1111 Memorial Drive NW (upstairs)
Calgary, AB

Solar Electricity — from Dreamer's Paradise to Everyday Use

Start: 
Dec 2 2009 - 7:00pm

…the cheapest electricity for the homeowner?

Gordon Howell, P.Eng.
Howell-Mayhew Engineering

Free presentation and discussion. Free refreshments at 6:30 pm+
Open to the public. No registration needed.

Parking: free on the street; $3 surface lot around Building #105; $6 underground

The world of solar energy is changing fast. The price of solar photovoltaic (PV) energy continues its march downwards along with staggering world-wide growth. Huge new silicon foundries and PV module factories will be reducing PV module costs significantly. At the same time the price of electricity in Alberta is poised to soar due to the costs of transmission lines, carbon capture and greenhouse gas emission fees. The solar tipping point is within sight.

Location

CN Theatre 5-142
Grant MacEwan University - City Centre Campus (105 Street Building - 105 Street & 104 Avenue)
Edmonton, AB

EFCL Green Challenge Presents Going Green and the Solar Energy Movement

Start: 
Nov 21 2009 - 7:00pm

We invite our league members and the general public to join us in an informative and entertaining evening at Riverdale Hall which has already undergone retrofits and continues its commitment to lower its carbon footprint.

Free evening includes door prizes, information booths, great advice, refreshments, wine & cheese before & after the presentations.  PLEASE BE GREEN AND BRING YOUR OWN CUP AND PLATE!!

Location

Riverdale Community Hall
9321 100 Avenue
Edmonton, AB

Job Opportunity: Environmental Policy Analyst, Arctic Energy Solutions Program, Pembina Institute

Position: 
Environmental Policy Analyst, Arctic Energy Solutions Program
Application Deadline: 
7 Dec 2009
Location: 
Yellowknife

The Pembina Institute is advertising a Policy Analyst position in their Yellowknife office. This person will work closely with staff of the Arctic Energy Solutions program to advance the program’s objectives and contribute to the team’s research and capacity building work on a wide range of energy-related issues. Please note that this position will be with the YWCA / YEIP initiative (hiring criteria is identified in the posting).

The posting closes on December 7, 2009 with the hope that someone may be able to start late in January.

Getting to a Net Zero Energy Lifestyle in Canada

Start: 
Nov 4 2009 - 7:00pm

Utilizing Solar Energy for Shelter, Mobility and Food

by Sevag Pogharian, SEVAG POGHARIAN DESIGN

Montreal architect Sevag Pogharian is pushing the borders of net zero buildings by creating the Alstonvale Net Zero House which strives to:

Location

CN Theatre Room (5-142, 105 Street Building)
Grant MacEwan University City Centre Campus 10700 104 Avenue
Edmonton, AB

Alternative Energy Talk: Ontario's World Class Renewable Energy Programs

Start: 
Oct 21 2009 - 7:00pm

Ontario’s World Class Renewable Energy Programs

What is Possible in Alberta?

By Tim Weis, Pembina Institute

Location

Grant MacEwan University — CN Theatre Rm 5-142
10700 104 Avenue
Edmonton, AB

YEP Calgary Speaker Event: Next Generation Biofuel

Start: 
Oct 14 2009 - 6:00pm

Max Copeland presents “Next Generation Biofuel”

SFN Biosystems will present on their work to develop a bioenergy project from waste heat & CO2. Their innovative approach includes the specific waste stream from natural gas compression stations in western Canada as the source of waste heat and CO2 to support high growth, biofuel producing algae.

Location

Ceili's Irish Pub
803 8 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB

Green Power Rally

Start: 
Oct 27 2009 - 12:00pm

Citizens Advocating Use of Sustainable Energy (CAUSE) and CNFA member groups would like to invite everyone to join us in rallying in front our provincial legislature to try and convince our provincial government to stop subsidizing dangerous, obsolete and wasteful, environment destroying energy technologies with our tax dollars, and to stop preventing "Green Energy" technologies from taking root in our province.

Location

Alberta Legislature Building
10800 97 Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB

Coalition Launches Green Ribbon Campaign

14 Sep 2009
The Coalition for a Nuclear Free Alberta (CNFA), comprised of a number of Alberta grassroots organizations, launched its province-wide Green Ribbon campaign today to try and convince the provincial government that investing in green renewable energy sources is the right choice for meeting our future electricity needs rather than the the costly and risky nuclear option being considered.

"The government has stated it will set policy on nuclear before the end of the fall sitting of the Legislature," says Adele Boucher Rymhs, President of the Coalition.

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