Episodes

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

    376. EVs are driving down the price of electricity for all consumers
    Apr 24 2024
    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 non-peak times thus making much more efficient use of existing grid resources. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Video Podcast
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    4 mins
  • 375. The Energy Mix - 30,000 stories on climate change - interview wth Mitchell Beer

    375. The Energy Mix - 30,000 stories on climate change - interview wth Mitchell Beer
    Apr 16 2024
    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 published 30,000 stories on climate change and climate solutons. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast
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    4 mins
  • 374. EV Lifecycle Emissions - lower, here, there and everywhere

    374. EV Lifecycle Emissions - lower, here, there and everywhere
    Apr 2 2024
    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 throughout the life of the vehicle. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast
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    4 mins
  • 373B. Alberta's new renewable energy rules - $14 billion in projects at risk?

    373B. Alberta's new renewable energy rules - $14 billion in projects at risk?
    Mar 26 2024
    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 of new restrictions. We also talk to Vittoria Bellissimo of the Canadian Renewable Energy Association about changes that are coming to the structure of the electricity market in Alberta. Bottom line is uncertainty abounds for Alberta's formerly booming renewable energy industry. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast See our website for the full story.
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    4 mins
  • 373A. Alberta's new renewable energy rules - a red tape solution in search of a problem?

    373A. Alberta's new renewable energy rules - a red tape solution in search of a problem?
    Mar 19 2024
    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 Renewable Energy Association about restrictions on agricultural land, near so-called "pristine viewscapes" and protected areas. Spoiler alert industry observers worry investment will plummet in an industry with billions in investments planned last year. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast See our website for the full story.
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    4 mins
  • 372. Floating solar filling important niche around the world

    372. Floating solar filling important niche around the world
    Mar 13 2024
    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 there is no land or roof space. We talk to Chris Bartle of Ciel & Terre US about this growing industry. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast
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    4 mins
  • 371. Alberta lifts moratorium on renewable energy, but are new rules a poison pill for the industry?

    371. Alberta lifts moratorium on renewable energy, but are new rules a poison pill for the industry?
    Mar 8 2024
    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 time of the moratorium. We talk to renewable energy expert Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon of the University of Calgary about the new rules and the impacts they may have on the renewable energy industry in Alberta. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast
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    4 mins
  • 370B. RenuWell - Solar on abandoned oil wells powers irrigation

    370B. RenuWell - Solar on abandoned oil wells powers irrigation
    Feb 26 2024
    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 projects. Irrigation and solar are a good match since they both work hardest when the sun shines. GreenEnergyFutures.ca CKUA.com Podcast
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    4 mins