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HeadsUp CIPEC / September 2011

Opened in January 2008, [Walmart's] Burlington environmental demonstration store is expected to use 60 percent less energy than the company's typical supercentre store and to reduce carbon emissions by an estimated 141 tonnes. It is also expected to divert an estimated 85 percent of its waste from landfill through a variety of recycling programs. Walmart plans to take key learnings and roll out best practices and technologies to all next-generation Supercentres across the country. Environmental features of the Burlington store include:

GLOBE-Net / 15 September 2011

Canada has enormous geothermal energy resources that could supply the country with a renewable and clean source of power even though currently Canada has no geothermal electrical production.

This is one of the key findings of an encyclopaedic 300-plus page report released by the Geological Survey of Canada and a team of leading scientists in the field of geothermal energy earlier this year.

The report notes Canada's in-place geothermal power exceeds one million times the nation's current electrical consumption, although only a fraction of this can likely be produced.

As few as 100 projects could meet a significant fraction of Canada's base load energy needs, the report concludes.

It also stresses that the high capacity factor of geothermal power makes geothermal energy particularly attractive as a renewable base load energy supply.

[ FULL ARTICLE HERE ]

YorkRegion.com / Adam McLean / 06 July 2011

Richmond Hill has been honoured as a national climate protection champion by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. Statistics from 155 municipalities, collected from 2000 and 2009, confirm Richmond Hill as one of Canada's top five towns at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Recorder and Times / Ronald Zajac / 17 June 2011

[Developer Alexander] Iliassov said he has a contract in place with Green Earth Energy Corporation to provide geothermal energy for the building.

Among other things, he said, the contract guarantees unit owners will get a 30-per-cent saving on heating, air conditioning and ventilation compared to traditional HVAC systems.

"Each owner will have an individual contract with the geothermal company," said Iliassov.

[ FULL ARTICLE HERE ]

Ernst & Young

Since 2003, the Ernst & Young Energy and Environmental Infrastructure Advisory team has been releasing quarterly data that ranks national renewable energy markets, and their suitability for individual technologies. The Country Attractiveness Indices now track the relative attractiveness of 30 countries' renewable energy markets across a selection of technologies each quarter.

To find out more about the renewable markets, read the latest Ernst & Young Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices below which scores and comments on various technologies, including: wind, solar PV, solar CSP, biomass, and geothermal. In addition, we offer:

. insights into topical issues
. global highlights from each index
. commentary on high-scoring countries
. coverage of marine and offshore issues
. commentary on debt and equity markets for renewables
. summary of recent M&A and IPO activity

[ FULL INDICES HERE ]

OSEA / 17 March 2011

Misinformation spread in the media blaming renewable energy for recent rises in electricity costs was corrected by Ontario's environmental commissioner recently on TVO's current affairs program, The Agenda. After crunching the numbers, renewables, such as wind and solar energy, along with conservation, account for only 0.4 per cent of the current cost of electricity, Gordon Miller calculated. At the same time the commissioner questioned the true cost of nuclear power, which he said is being kept secret. He wants to see the kilowatt hour cost of nuclear.

Also on the program defending renewable energy and the Green Energy Act was Deb Doncaster, executive director of the Community Power Fund. She argues for a renewable energy system that provides jobs, reduces the ill effects of burning fossil fuels on health and that is good for the environment. She also explains how renewable energy enables ordinary citizens to participate in generating electricity and benefit financially.

[ ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE ]

 
The Community Energy Partnerships Program (CEPP) provides grants of up to $200,000 to community renewable energy projects in Ontario. The money can be used to fund design, development and regulatory approvals phases of community power projects.

Join CEPP staff for a web-enabled conference call on WEDNESDAY JUNE 2nd, 10 a.m. - noon, to learn about eligibility criteria for CEPP, funded activities, and resources in the community power sector in Ontario.