SUZUKI – Report outlines Canada’s quick path to clean power
CANADA COULD BE a clean electricity powerhouse by 2035 — without building more large hydro dams or relying on expensive and sometimes unproven and dangerous technologies [Continue]
Wind power
SUZUKI – Sun rises on renewable energy and storage
ONE LONG-HELD EXCUSE for not getting off oil, gas and coal faster is that energy sources like solar and wind only work when the sun’s shining or the wind’s blowing. Now, [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – One big grid is the solution to secure electricity
PROFESSOR MICHAEL D. MEHTA of Thompson Rivers University makes a number of good points in his recent article regarding a secure electrical system. However, he’s thinking in [Continue]
MEHTA – Texas electricity failure shows how microgrids offer hope for future
By MICHAEL MEHTA Thompson Rivers University In February, extreme weather events highlighted the fragility of the Texas electrical grid. A deep freeze left millions without [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – One power grid solves the green energy problem
SOLAR AND WIND energy suffer from a storage problem. They produce in abundance, often too much, when the wind blows and the sun shines. Storage of that abundance is one [Continue]
Three wind power projects studied in region
NEWS/ REGION — Wind energy may be a controversial topic but there’s no lack of interest in the Thompson-Nicola region. Three prospective wind turbine projects are in [Continue]
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