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2 – #COP26TinyExplainer – Net-Zero - Destination Net-Zero Nov 03, 2021

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#COP26TinyExplainer – Net-Zero targets have been all the rage for government and industry. Join us as we attempt to sort the spin from substance. Mitchell Beer talks to Catherine Abreu of the new created Canadian non-profit Destination Zero to sort the many zeros of net-zero. This #COP26TinyExplainers series is a co-production of TheEnergyMix.com and GreenEnergyFutures.ca

1 – #COP26TinyExplainer - Climate Finance and the $100 billion question Nov 02, 2021

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SPECIAL #COP26TinyExplainer - We talk to Anya Knechtel of Oxfam Canada about the $100 billion promised, but not yet delivered from the Global North to the Global South to help develop countries reduce emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change. This part 1 in a series specially co-produced by TheEnergyMix.com and GreenEnergyFutures.ca.

299A. Super Windows Part 1 - LiteZone R22 glass units most efficient in the world Oct 27, 2021

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GREEN ENERGY FUTURES CKUA PODCAST PART 1 - We take a tour of the LiteZone plant where they are producing the most energy-efficient windows in the world. These glass units have two panes of glass and anywhere from one to eight films producing unheard-of insulation levels ranging from R 6.8 to R 22. Green Energy Futures CKUA Podcast.

298. What happened to all that farmland under Canada's largest solar farm? Oct 06, 2021

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We hear it all the time at Green Energy Futures. What happens to all of that farmland beneath those giant solar farms? So we headed off to the 136-megawatt Claresholm Solar Project on the Canadian Prairies to find out. We met up with Gregory Lamming a quality assurance guy on a hot summer day and standing at the edge of a solar farm with 477,000 solar modules he shared the story of how solar and sheep have a symbiotic relationship. Be sure to subscribe and learn more in our blog: https://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/what-happened-to-all-that-farmland-under-canadas-largest-solar-farm

297. Passive House - Anatomy of an amazing net-zero cold climate passive house Sep 29, 2021

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This net-zero passive house requires 80-90% less energy to heat, has no furnace, and will provide all of its own energy on a net annual basis. This cleverly designed home can withstand the northern climate of Calgary, Alberta, Canada where temperatures can get down to almost -40 Celsius in the winter. It uses a special heat pump water heater to provide hot water for both suites and to provide supplementary heat in the winter. CKUA Radio Green Energy Futures Podcast - Learn more at https://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/stunning-net-zero-passive-house-good-to-40-with-no-furnace

296. Transcending Polarization - Energy, climate change and students Sep 22, 2021

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Dagmar Knutson was growing weary of the rhetoric and polarization that swirls around climate change and energy transition in oil-rich Alberta. So she formed Ten Peaks Innovation Alliance and has organized a conference to bring teachers and students together to transcend polarization and begin collaborating on building the low carbon energy future we all need.

295. Ring that DCBEL - A revolutionary fast EV charger and solar inverter for the home Sep 08, 2021

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The DCBEL R16 is a revolutionary fast electric vehicle charger and solar inverter all-in-one. Oh, and it uses artificial intelligence to optimize your solar energy and save money. Learn why this is the device of the future for the solar-powered home and why this is the device the grid needs. This week on the Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio podcast we talk to Marc André Forget, CEO of DCBEL, a Montreal-based company getting set to revolutionize the grid in California. There is much more to this story in our Green Energy Futures blog: https://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/ring-that-dcbel-a-revolutionary-fast-ev-charger-and-solar-inverter-for-the-home

294. Solar Recycling 101 - Everything you want to know Aug 19, 2021

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We look at solar recycling - the good, the bad, and the ugly. Ok, that's pretty melodramatic because as we learned solar modules contain mostly very benign, and rather plain materials. We tear apart a solar module, find out what toxins are present, and learn how a company in Medford, Oregon is recycling 110,000 solar modules per year. Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio VIdeo Podcast Learn more in our blog: https://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/solar-recycling-101-the-good-the-bad-the-potential

293. 2nd Life Solar - Solar Recycling Part 1 Aug 11, 2021

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Solar Recycling - Fabtech, A company is Phoenix, Arizona is breathing new life into end-of-life #solar modules. They're not only solving the solar #recycling challenge, they've already brought a 2nd Life to 600,000 solar modules. These very affordable solar modules are being sold to a whole new market of do-it-yourselfers, RV owners, farmers, homeowners and fans of van dwelling.

292. Recognition: What to do after the apocalypse – save the wind guy! Jul 28, 2021

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Mark Dowson is the author of ReCognition: Oxygen Debt. By day he develops solar projects in the United Kingdom, but when the sun goes down he works on his dystopian, SciFi, thriller stories. We talk to Mark Dowson this week on Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio Podcast.

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