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291. Canada 95% Renewable by 2050 - NREL Study Jul 22, 2021

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90-95% of Canada’s NEW electricity generation, between now and 2050, will come from wind and solar energy says a five-year North American Renewable Integration Study (NREL) undertaken by Canada and the US. The study says Canada can have a reliable grid, powered by up to 95% renewable energy and electricity prices actually decline over time. This will mean 10-fold increases in wind power and an 18-fold increase in solar generation with virtually all new development coming from solar and wind. We talk to Phil McKay of the Canadian Renewable Energy Association that co-chaired a Canadian stakeholder group in the study. Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio Podcast - See Blog: https://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/renewable-energy-could-provide-95-of-electricity-in-canada-by-2050

290. Schneider Electric – the world's most sustainable company Jul 06, 2021

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Schneider Electric was named the most sustainable company in the world by Corporate Knights a Canadian sustainability rating firm. The France-based global company already used 80 per cent renewable energy for its operations and wants to be carbon neutral by 2025. Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio Podcast Learn more: www.greenenergyfutures.ca

289B. 15-Minute Cities - Edmonton's Bold Plan for a Sustainable Net-zero City Jun 22, 2021

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Edmonton has a bold plan to create 15-minute districts all in a bid to build a modern, climate-resilient, net-zero city of the future. This week in Part II of our 15-Minute Cities series we talk to engineer Howaida Hassan about building a sustainable city of the future on Green Energy Futures CKUA Podcast. Learn more in our blog: https://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/15-minute-cities---edmontons-bold-plan-for-a-sustainable-net-zero-city

289A. 15-Minute Cities - Living local in a sustainable world Jun 22, 2021

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Architect Shafraaz Kaba says the concept of the 15-minute city can help tackle urban sprawl and help us build zero-emissions cities that are people-friendly, location efficient, and climate-resilient. Kaba is co-chair of Edmonton's Energy Transition and Climate Resilience Committee and an award-winning architect of super-efficient, net-zero buildings. This is part one in our Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio series on 15-minute cities and Edmonton's bold plan to live within a 1.5-degree carbon budget, get to zero emissions and build a sustainable city of the future. Learn more in our blog: https://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/15-minute-cities---edmontons-bold-plan-for-a-sustainable-net-zero-city

288B. Hydrogen key to a zero emissions future Jun 02, 2021

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Hydrogen is no magical solution, but it just might be the lynchpin to integrating and optimizing renewable energy and creating a pathway to a zero-emissions future. We talk to Dr. Walter Merida at UBC's Renewable Energy Hub where they are integrating the use of hydrogen, solar, batteries and electric vehicles to find a pathway to a zero-emissions future. Green Energy Futures CKUA Podcast.

288A. Renewable Energy Hub - Integrating solar, batteries, EVs and hydrogen May 25, 2021

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Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) are building a $23 million Renewable Energy Hub to learn how to integrate solar, batteries, electric vehicles (EVs), and hydrogen production. They believe integration will maximize our use of renewable energy while converting some solar energy into hydrogen for mobility use in trucks and planes and space heating in buildings. This week on Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio Podcast we talk to Dr. Walter Mérida of UBC about how we can get much more out of renewable energy by integrating solar, batteries, EVs and hydrogen production.

287. Plastic Bank - Deposit plastic waste, withdraw food, supplies and medicine May 19, 2021

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Plastic Bank tackles poverty and pollution at the same time by paying thousands of the world's poorest people to collect plastic pollution in more than half a dozen countries around the world. This week on Green Energy Future's CKUA Radio Podcast we talk to David Katz, founder of the Plastic Bank social enterprise. See blog and video: https://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/plastic-bank-deposit-plastic-withdraw-food-supplies-and-medicine

286. GreenShows - Carbon neutral virtual events in a new world May 11, 2021

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When COVID shut down the events industry worldwide, David Betke created GreenShows a carbon-neutral online event hosting service that radically reduces travel, increases participation, and plants trees instead of handing our swag. Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio Podcast. See blog and more: https://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/greenshows-carbon-neutral-virtual-events-made-for-the-times

258B. Solar RVs - Don Riep's Off-Grid Solar Airstream May 06, 2021

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This week on Green Energy Futures we return to CBI Solar's pop-up solar RV workshop in the parking lot at West Edmonton mall to take a tour of Don Riep's off-grid, solar-powered Airstream trailer. Don is just one of many people adding high-end solar systems to their RVs to go off-grid on the open road. Demand for these $2,000 to $20,000 solar systems is up more than 10 fold thanks to COVID-19. Learn more in our blog: https://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/solar-rvs-business-is-booming-for-off-grid-solar-on-wheels

285A. Solar RVs – Business is booming for off-grid solar on wheels Apr 30, 2021

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Remi Watts and CBI solar do all sorts of solar systems, but these days business is booming for off-grid solar systems for recreational vehicles. We meet with Remi at a pop-up workshop in Edmonton, Alberta at the famous West Edmonton Mall.

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