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City of Calgary taking advantage of Alberta municipal solar program

Canada

Since program launched in June – 104 residences, businesses and non-profits had systems pre-approved The City of Calgary is saving money and reducing greenhouse gas emissions with support from the Alberta Municipal Solar Program, according to an Alberta government press release. The program has helped Calgary add more than 2.3 megawatts of energy capacity to six […]

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Will PACE-style financing home energy efficiency upgrades work in Alberta?

Innovation

The City of Edmonton is pursuing PACE as part of its energy transition strategy By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca Currently, the biggest barrier to people and organizations investing in energy-efficiency upgrades and renewable energy on their buildings is access to affordable financing. That’s according to Brian Scott, an Edmonton developer and Leigh Bond, an entrepreneur who

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Lithium Ion batteries are leading energy storage for new projects – study

News

Estimated 1,653.5 MW of new storage announced worldwide in 2015,  33.8% of new capacity coming from North America A new report from Navigant Research says 2015 marked a record year for the global energy storage industry, with continued increases in deployed and newly announced project capacity. The study examines global energy storage projects, providing a database of 1,119

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