Solar Powered Pump Jack for Calgary Energy Company Sky Fire Energy installed Alberta’s first solar powered pump jack system in 2015. The solar PV (photo voltaic) system is powering oil wells and equipment, successful collaboration between fossil fuels and renewable energy. Imaginea Energy Corp. is an energy company based in Calgary, Canada that produces Oil and Gas. But what’s…
Hanergy Solar electric cars charge while driving Derek Markham, July 5, 2016 In just a few years, we could see an electric car on the market that doesn’t need a charging station to ‘fuel up.’ The biggest apparent stumbling blocks for electric vehicles (EVs) seems to be their range – the distance that can be driven between charging – and…
** Change of Location: Now Mile 0 Monument ** Saturday June 11, 10:30 am Join Silke, Rolf and Kye at Mile 0 Monument on Saturday, June 11, 10:30 – 11am as they get ready to leave on a 3 month trip across Canada in their Tesla Model X and Camping Trailer. With this trip, Rolf and Silke are planning to raise…
Bring on the Sunshine Cornell Chronicle, May 3, 2016 Bring on the sunshine: Cornell University’s new Sutton Road Solar Farm, a 2-megawatt energy facility that will offset nearly 40 percent of the annual electricity demand at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES) in Geneva, New York, became fully operational April 13. “Our researchers are conducting basic and applied…
Link provided by Silke Sommerfeld, VEVC board member, Blog: TeslaXCanada. We have known cities to be great power-guzzlers, having a huge appetite for consuming electricity to power its homes and buildings. To generate electricity for such cities through renewable sources like solar becomes a difficult task given the vast amount of area required to place the solar panels. But a…
Link provided by Lisa Locke, VEVC Chief Editor, Electrical Engineer. The new legislation will help the city meet its goal of sourcing 100% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020. San Francisco has this week passed landmark legislation requiring all new buildings under 10 storeys in height to be fitted with rooftop solar panels. The city’s San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously…
Nissan LEAF Mission Possible Your mission to go electric is now possible. Campus Nissan has an amazing sale event, see details in our VEVC YouTube Video. (Music will cut off after a short while.) Please note Campus Nissan’s SPRING SALES EVENT lasts until the end of April. The Nissan LEAF is a great electric car that you can buy today. No…
Watch how examples of solar panel and battery systems can provide a 24/7 sustainable power solution for homes and businesses. There’s a power revolution heading for our homes – a device that allows you to take power into your own hands – batteries – and they’ve been called the holy grail of renewables – the key to the transition away from…
Special Victoria Royals Event Briefing & Coffee Chat Saturday March 5, 2016, 1 pm – 3 pm, Royal Bay Bakery in Colwood. Directions. Enjoy fine organic foods by our host, Master Baker David Groves. Everyone welcome! Jim Henshaw, Royals Event Organizer, will be briefing our members on the details of our event. Order your $20 Volunteer T-shirts! Just tell us: quantity, Adult or Child, size: S,…
$14K for people who buy electric cars The dashboard of the Volkswagen BUDD-e electric and connected car is on display during a keynote address at CES International, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, in Las Vegas. (AP / John Locher) TORONTO — Ontario is offering additional incentives to people who buy electric cars, up to a maximum of $14,000. Current incentives range…
