RePower Alberta

Edmonton is beginning public forums in which discussion as to how to move the city forward with a green strategy. Everyone is invited to attend, but each of the six workshops is limited to only 60 people, so if you wish to attend, register as soon as possible. For more information on the specifics of each event, you can view and select a specific event by the date and time here on the events calendar. Just to note; the first three and the last three events are identical, so one only need to go sign up for one of each.

70% of Alberta's electricity is sourced from coal. As a result, one-quarter of the province's greenhouse gas emissions come from electricity generation.

This thought leaders' forum hosted by the Pembina Institute and the University of Calgary's Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy (ISEEE) focused on wind power and cogeneration in Alberta. Our objective was to create a space for dialogue amongst key Albertans in order to help Alberta expand the development and deployment of cogeneration systems (small and large) and wind energy.

The full-day forum on opportunities in wind power and cogeneration in Alberta hosted approximately 65 thought leaders from diverse backgrounds.

Find out what happened during the day and what resulted from it here.

REMO ZACCAGNA – Herald-Tribune Staff

Last week, the Ontario government announced the awarding of 184 green-energy contracts, one of which was a $340 million contract to Edmonton-based Capital Power to build a 105-megawatt wind project.

This is in addition to 510 initiatives that were previously announced, and will supply power to 600,000 homes and create nearly 20,000 jobs, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty said.

In anticipation of a similar shift to greener projects here in Alberta and other parts of the country, the Sierra Club and Greenpeace Canada have organized a tour of Alberta communities to speak about present and future green job opportunities.

The Green Jobs Alberta Tour 2010: Putting Power in the Hands of Albertans will make its first stop at Grande Prairie Regional College on Thursday – Earth Day – with a lineup of five speakers discussing different aspects of the green economy and how it relates to the Peace Country. Read more »