Learning
This page contains learning resources that are available for you to view and download in PDF format for FREE. These include:
Factsheets & How-To: 1-4 pages, key points, terminology, and additional resources like video links. Select Fort Chipewyan or northern Canadian case studies are often included.
Display Posters: lots of colorful graphics and less text. They can be resized for printing or to include in a presentation.
Teacher & Student Guides: designed for use in the classroom, activities, basic facts, and follow up challenges and experiments. Alberta curriculum ties are identified.
Videos: 3NE is working closely with Green Energy Futures (GEF) to prepare learning videos specific to Fort Chipewyan and to give you direct access to the best green energy Videos produced by GEF. Some local content videos are also being produced by Greenplanet Energy Analytics.
Levels: Materials listed as Basic, Advanced, General or by Grade
Basic – elementary, junior high, or adult learner with less of a science or technical background
Advanced – senior high student, trades person, or an adult with a strong science or technical background
General – suited to a wide audience
Check back often as we continue to add to and expand on the learning materials available.
Exploring Employment
Exploring Employment – All About Heat Pumps
Heat pumps don’t actually generate heat – instead, they move warm and cool air around. This makes them 300-400% more efficient than fossil fuel furnaces. Learn more with this fact sheet.
Exploring Employment – Aquaponics (Teacher Package)
See how raising fish and plants together indoors can produce a sustainable food supply.
Exploring Employment – Bicycle Repair
See an example of a home-based business running a bike repair shop.
Exploring Employment – Drones
New technology is creating opportunities for Indigenous communities to become more self-reliant using drone delivery.
Exploring Employment – Entrepreneurship
Discover how you could join the ‘powerful explosion’ of entrepreneurship with roughly 60,000 Indigenous businesses in Canada.
Exploring Employment – Growing Tobacco & Sage
A simple DIY guide to growing tobacco and sage as done in the ACFN Indoor Gardening unit in Fort Chipewyan
Exploring Employment – Growing with Wicking Beds
A DIY guide to growing produce in self-watering containers, similar to the ACFN Indoor Gardening unit in Fort Chipewyan
Geothermal 101
Visit an Alberta company using ground connected heat pumps to warm and cool homes with efficiencies over 400% and no emissions – Green Energy Futures
Heat Pumps 101 – The Magical Mystery Tour
Heat pumps – it seems like you hear about them everywhere these days. But what is a heat pump? We sought out an expert to explain how they work and why they are such a good idea for heating our homes. – Green Energy Futures
Is Now the Time to Go Solar?
Solar is now ten times cheaper than 20 years ago and there are incentives in many jurisdictions. This just might be the best time to go solar ever. – Green Energy Futures
Passive House 101
See how a net-zero passive house with no furnace in northern Canada functions comfortably in -40 Celsius weather. – Green Energy Futures
Thriving in a Net-Zero Economy
Interviews with four Albertans who believe their province has the right stuff to thrive in a net-zero economy (one that either emits no greenhouse gas emissions or offsets its emissions.) Special guest: Chief Desmond Bull of the Louis Bull Tribe
3NE Energy News
3NE Energy News – FAQ
Find answers to your frequently asked questions about electricity in Fort Chip
3NE Energy News – Heat Pumps
Heat pumps have recently gained a lot of attention in North America due to rising energy prices and concerns about climate change. Find out more about them.
3NE Energy News – How to lower your energy bill
Here are some super simple ways to save on energy costs!
3NE News Poster – April 2021
What’s Happening in April
3NE News Poster – June 2021
Find out What’s Happening with 3NE!
Factsheets & How-To
3NE Energy News – Heat Pumps
Heat pumps have recently gained a lot of attention in North America due to rising energy prices and concerns about climate change. Find out more about them.
3NE Energy News – How to lower your energy bill
Here are some super simple ways to save on energy costs!
Carbon Cycle (Advanced)
The carbon cycle is divided into biological and geological components, plus carbon sequestration and human impacts are briefly discussed.
Carbon Cycle (Basic)
How carbon flows and the human impact
Carbon Sinks and Sources (Advanced)
An in depth look at the specific natural and artificial sources and sinks of carbon dioxide and the loss of balance between them
Carbon Sinks and Sources (Basic)
An in depth look at the specific natural and artificial sources and sinks of carbon dioxide and the loss of balance between them
Climate Change (General)
Review the terminology, evidence and effects of climate change and why a half degree of global warming is a big deal.
Climate Change Can Be COLD
The news has been filled with stories about severe heat waves but also extreme cold snaps. Both can be caused by climate change – find out how.
Emission Conversion – How the Math is Done
Greenhouse gases trap heat in our atmosphere. The more GHG’s present, the more warming that occurs. In order to calculate the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced, we need to use emissions factors and conversion factors.
Energy Efficiency: Attic Insulation
Learn how to inspect your attic insulation and compare the types of insulation available. Includes tips for installation.
Energy Efficiency: Catalytic Wood Stoves
Explore how catalytic wood stoves use a secondary burn to reduce pollution and save on fuel.
Energy Efficiency: Caulking
Try you hand at caulking to seal up those air leaks that cause heat loss in your home.
Energy Efficiency: Finding Air Leaks
20 – 40% of home heat loss is due to air leaks. Discover how to find them.
Energy Efficiency: Floor & Crawl Space Insulation
Save money and energy by insulating under your floors and crawl spaces.
Energy Efficiency: Foundation Wall Insulation
20% of a home’s heat can be lost from the basement. Learn how to avoid this, saving money and energy.
Energy Efficiency: Home Insulation Overview
This is a general introduction to the importance of insulation, how it works, the types and where they are used.
Energy Efficiency: LED Lights – Why Upgrade? (General)
Explore the many benefits of LED lighting over incandescent light bulbs.
Energy Efficiency: LED Shopping Guide
If you are updating your lighting to LED’s, here is the information you need!
Energy Efficiency: Pellet Stoves
Find out what pellets are and how these stoves operate.
Energy Efficiency: Phantom Power (General)
Electrical devices can still consume electricity even when they are switched off and can account for 10% of your home’s energy use – learn how to prevent it.
Energy Efficiency: Save With Power Strips (General)
Advanced power strips not only protect your electrical devices, but also prevent phantom loads to save energy.
Energy Efficiency: Thermostats – Why Upgrade (General)
There are many benefits to upgrading to a programmable or smart thermostat, including significant energy savings.
Energy Efficiency: Update Your Hot Water Heater (General)
Hot water heating accounts for 17% of your home’s energy use so it is important to improve their efficiency.
Energy Efficiency: Update Your Oil Furnace (General)
Space heating is the largest energy consumer in your home, so it is important to consider upgrading your old furnace to a high efficiency model.
Energy Efficiency: Using a Standard Wood Stove
Check out some helpful tips for using a standard wood stove.
Energy Efficiency: Wall Insulation
Do you need to upgrade the insulation in your walls? This fact sheet reviews points to consider as well as types of insulation available.
Energy Efficiency: Weatherstripping
Learn the basics of repairing weatherstripping
Energy Efficiency: Window & Door Insulation
Windows and doors account for 35% of heat loss in Canadian homes so it is important to know how to make them more efficient.
Energy Efficiency: Your House Air Flow
Learn the importance of air flow in your home for even heating and humidity control.
EV Kickstart – Electric Vehicles in Fort Chip
Discover what is happening in Fort Chip’s EV Kickstart Program.
EV News – Busting Myths
Find out what’s true and what isn’t about electric cars.
EV News – Buying Guide 2022
Thinking of buying an electric car? Here are the questions to ask and a sampling of what is available.
EV News – What’s It All About?
Vehicles – Why go electric? Find out how electric cars work and why they can make a difference. Learn about iZev – the Canadian government incentive program.
Greenhouse Effect (Advanced)
What it is, what causes it, major greenhouse gases and human impact
Greenhouse Effect (Basic)
What it is, what causes it, major greenhouse gases and human impact
Greenhouse Gases (Advanced)
Details about major greenhouse gases, their sources in Canada and the loss of sinks
Grow Sprouts in a Jar Activity (General)
A simple activity to grow tasty, healthy sprouts – ready to eat in just days. (Grow Sprouts Poster also available.)
Hydroponics 101
Discover what hydroponics is, why grow plants this way and generally how it works.
Methane Cycle (Advanced)
What is methane and how it is produced, brief outline of methane cycle, natural & human sources and sinks
Methane Cycle (Basic)
What is methane and how it is produced, brief outline of methane cycle, natural & human sources and sinks
Micro-Generation with Solar Power (General)
Find out how homeowners or small businesses can generate their own electricity using renewable energy, like solar power or wind turbines and sell the electricity they aren’t using back into the grid.
Peace-Athabasca Delta (General)
Details of the environment and importance of the delta region, as well as the impact climate change is having on the area, including traditional uses of the delta, recent observations, and general causes
Raised Bed Gardening (General)
Find out how to construct a raised bed garden and what you need to know for a successful growing season using this method of growing.
Re-Grow Leftovers (General)
Why throw out those veggie scraps when you can re-grow them? Have some fun and learn these simple methods to save money on your food budget. (Re-Grow Leftover Poster also available.)
Rechargeable Batteries (General)
The new Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries found in power tools are smaller, lighter, long lasting, more powerful and more environmentally friendly. Learn the basics of how to handle them.
Renewable Energy
Discover what renewable energy is and the different kinds available.
Solar Electricity
Learn how we convert sunlight into electricity. Includes a brief introduction to photovoltaic cells, grid connected and off grid electrical systems.
Solar Panels in Winter? (General)
Learn how snow cover affects solar power production.
Solar Thermal Energy (Advanced)
An in depth look at the electromagnetic spectrum, how sunlight makes heat, and how solar thermal energy is used.
Solar Thermal Energy (Basic)
An in depth look at how light makes heat and important uses of heat from solar energy.
Solar Thermal Energy Technology (General)
How sunlight can be used to heat the water and air in residential buildings as well as at the industrial level.
Understanding Electricity (General)
Review how electricity works including the parts of an atom, how electricity “flows”, batteries, generators, circuits, AC/DC, and how electricity is measured.
Understanding Residential Electricity Costs – ENMAX
Electric bills can be a bit confusing, especially if you are trying to find out how you are being charged and how to reduce it. ENMAX edition
Understanding Residential Electricity Costs – LINK Energy
Electric bills can be a bit confusing, especially if you are trying to find out how you are being charged and how to reduce it. LINK Energy edition.
Wood Heating – It’s Not Dirty (General)
Discover why heating with wood is clean or “carbon neutral”.
Wood Heating Systems (General)
Learn about the different wood heating systems available and how they compare.
Display Posters
Aquaponics – Comparing Fish Poster
Compare external anatomy of fish that commonly support aquaponic systems to the wild fish that inhabit Alberta lakes like Lake Athabasca.
Aquaponics – Poster
A system that combines aquaculture (fish farming) with hydroponics (growing plants with water rather than soil). This poster shows a basic flood and drain aquaponics unit with labeled parts. See the animated version of this poster on this page.
Benefits of Wood Heating
Did You Know? Wood Heating Works! Discover some simple facts that show the advantages of heating with wood.
Carbon Cycle (Advanced) – Poster
Advanced level overview of Earth’s carbon cycle
Carbon Cycle (Basic) – Poster
Basic level overview of Earth’s carbon cycle
Carbon Sinks and Sources (Basic) – Poster
Chainsaws – Why Go Electric?
This poster points out the advantages of using electric chainsaws.
Charging Chainsaws with Solar – Poster
See how a chainsaw battery can be solar-charged.
Climate Change (General) – Poster
Electricity Basics – Water Analogy (General) – Poster
This illustration compares the terminology of electricity to flowing water.
Electricity Basics (General) – Poster
This provides diagrams of the atom, how electricity “flows” as well as a generator and a battery powered circuit.
Energy Efficiency: Change to Save – Poster
Discover how small changes in habits can lead to big savings on energy.
Energy Efficiency: Keep the Heat Inside – Poster
View where it is important to insulate and seal air leaks in your homes.
Energy Efficiency: Large Home Upgrades – Poster
Consider this list of home improvements you can invest in to save on energy bills while helping the environment.
Energy Efficiency: Small Home Upgrades – Poster
View a handy list of budget-minded improvements you can do to save costs, energy and the environment.
Greenhouse Effect (Advanced) – Poster
An advanced overview of how heat is trapped in Earth’s atmosphere
Greenhouse Effect (Basic) – Poster
A basic overview of how heat is trapped in Earth’s atmosphere
Greenhouse Gases (Advanced) – Poster
An advanced overview of the major greenhouse gases including a breakdown of Canada’s emissions
Grid Connected Solar Panel (PV) System – Poster
Illustration of a grid connected home with a solar PV system.
Grow Sprouts in a Jar (General) – Poster
A poster showing the simple activity of growing tasty, healthy sprouts – ready to eat in just days. (See the activity that goes with this.)
Hydroponics – Poster
This poster reviews the basics of how a hydroponic system works to grow plants without soil.
Local Food Production – Opportunity for Climate Action – Poster
View a comparison between importing food and producing food locally with the advantages of improved quality, better economics and reduced GHG’s.
Methane Cycle (Advanced) – Poster
An advanced overview of natural and human sources and sinks of methane in Earth’s environment
Methane Cycle (Basic) – Poster
A basic overview of natural and human sources and sinks of methane in Earth’s environment
Off Grid Solar PV – Poster
Diagram of an off grid solar PV system with details of AC/DC electricity flow using an inverter.
Passive Solar Heating – House Design for Northern Climates
An overview of passive solar air heating design for homes.
Peace-Athabasca Delta – Flooding – Poster
The importance of annual flooding of perched basins
Peace-Athabasca Delta – Map – Poster
Maps showing the location of the delta
Plant Anatomy (Grades 4 and up) – Poster
Explore basic plant anatomy with this fun poster with the challenge of growing a tomato plant indoors.
Re-Grow Leftovers (General) – Poster
Why throw out those veggie scraps when you can re-grow them! Here is a poster to present the idea with links to videos and instructions. See the supplementary instructions under factsheets.
Remote Solar Cabin Poster
See how solar energy can be used to power the basic needs in a remote cabin.
Solar Cabin Power-up Instructions
How to power up your cabin solar unit
Solar Farm – Changes for Fort Chipewyan – Poster
Learn what benefits Fort Chipewyan gets from the solar farm.
Solar Hot Water System – Poster
An overview of how solar hot water heating works using an evacuated tube design.
Why Wood Burning is Not “Dirty” (General) – Poster
A simple diagram comparing carbon cycling through the environment when wood is burned compared to natural decomposition – they are basically the same
Wicking Beds – Poster
How to garden year round with an easy to use, low cost method
Teacher & Student Guides
Aquaponics – A Balancing Act (Grades 10-12)
An aquaponics unit is like a mini piece of nature – it has to be in balance to be healthy. Discover the basics of this fine balancing act. Teacher guide, student fact and question sheet included.
Aquaponics – Fish Facts (Grades 10-12)
In an aquaponics system, fish not only produce the natural fertilizers needed by the plants, but they also provide balance to this living system. This is an opportunity to learn close-up about these wonderful animals and how to care for them.
Aquaponics – Growing Seedlings (Grades 10-12)
In aquaponics, fish feed the plants and the plants purify the water. This is an introduction of how to start the plants needed for the system. Teacher guide, student fact and question sheet included.
Aquaponics – Maintenance Log Sheet (Grades 10-12)
This log sheet helps track the maintenance tasks involved in caring for an aquaponics unit. It is an editable Excel document, making it easy to customize.
Aquaponics – Maintenance Task List (Grades 10-12)
A task list explaining how to maintain a new aquaponics system. Included is a parts poster with an associated worksheet as well as a task log form.
Aquaponics – Testing the Water (Grades 10-12)
Monitoring an aquaponics unit requires students to run simple chemical tests. Included are step-by-step instructions to use the APT Freshwater Test Kit. Includes Alberta curriculum ties, photos, log form and question sheet.
Aquaponics – What, How, Why (Grades 10-12)
Basic introduction to aquaponics with a brief explanation of the Nitrogen Cycle, the advantages of aquaponics, and a breakdown of the parts of an aquaponics system. Includes Alberta curriculum ties, diagrams and question sheet.
Bean in a Bag Activity & Teacher Guide (Grades 1-3)
Plant a bean in a plastic bag to watch roots form and leaves emerge before your very eyes. Engage students in an understanding of plants using simple materials. Includes a worksheet, observation booklet template and goes well with the “Plant Parts” lesson.
Climate Change is Intensifying – IPCC Factsheet (General)
Climate change is widespread, rapid and intensifying according to the UN’s IPCC report released in August, 2021. Discover the main points and links to further information. Bonus crossword puzzle included.
DIY Solar Electric Car (Grades 7 – 9 Teacher Edition)
This easy, hands-on activity uses the Sunwind Solar “Solgear” car kit to demonstrate how electric cars work and how solar electricity is produced. The components (motor, solar panel, etc.) can be easily repurposed for other projects.
DIY Solar Electric Car (Grades 9 – 12 Teacher Edition)
Provide a hands-on activity building an electric car model with a solar panel using MiniMakers Build-It-Yourself Solar Car Kit. Includes complete instructions, equipment list, how-to video links and enrichment activities.
Electric Car Activity Part 1 – Electromagnets (Grades 7 – 9 Teacher Edition)
This activity is Part 1 of the exploration into electric vehicles (EVs). A main feature of electric motors are electromagnets. Student construct a simple electromagnet and test it and record observations.
Electric Car Activity Part 2 – Simple Electric Motor (Grades 7 – 9 Teacher Edition)
This activity is Part 2 of the exploration into electric vehicles (EVs). See why EVs are more energy efficient than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles by constructing a simple motor.
Electric Car Activity Part 3 – Beakman Motor (Grades 7 – 9 Teacher Edition)
This activity is Part 3 of the exploration into electric vehicles (EVs). See why EVs are more energy efficient than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles by constructing a simple Beakman motor.
EV News – Busting Myths (Teacher’s Edition)
Share the myths and truths about electric vehicles with your students using this fact sheet activity.
EV News – Buying Guide 2022 (Teacher’s Edition)
Let your students explore the idea of buying an electric car. Activity includes fact finding and optional internet challenge.
EV News – Doing the Math (Grades 9 – 12 Teacher’s Edition)
Students can download a calculator and explore the differences between specific EVs and ICE vehicles – GHG emissions and overall cost savings. Activity instructions and resources included.
EV News – What’s It All About? (Teacher’s Edition)
Why go electric? Students learn how electric cars work and why they can make a difference. Factfinding crossword puzzle included.
Exploring Employment – Aquaponics (Teacher Package)
See how raising fish and plants together indoors can produce a sustainable food supply.
Fort Chipewyan Hydroponics Activity (Grades 4-9)
Discover Hydroponics in Fort Chipewyan! Basic level for grades 4 – 9. This teacher package includes a fact sheet, student questions and answer key that introduces hydroponics. Goes well with the Pop Bottle Hydroponics Activity.
Fort Chipewyan Hydroponics Activity (Grades 7-12)
Discover Hydroponics in Fort Chipewyan! Advanced level for grades 7 – 12. This teacher package includes a fact sheet, student questions and answer key that introduces hydroponics. Goes well with the Pop Bottle Hydroponics Activity.
Grow Sprouts in a Jar Activity (General)
A simple activity to grow tasty, healthy sprouts – ready to eat in just days. (Grow Sprouts Poster also available.)
Plant Parts 1 Activity & Teacher Guide (Grades 1-3)
Discover what is inside a seed and review the parts of plants. Includes observation sheet, worksheet and poster. This project goes well with the “Bean in a Bag” activity.
Plant Parts 2 Activity & Teacher Guide (Grades 1-3)
Students may be surprised to learn what plant parts they can eat. Includes worksheets, posters and goes well with the “Bean in a Bag” and can follow “Plant Parts 1”.
Pop Bottle Hydroponics (Grades 4-6) Teacher Pkg
Experience small-scale hydroponics – growing plants without soil – with this simple DIY project using a recycled pop bottle – Grade 4-6.
Pop Bottle Hydroponics (Grades 7-12) Teacher Pkg
Experience small scale hydroponics – growing plants without soil – with this simple DIY project using a recycled pop bottle – Grade 7-12.
Regrow Leftovers Activity (Gr 1-3) Teacher Pkg
Have fun re-growing veggie scraps with your students! Simple instructions, video links, and curriculum connections are provided.
Seed Sprout Activity (Gr 1-3) Teacher Pkg
A simple activity to grow tasty, healthy sprouts – ready to eat in just days. Includes simple instructions, student journal pages, and curriculum connections.
Solar Electricity: Solar Night Light Activity (Grades 4-6)
This is a fun activity using simple materials to have hands-on experience putting together a solar powered night light.
Solar Energy Activity & Teacher Guide (Grades 4-6)
Introduce Grade 4-6 students to light energy and how sunlight can be turned into electricity. Includes teacher resources, student fact sheet, question sheet and posters/slides.
Solar Oven Activity (Grades 10-12) Teacher Pkg
Provide students with a hands-on fun activity as well as a basic or advanced science experiment. Opportunities for extended project included.
Solar Oven Activity (Grades 4-6) Teacher Pkg
This is a low-cost activity for a fun learning experience using the concept of solar air heating to make s’mores.
Solar Oven Activity (Grades 7-9) Teacher Pkg
Solar S’mores: How to Build a Solar Oven. This is a low cost activity with a relatively low time commitment that makes a fun learning experience. A follow up experiment and additional challenges are included.
Wicking Bed Gardening (Gr 7-12) Teacher Pkg
A fact sheet about wicking beds – a type of raised garden bed that sits above ground and is “self-watering”. A crossword puzzle, video links, and curriculum connections are included.
Videos
2020 Year of the EV Revolution
$300 billion in investment, 700 new EV models and numerous stunning trends mark 2020 as the tipping point for the EV Revolution. The only question is how fast the revolution will take hold?
Aquaponics Bell Siphon Demo
A brief animation showing how the flood and drain system in an aquaponics system uses a bell siphon to control the water flow. (Set your video player to loop for best viewing.)
Bob Chelmick’s Solar-powered Cabin in the Woods
Bob Chelmick is a former CBC news anchor who built his storied solar-powered “Cabin in the Woods” and started the ground-breaking radio series entitled: The Road Home.
e-Bus Revolution – Edmonton
Edmonton has quietly become a national leader in electric buses and is counting on these zero-emissions vehicles to reduce operating costs.
Energy Efficiency Essential for the Planet, Great for the Economy
In a scenario where Canada invests 2.5 times more in energy efficiency, Canada would create 118,000 jobs, save $75 billion on energy costs and reduce emissions up to 50 per cent.
EVs in the North – Pilot could bring first electric vehicle to Fort Chipewyan
We talk to Blue Eyes Simpson of Parks Canada and Tammy Riel of the Fort Chip Metis about their efforts to bring EVs to their fly-in community.
First Nations and Oilsands Workers Learn About Solar
The Louis Bull Tribe partnered with Iron and Earth, an organization of oilsands workers, to put on 5-day solar training course for workers.
Geothermal 101
Visit an Alberta company using ground connected heat pumps to warm and cool homes with efficiencies over 400% and no emissions – Green Energy Futures
Green Acres – One of the Largest Solar Farms in Western Canada
The Green Acres Hutterite Colony in Southern Alberta has a 2-megawatt, 7,600 panel system operating on their 20,000 acre farm.
Heat Pumps 101 – The Magical Mystery Tour
Heat pumps – it seems like you hear about them everywhere these days. But what is a heat pump? We sought out an expert to explain how they work and why they are such a good idea for heating our homes. – Green Energy Futures
Hello Solar, Goodbye Gas Generator
Blue Eyes Simpson is just one of 20 Indigenous and Metis people of Fort Chipewyan getting a custom-designed off-grid solar system to replace gas generators at their remote cabins.
Indigenous Solar for Diesel in Canada’s North
Three Indigenous Nations in northern Canada joined forces to build a 2.2-megawatt solar project to replace 25 per cent of the local diesel-generated electricity. What’s more, it’s completely community-owned.
Insulation 101: One Builder’s Secret for a Net-zero Home
These super-efficient homes use rooftop solar energy production and smaller, electric powered heating systems such as air source heat pumps to produce as much energy as they consume. But the real secret is insulation.
Into the Wild – Solar is Revolutionizing Life at Raymond Cardinal’s Cabin
Solar is revolutionizing life for indigenous people in Canada’s north including Raymond Cardinal’s solar-powered cabin out on the Peace-Athabasca Delta.
Is Now the Time to Go Solar?
Solar is now ten times cheaper than 20 years ago and there are incentives in many jurisdictions. This just might be the best time to go solar ever. – Green Energy Futures
Passive House 101
See how a net-zero passive house with no furnace in northern Canada functions comfortably in -40 Celsius weather. – Green Energy Futures
Solar 101 – Everything You Need to Know
Producing your own solar electricity, it’s a cool idea right? But when is the right time to go solar? We talk to Ron Kube, who installed solar on his home and Clifton Lofthaug of Great Canadian Solar.
Solar Air Heating
This Green Energy Futures video shows how to make a DIY solar air heater for your home and looks at commercial scale SolarWalls.
Solar Comes to Fort Chipewyan
Prior to the Three Nations Energy solar project, ATCO installed solar in Fort Chipewyan – a community which used to be 100% diesel dependent.
Solar Panels in the Winter
Do solar panels work in the winter, especially in northern Alberta? The answer is, yes! This video, from Greenplanet Energy Analytics, reviews some basic solar information as well as brief research and real-life examples.
T’sou-ke First Nation Goes All Out With Energy Conservation
The T’Souke First Nation on Vancouver Island developed and implemented a plan that slashed 75 per cent of their energy use and installed solar PV to provide clean power.
The Energy Detective is in the Building
When Ron Kube discovered his home was using nearly twice as much energy as the average home the energy detective was born. Save up to 50%
The Nest: The iPod of Programmable Thermostats
Tony Fadell, the chief designer behind the original iPod, walked away from Apple and started a company that makes the Nest, a programmable thermostat that’s taking the home energy efficiency world by storm.
The Power of a Home Energy Audit
By getting an audit, Ted Wolff of Edmonton will be able to make the best decisions when it comes to allocating money and resources to make his home more energy efficient.
Thriving in a Net-Zero Economy
Interviews with four Albertans who believe their province has the right stuff to thrive in a net-zero economy (one that either emits no greenhouse gas emissions or offsets its emissions.) Special guest: Chief Desmond Bull of the Louis Bull Tribe
Top 10 Energy Efficiency Tips for the Home
Green Energy Futures presents the Top 10 Energy Efficiency Tips for your home. We tag along with an EnerGuide auditor to learn the secrets of energy efficiency.
Tuktoyaktuk Teens’ Film on Climate Change
Two youth are creating a film “Happening to Us,” about the impacts of climate change on their home in Tuktoyaktuk in the Arctic. The film was presented at the IPCC climate change conference in Madrid, Spain.
Water Heaters 101: Getting Yourself in Hot Water
SMART HOMES PART 1 – Want to discover the best option for high efficiency water heaters? Check out tankless, electric heat pump and power vented conventional high efficiency water heaters.
What To Do with Spent Lithium-ion Batteries? Recycle Them!
Li-Cycle is a Canadian company from Ontario that is taking the mounting heap of battery waste and turning 95 per cent of it into gold – battery-grade raw materials for new batteries.
Why I Ditched My Car For An e-Bike
E-bikes are selling like hotcakes. We go for a spin with Leon Milner to learn why he ditched his car to ride an e-bike in the most northerly big city in North America.