Tag: Renewable Energy
Is Ontario Ready for Wind Power?
September 29th, 2010, No Comments
By: Tiffany Richmond
Ontario is at the forefront of wind power in Canada with almost 1,200 megawatts of installed capacity on the transmission system. With eight large-scaled wind farms spread out across Ontario, and many projects currently under development, Ontario is well positioned to double its capacity by 2012 and again by 2015 as forecasted.
However, some [...]
Ontario Power Authority Cuts Solar Rates in Green Energy Act
July 19th, 2010, 1 Comment
By: Tiffany Richmond
On July 2nd, 2010 the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) quietly lowered the rates paid to ground mounted solar projects from 80.2 cents to 58.8 cents per kilowatt hour under the Provincial’s microFIT Program.
The OPA stated that they adjusted the price due to a glitch in the program. With unexpected popularity of ground mounted [...]
Save Energy Using Distributed and Renewable Energy Sources
February 4th, 2010, 2 Comments
By: Peter Rowles
To steal a quote from the famous playwright William Shakespeare, “To be (a power generator) or not to be (a power generator) – that is the question.”
In my early career, I had some success with selling and installing advanced energy systems such as industrial heat recovery heat pumps, condensing heat exchangers, thermal storage [...]
