December 2011
WADE Canada Decentralized Energy News 2.0

GENERATE LOCAL. THINK GLOBAL. HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

      

Champion of Clean

Valuing our industry’s trailblazers is vital. Proudly, WADE Canada has ten such mavericks on our board. Get to know the leadership team as we profile our own resident Champions of Clean as part DE News 2.0.

Q&A: Performing at the Top with Helen Bremner

"The inaugural Global Clean Energy Congress is an excellent example of the value from our relationship with WADE Canada [...] I believe decentralized energy will be a big part of the utility model moving forward."

Helen Bremner, Executive Vice President, Brand & Residential Markets at ENMAX Corporation
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Top Stories

Mission Accomplished: Global Clean Energy Congress 2011 Advances Energy Solutions for Canadian Business

By Anouk Kendall, President | WADE Canada

"The highlight for me was the international perspective; it truly came across as a global conference."
Melvin Mathison, Dean of Environment and Research at Lakeland College & Member of WADE Canada

2,000 participants came together to showcase clean technologies and strategies.
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Victoria's 'District Energy' Community a Model for Canada and Beyond

By David Ebner, The Globe and Mail
Photo by Chad Hipolito for The Globe and Mail
Published November 22, 2011

Corix Utilities operator, Terry Balak, stands in front of Canada's first Nexterra gasification system located at Dockside Green Energy Biomass Facility in Victoria.

District energy, as a general idea, is not new, though it continually improves because of better insulated pipes and advances in measurement equipment.
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NEWS RELEASE: Federal Investment to Enhance Clean Energy Market Opportunities for Western Canadian Businesses

Western Economic Diversification Canada
Published October 22, 2011

Western Economic Diversification announces an investment of $150,000 towards WADE Canada to implement the Clean Energy Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SME) Capacity Building Program.

150 companies from across the West will be provided with access to resources such as workshops, training and business advisory services geared towards increasing their capacity to attract trade and investment opportunities.
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Inside the Process Loop: Decentralized Energy and the Oilsands

By WADE Canada
Published in Process West Magazine, Nov/Dec Issue

The utilization of decentralized energy in the Alberta oilsands is essential for creating a sustainable economy that is capable of keeping up with the rising global demand for oil while leaving minimal impact on the environment.

We are re-running this story since its publication in Process West Magazine.
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Feed-in Tariffs: The Proven Road NOT Taken…Why?

By Peter Lynch, Contributor | November 23, 2011
Source: RenewableEnergyWorld.com

Our US friends weigh in on a national FIT program. What can we learn for Canada?

America needs to introduce a nationwide feed-in tariff (FIT) to kick-start the renewable industry, restore America's leadership role, and accelerate the expansion of the renewable industry worldwide.
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Events & Announcements

Affiliate Event: 5th National GeoExchange Technical & Policy Forum


Today is the second of the two-day National GeoExchange Technical & Policy Forum, featuring the Canadian GeoExchange Coalition annual prize for Excellence and Leadership Award. Conference program and registration information available HERE

December 7-8, 2011 | Hilton Suites Toronto/Markham Conference Centre

 

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