Federal Support for Our Clean Energy Research/Projects | Wednesday, October 19, 2011

You may have heard that the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor) has provided funding to help us in our work of developing clean energy options. CanNor has given us $225,000 for our Waste to Energy work, and another $200,000 to help cover the costs of the energy charrette we held back in March. The full news release and backgrond material can be found on our website.

Waste to Energy Reminder | Wednesday, October 12, 2011

A reminder of our waste to energy/biomass/biogas workshop planned for Tuesday, October 18th at the Old Fire Hall in Whitehorse. The session will run from 7 to 9 p.m. and everyone is welcome.

We have been looking into the possibility of using municipal waste, supplemented by waste wood (fire kill or beetle kill) to generate both electricity and district heat in Yukon. We've just had a study done that examines the viability of using these alternative energies in the territory and we'll be discussing the results of that study at the workshop. There'll also be presentations from experts and you'll have a chance to ask questions and express your views.

To help you prepare for the workshop, or if you just want more information about our work in this area, here is the technical report and a summary for you to review.

New Information on our Waste to Energy Research | Wednesday, October 5, 2011

A simple drawing of a waste to energy facility. 1) blue: adding waste; 2) orange: incineration; 3) green: gas cleaning system; and 4) yellow: electricity production.

If you read this blog regularly you will know that we have been looking into the possibility of using municipal waste, supplemented by waste wood (fire killed or beetle killed)  to generate both electricity and district heat. We've just had a study done that examines the viability of using these alternative energies in the territory and we want to share the results with you. It's important to note that the study is based on using the amount of waste available AFTER recycling and composting at current levels. There has been some misinformation in the public lately about Yukon Energy planning to burn material that is currently being recycled. That is not the case.

You're invited to a workshop on this issue on Tuesday, October 18th at the Old Fire Hall in Whitehorse. The session will run from 7 to 9 p.m.

There'll be presentations from experts, we'll share the study results, and you'll have a chance to ask questions and express your views.

Thieves in the Night | Monday, October 3, 2011

 Here's the Kitchen-Kuiack family's latest video in their challenge to reduce their energy consumption. This one's on phantom power. We love this family's creativity.