Tag: Zack Metcalfe
Powering Sustainable Partnerships: Energy efficiency for and by First Nations
By Zack Metcalfe
Retooling old buildings for energy efficiency might not generate the same excitement as solar arrays, wind farms, or electric vehicles. But the...
Smooth Sailing with Sustainable Solutions: New retrofits brings electric motors to...
By Zack Metcalfe
Over the past decade, Canadians have become familiar with electrified bikes, cars, passenger trucks, dump trucks, transport trucks, city buses, and even...
Dodging the Peak: Smart grid to cut carbon and incorporate renewables
By Zack Metcalfe
Picture Saint John in the throes of autumn. Temperatures are cool but predictable, the city’s electrical grid smoothly supplies its 36,000 customers,...
Transportation Revolution: Take a page out of this book
By Zack Metcalfe
Active transportation improves our health and the health of our communities. Leaving your vehicle at home results in several environmental benefits, including...
Powerful People: Ensuring Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Solutions
By Zack Metcalfe
In 1923, the Maine Public Service (a bygone electrical utility) was keen to build a hydroelectric dam on the Aroostook River flowing...
Show, Don’t Tell: Making the Case for Electric Vehicles in the...
By Zack Metcalfe
Electric vehicles can’t catch a break. They’re still being accused of being short on range, short on chargers, short on options, too...
Deep Dive: Community Centre Reduces Energy Consumption By Half
By Zack Metcalfe
The AYR Motor Centre in Woodstock, New Brunswick, is this town’s single largest consumer of electricity. In fact, since opening its doors...
No Project Too Small: Quispamsis Pursues Efficiency Everywhere
By Zack Metcalfe
Over the holidays, when most Maritimers are battling the cold and dark with hot chocolate and festive sweaters, they’ve come to expect...
The Making of a Megawatt: Antigonish Solar Energy Milestone
By Zack Metcalfe
In the five years since its inception, the Antigonish Community Energy Co-op has fostered a megawatt of rooftop solar capacity across northern...