Solar PV
Public meeting on E-K solar farm
Recorder and Times / Deanna Clark / 16 March 2010
The notice of proposal to engage in a renewable energy project by Effisolar Energy Corporation noted it is hosting a public meeting at Spring Valley Hall on Tuesday, March 23. The information session is from 12 noon to 3 p.m.
Elizabethtown-Kitley council discussed the issue at its last regular meeting.
Prettejohn, who also lives on Old Red Road, said her neighbours have voiced concerns about the time slot of the meeting being "restrictive" to those who work during the day.
Loblaws aims to be green grocer
Toronto Star / Tyler Hamilton / 11 March 2010
Your local Loblaws store could soon be generating clean electricity for the grid. The grocery giant said Wednesday it will install solar photovoltaic panels on four of its stores in Ontario as part of a plan that could see another 132 locations across the province equipped with rooftop solar systems.
For Renters, Solar Comes in Shares
New York Times / Kate Galbraith / 15 March 2010
What happens if a renter wants solar power?
Most of the time, it’s tough luck, unless the home’s owner agrees to add panels. But a new solution is springing up in pockets of the country: community solar arrays.
Sometimes called solar gardens or farms, the idea is that utilities build the arrays, and customers — renters, people with shady roofs and even condo owners — can buy a share.
Solar Industry Learns Lessons in Spanish Sun
New York Times / Elisabeth Rosenthal / 08 March 2010
In its haste to create a solar industry, Spain made some miscalculations: solar plants can be set up so quickly and easily that the rush into the industry was much faster than anticipated. And the lavish subsidies inflated Spanish solar installation costs at a time when they were rapidly decreasing elsewhere — in part because of increasing competition from panel makers in China, but also because higher volumes produced economies of scale.
Sudbury: Time for ‘bold action’ to reduce oil use
Sudbury Northern Star / John Hood / 08 March 2010
Canada’s economy is highly dependent on oil. Many Canadians believe western Canada’s oil sands deposits will be our salvation. The oil sands, however, are a major atmospheric carbon emitter, which will exacerbate global climate change significantly, while also fouling the region’s water supply.
Should we all be driving hybrids to prepare for the impending high oil prices and volatility? Perhaps, but the report asserts, “There is real danger that the focus on technological advances in cars is making consumers and governments complacent.”
Policymakers in Greater Sudbury should take the following steps to mitigate this impending crisis:
Brockville: Hundreds of solar jobs coming
Recorder and Times / Christine Endicott / 03 March 2010
A new solar manufacturing facility that will employ 150 to 500 people is coming to Brockville, the city's economic development director told The Recorder and Times.
"We are very excited.... We have a company that will identify their actual number of jobs by the end of March," said Dave Paul.
He said the Ontario company will locate its production facility in the city's north end, but he declined to provide specifics about the company or the factory location.
