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Renewable Energy

Wind TurbinesThe potential for renewable energy in the North is vast. The use of renewable energy has minimal environmental and human health impacts and can bring business, employment and training opportunities to communities. Many sustainable energy technologies available today are reliable and cost effective. Some of the technologies that are already being used in the North or could be used include wind power, solar heating, hydro power, biomass, and heat pumps. Energy efficiency practices also have great environmental and economic benefits and can be implemented anywhere.

The Pembina Institute supports renewable energy through four main program areas. We work to advance federal, provincial and territorial renewable energy policy; we work with Aboriginal communities, municipalities and developing countries to identify and implement renewable energy solutions through our Sustainable CommunitiesYellow Knife Federal Building Group; we provide energy solutions for industry leaders through our Pembina Corporate Consulting team; and we educate citizens about the importance of renewable energy through our innovative education initiatives.

The Pembina Institute has worked with a number of communities and organizations in the North to increase the use of renewable energy, including Tuktoyaktuk, Yellowknife, Pelly Crossing, Old Crow, Norman Wells, the Government of the Northwest Territories, Ecology North, the Arctic Energy Alliance, the Wha Ti Charter Community and the Wha Ti First Nation.

Wind Conferences and Workshops Wind turbines.

In June 2009, the International Wind-Diesel Workshop brought together a focused group of interested parties — including government, private industry and non-governmental organizations — to share experiences, discuss the future of wind-diesel in Canada and internationally, and to showcase specific projects, companies and products. For more information, visit the 2009 International Wind-Diesel Workshop web page.

The Pembina Institute also helped organize and coordinate the Remote Community Wind Energy Conference held in late November 2007 in Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories. The conference brought together experts in the field of remote wind energy development with community leaders, elders and northern utilities to build interest in wind power for Canada's northern remote communities. Following the conference, the Northwest Territories Power Corporation issued a call for wind power development.