Renewable Energy
Workshop
Purpose
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Objectives
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Challenges
Thanks to Partners
Partners
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ULERN – Upper Lakes Environmental Research Network
• Dr. David DeYoe Bio-Trend Systems Inc.
• Peter Gagnon Simply Superior Inc.
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OSEA – Ontario Sustainable Energy Association
• Roberto Garcia OSEA
• Paul Charbonneau Energy Advocate Inc.
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SSMIC – Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre
Thanks to Sponsors
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IION – Innovation Initiatives Ontario North
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Brookfield Power
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McDougall Fuels
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NOHFC – Event Partnership Initiative Program
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READ – Rural Energy Alternative Development
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Local and Regional Support
Purpose
Provide awareness and a basic understanding
of renewable energy alternatives suitable for
residential, small business and institutional settings,
individually or as part of cooperative ventures
Objectives
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Provide individuals with appropriate information to enable
them to ask questions relevant to their particular interests or
needs
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Provide information and tools that enable individuals to
explore options
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Provide access to sites/contacts that can assist individuals and
groups in making more informed decisions
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Stimulate interest in development of renewable energy
committees and/or cooperatives to optimize costs/benefits
Challenges
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Translating global threats into local successes
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Creating an “Energy Smart” culture
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Engaging families, home and business, in the art and science of
energy conservation
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Understanding all the energy options, finite, recyclable and
renewable, in a manner that enables smart and sustainable choices.
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Being patient and pragmatic in maneuvering through the gloss, the
rhetoric and the mis-direction
Challenges
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Adopting cooperative strategies among individuals, companies
and communities that help optimize energy solutions.
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Developing enabling and accommodating regulatory and incentive
policies that expedite implementation of clean/green energy
options.
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Retaining and improving our life style using sustainable energy
practices in light of social, economic and environmental objectives
Agenda
Introduction
Social, Economic and Environmental Factors Driving the Shift to
Renewable Energy
Energy Conservation
Renewable Energy Options
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Biomass
Solar Heat
Geothermal
Solar Electric
Wind
Making Energy Options Affordable
Community Planning Tool for Renewable Energy Options
A Few Take Home Messages