Green Energy Futures
The CKUA Radio podcast of the GreenEnergyFutures.ca series hosted by David Dodge. Inspiring stories of inspiring people fighting climate change and building the sustainable economy of the future.
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443B. The Ultimate Home Energy Hub - Batteries, V2G, Backup and more (opens the original)
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This is the Home Energy Hub of the future! Cameron Shirt of Tribe Solar has just installed a home energy battery that has a solar inverter, V2G EV, home backup, DC fast EV charging and much more. This is the future of the home energy system that allows you to save your solar energy for use at night, export to the grid when it makes sense, and save a lot or perhaps even profit from home energy production. But that's not all, it also a Vehicle to Anything (V2X) technology allowing you to draw ener
443. How a First Nations guy got into the Solar Business that is Leading the Way in Innovation (opens the original)
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Cameron Shirt was reading a lot, and he felt "climate change is a real thing and nothing was being done about it."So he did a deep dive into the best solutions and decided solar was cost-effective and a great solution.So he began his journey with an electrician apprenticeship, then he worked for solar companies on big and small projects, and then four years ago started Tribe Solar, which this year had its best year ever installing solar. And the company is leading solar innovation by installing
442. AUDIO BLOG - Kyle Newman's Cost-Effective Strategies for Net Zero in Cottage Country (opens the original)
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AUDIO BLOG - Kyle Newman of Stratton Homes in Huntsville, Ontario, avoided prescriptive green home certifications such as Passive House, instead building the most energy-efficient homes he could by cherry-picking the most cost-effective energy efficiency solutions he could find.He was looking for the best formula for building net zero homes that are so affordable he could adopt net zero ready as the minimum standard for Stratton Homes.Lo and behold, the strategy worked! We take a look at Kyle Ne
442. Kyle Newman’s Cost-Effective Strategies for Net Zero Homes in Cottage Country (opens the original)
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Kyle Newman of Stratton Homes in Huntsville, Ontario, avoided prescriptive green home certifications such as Passive House, instead building the most energy-efficient homes he could by cherry-picking the most cost-effective energy efficiency solutions he could find.He was looking for the best formula for building net zero homes that are so affordable he could adopt net zero ready as the minimum standard for Stratton Homes.Lo and behold, the strategy worked! We take a look at Kyle Newman's cost-e
441. VIDEO - If I Had a Hammer, I'd Build You a Net Zero Home in Cottage Country (opens the original)
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Kyle Newman practically grew up with a hammer in his handand a deep love for nature. His dad taught him why energy-efficient homes matter. When Kyle started building his own place and homes forothers, he found it tough to meet strict standards like Passive House on atight budget. So he embraced the “Pretty Good House” idea from green buildingexpert Martin Holladay. Before long, he naturally figured out the mostbudget-friendly way to build homes that meet the CHBA Net Zero Ready Homelabel. This i
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