Alternative Energies GREENSPACE Environmental Youth Network Conference November 17, 2011 Bruce Duggan Director BullerCentre.com
“Alternative” Energies a lousy name for a good idea whale oil lantern
“Alternative” Energies kerosene lantern whale oil lantern electric light
electric light kerosene lantern
renewables non-renewables Manitoba Energy Use 2010
transportation heat ind. heat electricity
Manitoba Energy Use 2010 transportation heat ind. heat electricity
Manitoba Energy Use 2010 transportation heat ind. heat electricity Possible Manitoba Energy Use 2030 transportation heat ind. heat electricity transportation RENEWABLESnow2030 heat9%19% transport~0%5% 50by30.org
Alternative Energies biomass wind solar geothermal hydroelectric
geothermal
solar
wind
biomass residues ‐ forestry ‐ agriculture ‐ industry ‐ sewage ‐ “organic” “garbage”
Where is Providence? 40 min south hwy 59 Steinbach Saint Malo St-Pierre-Jolys Winnipeg Providence
What is Providence? Christian small rural
biomass residues ‐ forestry ‐ agriculture “densification”
distributed natural gas biomass heating “heats more than 1 building” natural gas biomass
wind solar geothermal hydroelectric
+-focusaction biomass wind solar geothermal hydroelectric ?
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Alternative Energies GREENSPACE Environmental Youth Network Conference November 17, 2011 Bruce Duggan Director BullerCentre.com
Providence’s renewable energy formula: electricity + geothermal + biomass = #2 campus in Canada #1: University of Northern British Columbia