Technology

Graham Harris

Nov 16, 20222 min read

$50 million in funding available for transformational technologies for net zero in Alberta

Submissions to ERA's Industrial Transformation Challenge are due Jan 19 and must be supported by a high quality GHG assessment.

Graham Harris

Feb 22, 20221 min read

Now owners of small solar PV and wind in Alberta can get paid for their carbon emissions reductions

Solar Offset allows small renewable energy system owners in AB to create and be paid for Offset Credits.

Graham Harris

Jan 7, 20224 min read

One year later: results from my home solar PV system (Part 2)

Late last year I posted a review of a year’s worth of solar PV performance at my home. In that blog post, I examined: whether or not the...

Graham Harris

Oct 5, 20213 min read

One year later: results from my home solar PV system (Part 1)

Part 1 of 2 exploring the real world performance of a residential solar PV system in Calgary, AB

Graham Harris

Sep 23, 20201 min read

Going, going...SOLAR!

This month I got to realize a long-held personal ambition – going solar! Having my own renewable energy system has been something I’ve...

Graham Harris

May 5, 20203 min read

Change is in the air... here come heavy-equipment EVs!

In last month’s blog post I talked about the Climate Lens assessment framework for Canadian infrastructure projects. One of the...

Graham Harris

Jul 30, 20192 min read

Yes, even in Alberta, an electric car makes good environmental sense.

Everyone knows that Alberta has a “dirty” electricity grid. So, in our province, an electric car can’t actually make good environmental...

Graham Harris

Mar 1, 20192 min read

The world's most efficient light.

Fireflies are an amazing insect. There are thousands of species of them - none of which are actually flies (they are beetles) and none...