In 2008 more money was invested in renewable energy, worldwide, than the total investment in nuclear, coal and natural gas electricity. 148 billion US dollars were invested in green energy projects across the world. This investment trend continues today and it stands to reason then that nations who develop green energy will be in the market for this capital. Canada will need to look to its available resources and needs if it wishes to maintain its strong position in the emerging global market, as most developed nations, especially Canada’s neighbors, are working to attract this money for themselves.

For instance, the US has just invested almost 14 times as much money in green energy than Canada did in last year’s Federal budget.

Another cause for concern and research and development in renewable energy is the need to reduce carbon emissions in order to halt or slow climate change. The International Energy Agency calculates that the nations of the Major Economies Forum need to spend three to six times more per year than they are currently if they wish to reach their goal of fifty percent reduction in emissions from 2005 levels by 2050.

A notable initiative toward that end is the development of procedures and technologies for carbon capture and storage. Canada has put itself forward as an innovator in this area of research and development and has committed some considerable amounts of money toward this end. But nations who are not yet fully sold on the necessity of curbing carbon emissions such as Australia and the USA still spend hundreds of millions more than the nineteen million spent by Canada.

Right now Canada has a strong head start from which to develop an renewable energy economy and infrastructure. The majority of Canada’s electricity is generated by hydroelectric dams. In Quebec, Labrador, Yukon and Manitoba nearly all electricity is hydroelectric.

It is noted that Ontario, Quebec and the Prairies have strong potential for solar energy. Right now, little of Canada’s energy comes from solar power. However, there are solar-powered systems across the country set up for non-electric space and water heaters. By 2025, government studies demonstrate five percent of Canadian energy requirements will be filled by solar power.

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Canada has stretches of territory that are sparsely populated. Many others are difficult to access and so are off the country’s main energy grid. Photovoltaic cells are used as standalone units to insure that remote communities still have power. PV cells are batteries whose semiconductors directly generate electrical power when exposed to light. The only other option is to use costly standalone diesel fuel systems to power crucial sources such as remote homes, telecommunications equipment and navigational devices.

As for wind power, ninety-nine wind farms already give Canada 1.1 percent of its electricity. Per the Canadian Wind Energy Association, this can increase to 55,000 MW in fifteen years and provide for twenty percent of Canadian electric power.

The impact on the economy is already on display in parts of the country. Ontario’s Green Energy and Green Economy Act of 2009 incentivizes homeowners to use renewable energy generators like solar panels by offering low- or no-interest loans to finance the cost.

British Columbia is turning toward a green economy the creation of which has already produced 117,000 full time jobs and makes up over fifteen billion dollars of the province’s GDP. GLOBE Foundation of Canada has estimated British Columbia’s development of a renewable resource economy will make the province worth over twenty-seven billion dollars in ten years.

However the debate in government and amongst citizens goes, it is clear that Canada has plenty natural energy, has proven skilled at creating energy systems that harvest it and in some provinces has already shown economic growth as a result of developments in green alternative energy and economy.

Solar Power devices, green energy sources like the field of science is around every day. The children learn with fun optical equipment, telescopes and science lab equipment.

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This choice has become more and more feasible as new technologies, materials, and research continue to make wind and solar components both more affordable and reliable. alternative energy sources, especially renewable ones, are becoming increasingly attractive.

With the proper preparation and implementation, these systems can provide solar and wind power for residential homes and reduce our reliance on fossil fuels.

Personally Im 50/50 on global warming, I think there’s alot of hype but one thing is for certain, our current methods of harnessing power are ineffiecient, harmful to human beings at least and archaic.

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The sooner we begin to reduce dependancy on fossil fuels the better.

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Watch as the Banner Home Solutions out of Mount Airy, Maryland installs two Skystream wind turbines manufactured by Southwest Windpower.

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This episode focuses on Solar Energy.

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This video was taken before the gas reached the four dollar mark. The kick in the is that this company will not produce it for the public. So I don’t see it effecting pump prices, EVER!

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Things altered with mechanized industry and night shifts. Electricity producers sold the populace on being able to do more instead of just sleeping when it got dark, and the Western population got hooked on buying huge amounts of energy, mostly electricity and engine fuel, which was usually produced from oil and coal.

This idea soon travelled around the world and with rising prosperity came emulation and other countries wanted the same. Now we are in the sad situation where we have to confess that we rode the fossil fuel gravy train to its last stop without thinking about what we would use when fossil fuels ran out.

This is where the typical citizen comes in. You have to think about how you want to draw energy in the future. Do you want to be powered by keeping sucking unrenewable resources out of the planet, or do you want to have as little to do with it as you can? Would you rather have everything you have now, but know that the resources that are powering your lifestyle are renewable?

If, like millions of others around the world, you would rather say ‘No!’ to traditional power production methods, then you have to take a stand. But not only in words, you really have to do some something about it physically.

This will mean investing a lot of money up front, which might not be a problem for you or you may even think that taking a stand is worth looking for a bank loan. These are admirable sentiments, but I would like to propose that there is another way to self-sufficiency.

You could build your own!

Why not? The technology has been around for decades and is fairly simple. Most moderately competent teenagers can put together a bank of photovoltaic cells into a solar panel and then plug that into your home’s electrical system. And if a teenager can do it, so can you. All you (and the teenager) will require is a solar panel kit and a schematical diagram. A plan in other words.

A solar panel kit can be bought locally from a Do-It-Yourself shop or from the Internet. A typical solar panel will take a few hours to assemble and will produce 100 watts of electrical energy. The electricity produced from these panels is then passed through an inverter that changes the current from DC to AC, making it usable by household appliances and the utility grid.

Do yourself and the planet a favour, get off the grid and start saving money and the planet’s resources, you will be surprised how straightforward it is once you get going. And do not forget, you can do it in stages of, say, one 100 watt panel a month until you hit self-sufficiency. It is not a question of ‘All or Nothing’.

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