Grid-tied Power

Canada’s Greenest Home Project

2020-03-09T16:34:10+00:00August 7th, 2015|

A contemporary new show home in North Vancouver is on track to be one of the greenest in Canada; the result of a two-year project for Naikoon Contracting's Joe Geluch. The house, known as Midori Uchi, which means "green home" in Japanese, is certainly living up to its name. The building incorporates the most advanced [...]

St. Mary’s Hospital: An Innovative Approach to Healing

2020-03-09T16:34:10+00:00August 7th, 2015|

From the aboriginal-inspired architecture, to the solar photovoltaic system installed on the roof, the newly expanded St. Mary's Hospital in Sechelt, BC, provides patients and staff with a vibrant link to the surrounding natural landscape. According to a press release sent out in the spring for the hospital's reopening, members of the Sechelt Indian Band [...]

School’s Solar Project Gets Off The Ground And Onto Roof

2020-03-09T16:34:11+00:00August 7th, 2015|

Princess Margaret School in Surrey sits a little taller under the sun after a student-led installation of a roof-top solar photovoltaic system, which will offset electricity costs and lower carbon emissions. The idea for the system began two years ago by the Grade 10 Environmental Club, who set to work raising the necessary funds, with a [...]

One of BC’s Smallest School Districts Goes Big With Solar

2020-03-09T16:34:11+00:00August 7th, 2015|

While the solar PV system at Sk'aavgaa naay Elementary School in Skidegate, on Haida Gwaii has only been installed for just over a month, the savings are already accumulating. Environmental equivalents achieved include enough energy to power a TV for 14,706 hours, or to power 16 computers for one year. Total greenhouse gases avoided to [...]

New Electric Car Charging Stations Connect Vancouver Island

2020-03-09T16:34:11+00:00August 7th, 2015|

The Regional District of Nanaimo is plugging in with 12 electric vehicle charging stations around the region. Their planning grant was provided by the Community Charging Infrastructure Fund and Plug-In BC, which has been supporting a province-wide network of electric vehicle charging stations in 2012-2013. Electric vehicles (EVs) are not yet common on Vancouver Island," [...]

Residential Grid-Tie Wind System Case Study, Courtenay BC

2020-03-09T16:34:11+00:00August 7th, 2015|

Homeowners on a rural property in Courtenay began building their dream home in 2009 and one of their renewable energy goals was to install a wind electric system. Good access to prevailing southeast and northwest winds made for a feasible wind site, with no land permitting required for their hobby farm. An electrical permit and [...]

In the News: Vancouver Sun

2020-03-09T16:34:11+00:00August 7th, 2015|

We recently provided solar PV panels and oversaw a student install at Princess Margaret Secondary, in Surrey. The project was in partnership with BCIT's electrical apprenticeship program, allowing the high school students to gain university credit through the installation project. http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Surrey+high+school+solar+panels+shining+example+green+action+with+video/8452478/story.html

May Newsletter: Spring Roundup

2020-03-09T16:34:11+00:00August 7th, 2015|

  Welcome to Spring! It's great to see the sun out again, and feel the temperature warming up. We've had a busy few months, recently finishing up several solar electric installations with the Comox Valley Regional District. Read the story here... It's also time to start thinking about the cost-effective and highly efficient option of [...]