We are excited to announce Terratek Energy expansion into the sales of energy monitors. Now you can take the first step to getting household or business loads in order and gain control of your energy bill. Energy monitors play an important role in reducing energy consumption. The increased awareness alone has been shown to bring [...]
At a place that "values character as much as grades and community as much as self," it's not surprising that Shawnigan Lake School is embracing renewable energy technology and all that it signifies. The independent boarding school, nestled amongst 300 wooded acres on its namesake Vancouver Island lakeshore, works hard to showcase a commitment to [...]
Have you viewed our new Resources page yet? We have now posted up Terratek's quarterly e-newsletter as well as printable PDFs of frequently requested renewable energy topics from homeowners, municipalities and commercial retailers. Browse our electronic resource material, read online or print off what you need for reference: from "What Solar Hot Water Can Do [...]
We are tracking the energy savings being accumulated every month by 18 of our featured customers. These customers have requested monitors on their solar hot water and PV systems and from those monitors we're able to collect the data to keep an eye the savings. Included in the profiled customers are Victoria General Hospital, Langley [...]
Friends and neighbours had a lot of questions when Denis Nessman was building a solar hot water system into his new home in Cowichan Bay, BC. While most of the queries revolved around the technology and cost benefits one person in particular wasn't too sure about the system's performance potential. "One grumpy neighbour was skeptical [...]
Wow, time flies! Terratek Energy Inc. is celebrating our five year anniversary this year - we've been working hard and we're busier than ever. We'd like to take a few minutes to share some insights about the changes we're seeing in the renewable energy sector. A lot has happened since we began. For instance, we've [...]
Campbell River is known for its abundant fishing opportunities, but perhaps the city's best kept secret lies up on the roof of their civic buildings. Over the last four years, the municipality has incorporated renewable energy in construction projects and building upgrades, installing solar hot water systems on their Fire hall, RCMP office, beach washroom [...]
There’s nothing better than a local business story. The founders of Terratek are a pair from Courtenay, BC named Scott and Landon. In 2004, Terratek was born out of the need for solar installers in the Comox Valley. Since then, Terratek has completed hundreds of residential jobs, over 30 schools and commercial projects like greening [...]
Vancouver Island is a long way from East Asia but for Hazelmere farm owner Lijen Hua it was a small world move. Back in 1999, Lijen was working as an Engineer in his home of Taiwan, dreaming up a different life as a farmer. During his free time, when he wasn't researching farming, he studied [...]
We've been tracking the energy savings that is accumulated on a monthly basis by 18 of our featured customers. These customers have requested monitors on their systems and from those we're able to collect the data to keep an eye the savings and share the information with you! Included in the profiled customers are the [...]
