During our Zoom conversation of 23 Feb 2022, it was made clear that the Group of 78 is in contact with Mr. Jeff McDonald and his colleagues of Environment and Climate Change Canada. They had requested inputs concerning incentives to drive actions on adaptation within Canada. This document is intended to assist in the development of CACOR’s collaboration with your input to the National Adaptation Strategy for all sectors across Canada.
Prior consideration of many of the climate-induced disruptions, particularly weather events, resulted in an early widespread outage of the electrical power grid, impacting many thousands of businesses and households. Survival and human health states require immediate attention to shelter, energy, and clean water. Sectoral adaptation should address these priorities for both the short term and the long term. The adaptation routes undertaken by Canada may often be suitable for use in other countries, particularly the 3rd world.
Ottawa Derecho of 25 May and CACOR advocacy.
Green Drinks July 2022 Replay: Tales from the Storm
On Saturday May 21st 2022 an unprecedented and catastrophic storm hit the Ottawa area. Uprooted trees and downed power lines littered the city. Power was knocked out for hundreds of thousands of people, some being without power for more than a week. Nearly half of Hydro Ottawa’s customer base lost electricity for a day or more and sadly several people were critically injured and died. While the storm of 2022 will go down in the books as one of mass destruction and devastation, there may be a silver lining: many turned to renewable technologies to help combat what followed. A resilient few were able to power their homes using renewable technologies. During Virtual Green Drinks July we heard some of those stories. Enjoy the replay from Tales from the Storm: Lessons in Community Resilience.
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Arguments that renewable energy isn’t up to the task because “the Sun doesn’t shine at night and the wind doesn’t blow all the time” are overly simplistic.
There are a number of renewable energy technologies which can supply baseload power. The intermittency of other sources such as wind and solar photovoltaic can be addressed by interconnecting power plants which are widely geographically distributed, and by coupling them with peak-load plants such as gas turbines fueled by biofuels or natural gas which can quickly be switched on to fill in gaps of low wind or solar production. Numerous regional and global case studies – some incorporating modeling to demonstrate their feasibility – have provided plausible plans to meet 100% of energy demand with renewable sources.
Can renewables provide baseload power?
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EV batteries advances and challenges in a space full of energy storage innovation.
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There are too many people on the planet consuming too much.
Clearly the problem is so large that there is room for a systems approach to simultaneously reduce population, reduce resource consumption and reduce energy dependence on fossil fuels. Working on only one of these is insufficient. This document addresses a means to reduce fossil fuel dependence and cost by up to 85%
Microgrids and bi-directional EV charging study
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Countering the duck curve:
How microgrids and DERS can reduce demand spikes | Utility Dive
Microgrids will reduce volatility of demand on the grid
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Heating and Cooling With a Heat Pump
Heating and Cooling With a Heat Pump (nrcan.gc.ca)
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The Renewable Energy Transition Takes Off
U.S. 2022 Power Sector Outlook: The Renewable Energy Transition Takes Off
2022-US-Power-Sector-Outlook_April-2022.pdf (ieefa.org)
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Remember when powering your house with your vehicle was a wild idea?
Remember when powering your house with your vehicle was a wild idea?
also: https://youtu.be/-KQEt5QqPXU
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‘You’re further ahead with an EV’: How EV owners weather massive power outages
‘You’re further ahead with an EV’: How EV owners weather massive power outages – Online EV
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Enough is plenty.
‘Those who do not know the meaning of enough, will never be rich’ apparently from Confucius.
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