The Future Of Renewable Energy

In 2007, Canada’s industries saved 2.1 billion U.S. dollars of energy costs (2007). All these numbers show Canada’s efforts in general public utilities.

Alberta has been using fossil fuels as a massive way to generate their energy so if they at least cut down there emissions it would help Canada drastically. Instead of using fossil fuels Canada can utilize the abundance of hydropower we have. We have to take advantage of the resources and ways of generating energy we have. The prairie provinces are great places to use solar panels which are good for the environment instead of fossil fuels. In the provinces near water there is usually more wind because of winds and air masses so using wind turbines to generate energy would be ideal in those places.

You might be wondering: what’s so great about it? Let’s breeze through this and take a look at some of the reasons why promoting the continued growth of wind power is important to Canada’s energy future.

Currently, the energy (electricity generation) sector in Canada is facing a major crisis, which is the fear of running out of world’s natural resources to produce electricity. Even though the Canadian government is promoting renewable resources, it will take a long time to establish a network that is completely dependent on renewable resources. In the meantime, the population of Canada is growing drastically and cities such as Toronto is struggling to meet the rising demand for electricity due to urbanization.

Solar energy is least used in Canada because solar panels are expensive, they are only 30% efficient at converting sunlight into electricity and you need several hours of sunlight in order to produce a large amount of electricity. In Canada, there is a very little amount of strong sunlight, and in the winters we have a short period of sunlight but in the summer, we get a bit more sunlight. (Barker et al.,

The objective of this paper is twofold. First, we introduce the modern condition of Canada’s energy consumption and the economic benefits. Second, we define and analyze the projections of Canada’s future with respect to the renewable energy frontier. The demand for Energy across the globe has drastically increased since the Industrial revolution. From coal to steam, all the way to electricity and nuclear energy, modern economies and industries rely on sustainable sources of energy to produce their desired output levels (Zelby 2002). Ontario, and Canada in general are on the frontier of energy production and sustainability with regards to smart grid technologies and so forth (Ontario Energy Plan). Canada specializes in many of the

Energy related activities are the primary source of human caused greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Canada, and electrical power generated from fossil fuels is contributing to the rise in those emissions. Hydropower as a source of electricity is a feasible low carbon alternative, as dams and reservoirs have low greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions compared to fossil fuel energy generation. Canada has harnessed this potential power source as it is the world’s third largest producer of hydropower, contributing 12% globally, behind China and Brazil (Lee, Cheng, & Scheelar, 2011). Hydropower as a source of electricity has a lot of potential in British Columbia (BC), a western Canadian province. British Columbia along with Quebec comprise 2/3rds of the country’s presently developed hydropower capacity and have 50% of undeveloped capacity (Lee, Cheng, & Scheelar, 2011). 90% of BC’s electricity comes from hydropower, so pushing for completely renewable sources of electricity is realistic in this province (Fuamba & Mahdi, 2012). This proposal aims to implement multiple small-scale run-of-river hydropower facility in BC to provide low carbon electricity for the each local region. This proposal will address the strengths and weaknesses of hydropower, the different technologies and facilities available, and economic and geographical factors relevant to British Columbia.

As Executive Director of Clean Energy BC, which represents clean energy operators and developers, suppliers, contractors, service providers, and post-secondary institutions’ Thompson River University and BCIT, I know the dramatic impact that renewables can have on First Nations economic development.

Since the gasoline and fuel oil shortages of the 1970’s, the topic of renewable energy has been

"Renewable energy is generally defined as energy that comes from resources which are naturally replenished on a human timescale" (Wikipedia). Put this term in everyday speech, understand it as an easier way, it means the energy from a remaining resources which is not exhausted when used. As pervious mentioned, Canada has a plenty of natural resources to afford renewable energy. Since a long time, the Canadian government attaches great importance in clean energy and renewable energy. For example, such as hydrogen, solar energy, geothermal

Canada has the potential to be a “sustainable energy superpower” due to the vast amount of resources it contains. It has a large landmass and diversified geography which can be used to produce renewable energy from such resources; watermill, wind, biomass, solar, geothermal, and ocean energy. Renewable energy is energy obtained from natural resources that are able to be naturally replenished within a human lifespan (Natural Resource Canada, 2014). Currently, fossil fuel burning is the major source of energy in Canada and although it can be re-used, the process is so long that it is considered to be non-renewable. Also, fossil fuel burning for coal, natural gas, and petroleum gas pollutes the environment with greenhouse gases on a large scale, causing global warming. Non-renewable energy is taken from sources that re available on Earth in limited quantity, likely vanishing within fifty to sixty years from today (Conserve Energy Future, 2014). Thus, it is important for Canada to invest their money on resorting to more environmentally friendly and renewable ways to make electricity. Being a developed country, Canada has the financial stability to purchase the technologies over time in order to produce renewable energy. In addition, many organizations and the government have taken a step to educate the society about issues regarding energy usage, and to create programs which conserve energy for the future. In the future generations, Canada will be able to generate sufficient

Arguably, it represents the most profound global transformation of the 21st Century. While Canada Energy Transition points to risks and challenges, an equally important insight is that, energy transition is the golden opportunity of our age, providing a chance to secure the future of our energy, save the environment and make the world a better place. Thus, economies who respond to the attendant challenges of transition with innovative solutions will prosper the most, drawing from the proven correlation between GDP and GHG emission. However, fewer places are better positioned than Canada in terms of resource, knowledge, experience and financial capacity to lead and excel in this area, as such transition can only guarantee the sustainably of Canada’s energy future. Also, while there is still a long road ahead, Canada’s progress towards transitioning to sustainable energy systems, with Ontario and Alberta leading the way, offers a fascinating example for other

This report will examine the alternative source of power, the renewable source of energy. It will explain how much renewable energy is used and how it benefit New Zealand society and environment on comparison to non-renewable energy.

The world’s energy supply and usage harnessed by humans are predominantly occupied by fossil fuel combustion a non-renewable resource. On the other hand small fractions of the energy harnessed by humans are renewable resources at only about 13% of the total energy sourced. With fossil fuels emitting high amounts of greenhouse gasses that affect our climate negatively in the long term in addition to its non-renewability, alternative sources of energy supply particularly in the category of renewable energy can help alleviate the impact of the shortage of resources and the harmful impact of our energy usage on the environment. Salinity-gradient energy can potentially be a part of this alternate source of renewable energy as well as gas emission-free as it is based on the mixing of solutions with different salt concentrations through the uses of Osmotic pressure and a membrane.

Having relied on conventional energy sources for so many years which cannot renew themselves at a sufficient rate for sustainable economic extraction, as well as the growth of energy demand causing global energy crisis nowadays, it is becoming clearer than ever that all the countries have to look for other alternatives to try to tackle this issue. Therefore, renewable energy is considered to be a long term solution that might be able to replace the traditional forms of energy in the future. For instance, in the UK according to the Department of Energy and Climate Change, (2012), the primary consumption of electricity increased by 1.2% in 2012, at the same time the production of fuel dropped by 7.3%, additionally, the Office for National Statistics predicts a population growth of 1.3% by 2037. This illustrates that with the growth of demand for energy supplying as well as the predicted