How HRM reduced heating-oil use in municipal buildings
A historical look at municipal oil reduction and the difference between achieved savings and future targets.
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Atlantic Canada’s Energy Transition
News, analysis and perspectives on the projects, technologies and policies shaping our region.
Coverage of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador by David Brushett, P.Eng. Explore solar, battery storage, electrification, district energy and energy management. Archive articles retain their original publication dates.
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Rooftop solar on municipal buildings in Dartmouth
A historical municipal solar layout illustrates the importance of planning around the roof and building.
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Cogswell district energy: planning the connections
A historical plan shows how an energy centre and distribution network connect a developing neighbourhood.
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Solar in municipal building design
A public washroom concept illustrates the integration of rooftop solar into a small municipal facility.
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The power of the people: energy recovery through anaerobic digestion
Wastewater and organic-material treatment can create opportunities to recover useful energy.
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Nova Scotia’s solar growth during 2020
A historical interconnection table records continued growth during the pandemic.
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Energy performance at Halifax Central Library
A historical results sheet shows how lighting, controls and ongoing management can improve a prominent public building.
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Municipal fire station renewal
Construction and design images document a Halifax fire station project.
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Woodside Ferry Terminal: the scale of a planned retrofit
A historical energy summary compares a 2016 baseline with modelled post-retrofit use.
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Energy management: exchanging experience across borders
A reflection on professional collaboration, illustrated with a photograph of colleagues.
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Solar thermal: using sunlight as heat
Solar thermal technology serves a different purpose from photovoltaic electricity generation.
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Courthouse Hill Farm: turning manure into useful energy
A historical farm project illustrates the connection between organic waste, electricity and useful heat.
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Falling battery costs change the planning picture
Lower storage cost assumptions and higher gas costs are reshaping the relative economics of Nova Scotia’s resource options.
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