Powering remote northern communities through renewable energy sources

Most remote communities rely on diesel as the primary source of electricity generation and heating, which puts energy security at risk.

Several renewable energy projects in Canada's northern communities have been successful, such as a microgrid with solar photovoltaic panels supplying 20 per cent of the community’s electricity demand, writes Xiaodong Liang.Photograph courtesy of Pexels.com

Opinion

BY XIAODONG LIANG

May 30, 2024

Remote communities have restricted access to energy. In Canada, there are more than 280 remote communities that are neither connected to the North American power grid, nor to the piped natural gas network, and about 60 per cent of them are Indigenous communities. The electri...

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