Solar panels installed on 40 KDFN homes will generate electricity this spring, reducing utility bills for tenants and creating new revenue for the First Nation.
The complete solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) will reduce Snowline Gold’s carbon emissions at the 45-person camp by 90%.
The North Klondike solar power plant has been fully commissioned and is now producing renewable energy for up to 180 Yukon homes per year
Solvest completes remote microgrid solar project for Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation (VGFN), 130 Kilometers North of the Arctic Circle.
Solvest Inc. spearheaded Northern solar panel research coined as the “Whitehorse Solar Study”. Bi-facial and monocrystalline panels are now being used all over the Yukon with a good understanding of their performance all-year round.
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The CropBox is fully operational in Whitehorse, providing food security and dealing with long transportation times and costs. Partnerships include research stations and the Yukon College to help with food security in Northern Canada.
Solvest Inc. partnered with hydroponics supplier, CropBox to provide local options for fresh produce during the winter months. The project aims to provide a sustainable source of fresh vegetables and greens where Northern communities would otherwise ship in wilted foods. The hydroponics unit is soilless and is fully winterized in a 40-foot long shipping container.
Read More: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/cropbox-yukon-food-security-1.4686857
Yukon has the highest number of solar panel installations in Western Canada, per capita. With governments allowing users to sell surplus residential and business solar power to Yukon Energy, there was a surge in solar panel installations in 2015. Solvest Inc. as over 135 projects to-date.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-solar-power-1.4267199