Halifax, NS, January 16, 2015 - Solar Nova Scotia (SNS) as a recognized stakeholder was invited to participate in the Electricity System Review conducted by the Nova Scotia Department of Energy. SNS submitted a 17 page report entitled "Solar Energy: Part of a Sustainable Future in Nova Scotia"

Summary:

Spring 2011

• Forging Ahead with Lunenburg Foundry's “Prometheus” Solar Forge
• Evaluating our solar resource by Cory Manuel
• Growing Salad Greens During the Cold Winters of Nova Scotia by Silvana Castillo, North Wallace, Nova Scotia.

Spring 2010

• Historic Building Energy Issues, Part 3: Attics and Roofs, by Bill Hockey
• Energy Efficiency in Nova Scotia by Aaron Smith
• Corporate Profile -Green Power Labs

Fall 2010

• Historic Building Energy Issues, Part 4: Foundations, Basements and Crawl Spaces, By Bill Hockey
• The Halifax Seaport Farmers Market – Efficient from the Ground Up, by Aaron Smith
• The province's new Performance Plus program for new home builds over the next few months where solar thermal will be an integral part of the plan

January 2016

• Solar Nova Scotia T-shirts are available!
• Nova Scotia's Electricity Plan Implementation (2015) Act Bill 141
• The Antigonish Community Energy Cooperative is gathering ''signatures'' on an electronic petition against Bill 141's restrictive solar provisions.
• Solar PV & Net Metering in Nova Scotia
• A Lunenburg councillor wants to build a community solar garden that would allow residents to share in renewable power that's generated from a centralized array located in a field or on a roof.

Spring 2009

• Historic Building Energy Issues By Bill Hockey
• Canadian Solar Home Design Manual Book Launch: March 24th!
• The CARBON Trap:  Can offsets, emissions caps, and complex trading schemes turn off the global spigot of greenhouse gases?

Fall 2009

• Shaping Our Future Communities: The Importance of Community Energy Planning Marlene Moore, Green Power Labs Inc.
• Historic Building Energy Issues, Part 2: Doors & Windows, by Bill Hockey
• The sun is rising on large scale solar in NS By Shannon Lynch – Scotian Windfields

Fall 2008

• Solar Shelter Manual: Bigger, Better & Nation Wide! by Shawna Henderson
• Carbon Footprint: Best Return
• Proposed House Energy Efficiency Regulations in Nova Scotia by Aaron Smith

Spring 2005

• The Solar Envelope by Shawna Henderson
• History of our webpage

Winter 2003 - Spring 2004

• From High Tech to Third World by Derek Broughton
• The Millennium Home Inventory becomes the Renewable Energy Atlantic Portal by Daniel Mackay and Josh McLean
• New Corporate Members: Nova Sun Power and Dr. Solar