Article: Clean and green in the frozen white Arctic: Grise Fiord to expand solar energy project

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Article: Clean and green in the frozen white Arctic: Grise Fiord to expand solar energy project

Earth Day is being recognized on April 22 with the theme ‘Our Power, Our Planet,’ meant to raise awareness, take action and to encourage the use of renewable energy and clean energy.

In the small community of Grise Fiord, 1,160 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, harnessing the energy from the midnight sun four months of the year makes perfect sense.

In 2022, solar panels generating 10-kilowatts were installed to supplement the diesel fuel on which residents rely for survival…

Clean and green in the frozen white Arctic: Grise Fiord to expand solar energy project

Additional panels to offset up to 30,000 litres of diesel per year

Link: https://www.yukon-news.com/news/clean-and-green-in-the-frozen-white-arctic-grise-fiord-to-expand-solar-energy-project-7959236

Link: https://www.nnsl.com/home/clean-and-green-in-the-frozen-white-arctic-grise-fiord-to-expand-solar-energy-project-7949777

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