Diesel Reduction with Solar PV in Canadian Remote Communities
In Canada’s Territories up north, solar PV arrays can capture up to 24 hours of sunlight during the longest days of summer. Many communities in northern Canada have begun to integrate solar energy to reduce the environmental and financial impacts of their reliance on Diesel to generate electricity. These projects have many environmental and financial benefits in Canada’s remote communities.
Diesel-Reduction Remote Community Project Map
Note: Click on the top-left icon on the map for a sidebar with all Diesel reduction projects, then click on each project for pictures and more details. Click here to see our complete Project Map.
How have we helped?
For the past seven years, we have been traveling to remote communities across Canada to reduce the need for Diesel generators using solar PV systems to generate clean energy on community-owned buildings. To date, we have designed and installed 55 Diesel-reduction systems in some of the most remote areas of Canada, including above the tree line in the Arctic. Our projections estimate that our Diesel-reduction systems generate more than 1,300,000 kWh per year, which saves about 375,000 liters of Diesel annually. This results in an annual reduction of over 1,000,000 kg of carbon-dioxide emissions. Every system we create is unique for the building and community that will host it. We design, develop, and implement our solar systems from the early CAD drawing phase to the installation phase and commissioning of each system. We have completed PV systems for Diesel reduction in Nunavik (Northern Québec), Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, Labrador, and British Columbia. To see more you can view our slideshow of remote community projects and browse through our technical project reference PDFs.
Technical Project Reference Sheets
Landscapes of Remote Communities
Please enjoy some of our pictures from Canada’s scenic remote communities.
For questions and inquiries, you can contact us through our contact page, by phone at 519-946-0408, or email us at info@greensunrising.com.