A VREC installation has appeared on the front cover of Home Power Magazine (“Partly Cloudy – Totally Solar” (July/Aug 2007 Issue 119). VREC client Doug Horn wrote the article about the photovoltaic system installed on his roof. Other recent media coverage: CBC TV Interview – May 17 2007 Global TV Interview – May 17 2007 Home-owners […]
Are British Columbians being greenwashed? Georgia Straight March 8 2007
This March (2007) VREC is in the process of installing a solar hot air system to heat the basement of the Society Promoting Environmental Conservation using the sun’s heat. The rather chilly basement area is home to the office of several local non-profit organizations and has needed supplemental electric heat till now. “On the last […]
Lighten your footprint for a greener vacation Vancouver Sun Feb 17 2007
The first solar photovoltaic (PV) grid-tie system in the city of North Vancouver was installed July 23rd, 2006. The system produces clean electrical power from sunlight, and was installed on the roof of a house. This grid-tie system (where the household is able to sell electricity to the main electrical grid) is made possible under […]
Langara College, Saturday, March 4, 2006, 10 am to 5 pm BC Hydro’s new net-metering program has created an unprecedented opportunity for ordinary people to become producers of clean environmentally friendly power. This course introduces participants to the different types of systems that can be installed under the net-metering program including solar photovoltaic, wind and […]
Kitsilano Solar Panels Produce Clean Energy – Georgia Straight Dec 1 2005 Other Recent Media coverage: Harnessing the Power of the Sun North Shore News
July 9th was the Launch of our new photovoltaic system at SPEC. Come by the SPEC building at 7th and Maple in Vancouver any day 10-4 pm and climb the stairs to the roof to see a real live grid interconnected photovoltaic system in action. We had a very successful live webcast of the opening, […]
Solar Powered Webcast Treehugger July 9th, 2005 Other recent media coverage of VREC: Solar Power Group Has Some Bright Ideas The Vancouver Courier, Sunday, August 29 2004 News Item, News1130, Aug 27 2004 The Weather Channel, filmed Sept 10 2004, aired Sept 17 onward.
15-year limit set for switch to renewable energy; Biofuels favoured over further nuclear power.