Biomass Combined with Oil at Bathurst Chaleur Regional Hospital

One large boiler will soon be on line to produce 98% of the annual hospital energy needs (including heating and cooling) using biomass as the energy source. The boiler will produce steam for the production of electricity. On normal months it is expected there will be a small net surplus of power that, through net … Read more

Active Solar at Coastal Inn in Dieppe

The hotel uses compact florescent lightbulbs (CFLs) exclusively, and replaced air conditioners with more efficient heat pumps which help save energy during the shoulder seasons especially. No regular maintenance required, though the owner monitors the collector fluid temperature on very hot summer days. This environmentally friendly 4 Green Key Eco Rated hotel is reducing its … Read more

EcoPlusHome in Bathurst

Outstanding Energy Efficiency Project: Residential New Construction, EcoPlusHome (Bathurst) Put simply, the EcoPlusHome is the most energy efficient home on record with Efficiency NB’s New Homes Program. The home was built this year in Bathurst through the collaboration and partnership of a number of companies who were brought together by Axel Lerche of marketing firm … Read more

2.4kW Wind Turbine on School in Shippagan

“Expertise in this field is difficult to find and that he had to be very resourceful to get the project completed”, according to the project coordinator for this project. Among other things, this turbine is used to power this Shippagan school’s small ecological radio. An ecological greenhouse should be set up soon at the school … Read more