Wocawson Energy Project- WIND
This project is a partnership between Tobique First Nation and Natural Forces. Since December of 2020, five wind turbines have been operational in Kings County, New Brunswick. These turbines are estimated to have the output to power 5,000 homes, and are located 20 kilometres outside of the Town of the Sussex. https://www.naturalforces.ca/wocawson-energy-project.html …
Richibucto Wind Turbine Project- WIND
The Oinpegitjoig Wind Project is a single turbine wind energy project in Richibucto, New Brunswick, owned in partnership between Pabineau First Nation and Natural Forces. This project was commissioned in 2020, has a capacity of 3.8MW and is estimated to supply enough electricity to power approximately 900 homes per year. …
The Terra Berma Project – Sustainable Off Grid Living- BE, GT, SE
Along the tip of the Kingston Peninsula, the Terra Berma Project is a sustainable living project that demonstrates off-grid living doesn’t need mean compromising comfort. Constructed over 5 years using primarily using recycled tires and cob (a natural building material made from subsoil, water, some kind of fibrous organic material), the home was built out from the side of a hill using rammed earth techniques. The combination of building materials and lack of exposed walls means that the house is very well insulated. Ceiling insulation comes from a green roof, on the top of the split-story. The hill faces south …
Active Solar, Combined System, Geothermal & Wind (to be installed) at NBCC in Bathurst- SE, GT, WIND
The design has incorporated alternative energy sources principally using geothermal heating and cooling with the addition of solar PV, solar thermal collectors and wind turbines with opportunities to learn of these technologies. Of note the wind turbine has yet to be installed and the full array of solar panels is not yet complete. The main story here is the innovation and diversity of energy and energy demonstration projects for purposes of education as well as energy efficiency. This is illustrated in a variety of lighting methods in classrooms with real time energy monitoring to assess comparative energy requirements. Lighting quality …
2.4kW Wind Turbine on School in Shippagan- WIND
“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 since at the moment, it is a large system not being used to its maximum capacity. The unused energy is sent to the electrical grid through a net meter, pictured below. If repeating this project, the coordinator would choose the same type of turbine, but …
2.4 kW Wind Turbine on School in Caraquet- WIND
The best-performing and most impressive system I have seen to date. A model worth going to see. Starting this year, this school will offer a course on renewable energy. …
2.3 kW Wind Turbine in Bertrand- WIND
The client noted that the government should offer grants to the general public to encourage such projects. This system runs a pump in the stable, 11 fluorescent lights, and several outlets. It provides power for the entire workshop, for its many 110-V electrical devices. The owner’s future plans for the project are to power his house with this type of system in the event of an electrical failure. He is now thinking about installing solar panels, to supplement the system on sunny, but not windy, days. If he were starting again, he would install a larger turbine. His current system can …
3 kW Vertical Axis Wind Turbine in Lamèque- WIND
Peak power for this system is 5 kW. Can run the park’s 8 computers, most of the lights, the 2 fridges, and many other things. Also, the upcoming projects for this turbine would supply energy for lighting our observation tower and the footbridge that winds through our estuary. …
1 kW & 400 W Wind Turbines in Little Aldouane- WIND
The owner is a retired mechanic with technical skills and interest in alternate energy. He does this as a hobby and does not keep track of costs, which he says are high. He does his own fabrication work and repairs to his systems. Energy generated is used for emergency power to light and heat his greenhouse (which happens rarely) and his house. Day-to-day it is used to light his shed where the storage batteries and inverter are kept. He finds it hard to find expert advice even among so-called experts and had to learn almost everything on his own. However …
400 W Wind Turbine & 360 W Photovoltaic panels at James M. Hill High School in Miramichi- WIND, SE
This system is found on the roof of a local high school. It consists of two solar panels that are 1.2 × 1.2 m (4 × 4′), 180 W each from Shell Oil; one 400 W AIRX LAND wind turbine with a diameter of 116.8 cm (46″). The wind turbine can produce 38 kWh/month at a constant speed of 5.4 m/s (12 mph). It can reach a maximum of 49.2 m/s (110 mph), then shuts off. Both are connected to two VR 12 V Solar Batteries and an inverter inside a classroom with a wall demonstrating all the connections, and also monitors the energy input/output. There is also a camera setup with live feed …
