Hot Springs Cove, BC — Each year more than half a million dollars in diesel is shipped by barges to generate electricity for the 50 or so people living in Hot Springs Cove. For the Hesquiaht First Nation north of Tofino, it’s a costly reliance on non-renewable energy. And as…
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The proposed project is a 350-kilowatt hydro-diesel hybrid on the Nicknaqueet River Residents of Wuikinuxv Village have been successful in their bid for funding to build a hydroelectricity facility in their remote community on the central coast. The community houses approximately 80 people on-reserve and is located on the banks…
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$7 million facility would decrease First Nation’s diesel dependency The Hesquiaht First Nation is putting a hydro power project together to decrease Hot Spring Cove’s dependence on diesel fuel. “The village of Hot Springs Cove has long been dependent on diesel generation for electricity…The diesel emissions are 580 tonnes annually,…
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Idea is to research territory's potential for geothermic energy An attempt to measure geothermal energy potential could soon have researchers in Yukon drilling a hole one kilometre deep near the Takhini Hot Springs. The idea was discussed Friday at a conference called the Future of Arctic Entrepreneurship in Whitehorse. "The objective is…