BCSEA E-News: The Future of Energy on the Seas
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COULD BC'S FUTURE FERRIES BE ELECTRIC?
by Thomas Cheney and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. february 11, 2015
Sweden started in 2014 with an electric passenger ferry. This year, Norway will trump that with an electric car ferry. Both will result in lower operating costs, no greenhouse gases, no air pollution and almost no noise.
If our ferries in British Columbia were electric, there would be an almost 100% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, since our electricity is close to zero carbon, and there would be a big reduction in operating costs. But is it possible?
SHORE POWER ELECTRICITY RATE A MODEST STEP TOWARD CLEANER AIR
BY BILL ANDREWS FEBRUARY 2, 2015
Ships use diesel to generate electricity. When ships are in port, their diesel generators are a major source of air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and noise. Why not use clean renewable electricity from the BC Hydro grid instead? Good idea: it's called "shore power."
Shore power in B.C. has been stalled by electricity rate problems, but that's about to change. BC Hydro is preparing an application to the BC Utilities Commission for approval of a new electricity rate class for shore power, outlined at a workshop on January 28 in Vancouver. More shore power at Port Metro Vancouver, Prince Rupert Port Authority and other B.C. port terminals should be 'coming soon.'
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JOB OPPORTUNITY: INTERPRETIVE DATA ENTRY ROLE SUPPORTING BCSEA'S WEBSITE (PART-TIME) Closing Date: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2015
BC Sustainable Energy Association's editorial team is looking for a techncially-aware person to assist us linking clean industry news items into our web site.
We're currently looking for a person who wants to earn a few extra dollars a week doing part-time interpretive data entry. The candidate should know something about sustainable energy topics. The work is expected to take about one hour a day, three to five days a week, and would be ongoing.
Job description: The job is to receive links to energy articles curated and forwarded by our editorial team. It is expected there will be between three and seven such articles per day. Candidate will post summaries of these articles to the BCSEA web site, along with proper links and attribution to the article’s source. Candidate should have a good grasp of techncial energy production and consumption topics, technology business including innovation and finance, how new technologies and processes are developed and adopted, and how new technology can affect economies.
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