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A dozen Inuvik residents joined Arctic Energy Alliance staff at the Inuvik Centennial Library to learn about solar installation in the Northwest Territories. 

Are you in Inuvik and looking to find out more about Solar Energy (PV)?

This spring, Arctic Energy Alliance participated in Inuvik’s Science Rendezvous.

All Arctic Energy Alliance offices will be closed during the week of May 11th for our annual staff retreat meeting.

With the advent of the new fiscal year, funds are once again available for Commercial Energy Conservation and Efficiency Program (CECEP) rebates.

In February, regional office staff from the Arctic Energy Alliance met with Ecology North’s Regional Office Manager for a hands-on workshop sharing creative communication techniques for energy conservation and renewable energy education. 

 Inuvik’s Regional Energy Coordinator hosted the Inuvik Energy Fair at the ARI building.  

The Arctic Energy Alliance’s Inuvik Office teamed up with Inuvik Western Arctic Business Development Corporation to host a luncheon for local business owners and staff. 

Arctic Energy Alliance is pleased to have a 10 member team for the NWT Recreation and Parks Association’s “Walk to Tuk” event. 

Inuvik’s Regional Energy Project Coordinator attended Inuvik’s East Three School and presented about Renewable Energy to the students of E-Learning.

To promote “Waste Reduction Week” Arctic Energy Alliance Inuvik Regional Office and Ecology North are teaming up to screen “Just Eat It” – an award winning Canadian documentary about food waste. 

Two staff members from Arctic Energy Alliance’s Yellowknife office went to Inuvik and held an exhibitor’s booth at the Annual Petroleum Show.

The Arctic Energy Alliance is pleased to commission the 5 solar demonstration systems purchased with the generous support of the GNWT Environment and Natural Resources Department. 

At the end of November, the Arctic Energy Alliance travelled to Inuvik to begin the second year of monitoring of the Northern Sustainable House.

106 Energy and dollar-wise Northerners collected a total of $50,921.92 in Energy Efficiency Incentive Program (EEIP) rebates in November. This brings the total of rebates this fiscal year (April – November) to $244,082.15 for 724 rebates.

271 Energy and dollar-wise Northerners collected a total of $60,090.91 in Energy Efficiency Incentive Program (EEIP) rebates in October. This brings the total of rebates this fiscal year (April – October) to $193,160.23 for 618 rebates.

The Arctic Energy Alliance (AEA) conducted a Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Design and Installation Workshop from July 8 to 17, 2013 in Inuvik, NWT.

The Arctic Energy Alliance recently facilitated the monitoring setup for the SolarWall^® façade at the Aurora Research Institute (ARI), Inuvik.

The Arctic Energy Alliance is releasing its public website of an energy monitoring project we have been conducting in Inuvik.

Arctic Energy Alliance (AEA) staff members Leanne Robinson, Steve Outlet and Nick Walker joined Regional Energy Project Coordinator, Donald Andre, in Inuvik early April.

There is a new document on AEA’s website - the Inuvik Biomass Infrastructure Study. This study focuses primarily on the potential use of biomass (wood pellets) to help meet Inuvik’s immediate and longer-term space heating requirements.

The Inuvik Capital Suites Hotel received a rebate cheque for $4,1969.43 in January 2013 from the Commercial Energy Conservation and Efficiency Program (CECEP).

Arctic Energy Alliance will be offering a Building Science course in Inuvik on March 26th - 27th, 2013.

Congratulations to the Draw Winner at the Inuvik Energy Fair.