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Clean Energy Options for Agriculture

Published on March 4, 2010

Seminar focuses on small scale solar, wind and geothermal applications.

Clean energy options for agriculture seminar designed to achieve incremental energy efficiency in provincial agricultural operations, results increase cost savings, energy conservation and reduction in carbon emissions. On Thursday, April 1st from 12- 4 pm at TerrAlta in Dunmore, Marcus Campbell and Murray Shivak from Terralta Inc will present on geothermal, solar, and wind technology and how it can be applied to your operations. 

One of Southern Alberta’s leading renewable energy product supplier and installers, TerrAlta Inc assists in making life more comfortable, affordable, clean and sustainable. Campbell’s topic will allow people to walk away with more knowledge, an understanding of return on investment and a better grasp on the technology available to individual landowners. Explaining that the “First part of success is knowledge,” attendees can expect to gain a comprehensive understanding of clean energy options, allowing smarter decisions to be made.

Other presenters include Darryl Slingerland, Research and Development Engineer for the Agriculture and Technology Center, Bob Kaufman, Conservation Coordinator for Alberta Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture and Wayne Perehudoff, Project Manager for Energy Sustainability Dept, Energy Division for the City of Medicine Hat.

This seminar is sponsored by the Economic Development Alliance of Southeast Alberta. The EDA recognizes the growth potential in alternative energy, including: geo-thermal, solar and wind.  There is a $20 cost, which includes lunch and refreshments; deadline to register is March 25th, 2010. To find out more information or to register contact info@edalliance.ca or call (403) 488-7015.