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SkyFire Energy began operations before solar was a thing. We explore how a recent acquisition helps SkyFire diversify into new markets a trend that has helped the company remain resilient through the ups and downs over the years.
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At 25 years old, SkyFire Energy is one of Alberta's oldest solar companies. The company has pioneered solar at all scales. We talk to CEO David Vonesch about their recent acquisition of Hakai Solar Solutions.
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SkyFire Diversifies Markets As Utility Scale Renewables Tank in Alberta
SkyFire Diversifies Markets As Utility Scale Renewables Tank in Alberta YouTube video by Green Energy Futures

SkyFire Energy diversifies markets with an acquisition, as Alberta loses billions in investment. youtu.be/XYojbMNAtqg?...

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428. SkyFire Energy aquistition helps secure markets outside of Alberta - Green Energy Futures SkyFire Energy acquires Hakai Energy Solutions and diversifies its market to coastal BC just as Alberta's utility scale renewables industry tanks

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12.03.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
428. SkyFire Energy aquistition helps secure markets outside ofΒ Alberta By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca SkyFire Energy, one of Alberta’s oldest solar companies, just acquired Hakai Energy Solutions, diversifying their operations into coastal and remote BC locations. Their strategy of diversifying their markets and the geographies where they operate is one of the reasons the company has continued to thrive through the booms and busts of the solar industry in Alberta.

428. SkyFire Energy aquistition helps secure markets outside ofΒ Alberta

By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca SkyFire Energy, one of Alberta’s oldest solar companies, just acquired Hakai Energy Solutions, diversifying their operations into coastal and remote BC locations. Their strategy of…

11.03.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Alberta's Renewable Energy Crackdown: $15 Billion Gone
Alberta's Renewable Energy Crackdown: $15 Billion Gone YouTube video by Green Energy Futures

Billions list in war against renewables youtube.com/watch?v=HdxM...

05.03.2026 03:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
3 High School Students Taking Climate Education to 100 Countries #climateaction #students #education
3 High School Students Taking Climate Education to 100 Countries #climateaction #students #education YouTube video by Green Energy Futures

Green Silicon Valley students take climste chane to thei peers youtube.com/shorts/M5Q8a...

05.03.2026 03:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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427. Billions Lost from Alberta's Vanishing Renewable Energy Projects - Green Energy Futures When Alberta put the hammer down its renewable energy industry imposing onerous restrictions it drove away 15 gigawatts of projects and billions in investment.

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427. Billions Lost from Alberta’s Vanishing Renewable EnergyΒ Projects By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca Alberta is closed for business. Since 2024, 15 gigawatts of renewable energy projects have been cancelled in Alberta, resulting in the loss of billions of dollars of investment. Not all of those projects would have been built, but on the other hand, more would have surfaced over that same time period, says Jorden Dye of the Business Renewables Centre Canada (BRC).

427. Billions Lost from Alberta’s Vanishing Renewable EnergyΒ Projects

By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca Alberta is closed for business. Since 2024, 15 gigawatts of renewable energy projects have been cancelled in Alberta, resulting in the loss of billions of dollars of investment. Not all of…

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426. Three Students Launch Green Silicon Valley to take Climate Education to 100Β Countries By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca Three students from the business club at Adrian Wilcox High School in Santa Clara, California, were inspired to make a difference, so they started Green Silicon Valley. Their goal was to share practical presentations about climate change and the environment with students from other schools. Meet Dev Shah (left), Ayush Garg (middle), and Abhi Tenneti (right), three grade 11 students at Adrian Wilcox High School.

426. Three Students Launch Green Silicon Valley to take Climate Education to 100Β Countries

By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca Three students from the business club at Adrian Wilcox High School in Santa Clara, California, were inspired to make a difference, so they started Green Silicon Valley.…

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425B. Hero School Students Fight Poverty by Building Things for the Community

Students at Hero Sustainable School in Guatemala are not only learning the ABCs, but they are also learning hands-on skills, designing, building and installing safer stoves in the community.
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07.02.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Students Construct Safe Stoves in Sustainable Hero School in Guatemala
Students Construct Safe Stoves in Sustainable Hero School in Guatemala YouTube video by Green Energy Futures

In Part 2 of our story on Matthew Peneitz and Long Way home a school made of reused tires and trash emerges. Students are designing and building stoves, latrines and even classrooms while studying language, art, science and math in Comalapa, Guatemala.

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Why This Man Gave Up Everything to Build Schools in Guatemala
Why This Man Gave Up Everything to Build Schools in Guatemala YouTube video by Green Energy Futures

Matthew Peneitz sold his car, drove to Guatemala 20 years ago and started Long Way Home. What's happened since then is one of the most inspiring stories we've ever done.
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04.02.2026 18:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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425. Long Way Home – Fighting Poverty by Building Sustainably Out of Trash in Guatemala - Green Energy Futures Matthew Peneitz was in the Peace Corps and worked in Guatemala. He was so impacted by what he saw that he started Long Way Home to fight poverty.

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425. Long Way Home – Fighting Poverty by Building Sustainably Out of Trash inΒ Guatamala Long Way Home Part 1 - The Origin Story. A Green Energy Futures video CKUA Podcast. Subscribe today! By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca Twenty years ago, Matthew Peneitz joined the Peace Corps and worked in Guatemala. The poverty he saw changed his life, and in time, that of many others. β€œI'd never seen anything like that before. And I think the paramedic in me took over, and I wanted to rescue as many people as I possibly could who were living in extremely impoverished conditions,” says Peneitz.

425. Long Way Home – Fighting Poverty by Building Sustainably Out of Trash inΒ Guatamala

Long Way Home Part 1 - The Origin Story. A Green Energy Futures video CKUA Podcast. Subscribe today! By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca Twenty years ago, Matthew Peneitz joined the Peace Corps and worked in…

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Affordable Chinese EVs Coming to Canada
Affordable Chinese EVs Coming to Canada YouTube video by Green Energy Futures

Affordable Chinese EVs coming to Canada in trade deal. youtube.com/shorts/v0UnT...

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424. Affordable Chinese EVs Coming to Canada - Green Energy Futures Chinese EVs are coming to Canada thanks to a new trade deal that reduces tariffs on Canada' agricultural projects and China's EVs

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Chinese EVs are Coming to Canada
Chinese EVs are Coming to Canada YouTube video by Green Energy Futures

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424. Affordable Chinese EVs Coming to Canada - Green Energy Futures Chinese EVs are coming to Canada thanks to a new trade deal that reduces tariffs on Canada' agricultural projects and China's EVs

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424. Affordable Chinese EVs Coming toΒ Canada By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca Affordable Chinese EVs costing $35,000 or less are coming to Canada. The move came as a surprise to many when Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a deal in which China will drastically reduce tariffs on Canada’s agricultural goods, and Canada will reduce tariffs on Chinese EVs. Canada is β€œmoving from a tariff that was over 100% to one that will be 6.1%, allowing up to 49,000 Chinese-made EVs into Canada a year,” says Adam Thorn, director of transportation at the Pembina Institute.

424. Affordable Chinese EVs Coming toΒ Canada

By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca Affordable Chinese EVs costing $35,000 or less are coming to Canada. The move came as a surprise to many when Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a deal in which China will drastically reduce tariffs on Canada’s…

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Renewable Energy Market Outlook for Canada Projects Billions in Investment
Renewable Energy Market Outlook for Canada Projects Billions in Investment YouTube video by Green Energy Futures

Renewable Energy Outlook Report projects 10-15X growth youtube.com/shorts/gpxMU...

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423. Renewable Energy Market Outlook - Solar and Wind to grow 10 to 15X in Canada - Green Energy Futures A new all-Canadian Renewable Energy Market Outlook report projects billions in investment and a 10-15 fold increases in wind and solar power in Canada.

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423. Renewable Energy Market Outlook – Solar and Wind to grow 10 to 15X inΒ Canada Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio video podcast on YouTube - Subscribe today for more than 400 episodes. By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca A new Canadian market outlook report projects 10 to 15 times growth in wind and solar energy, respectively and billions in investment in the coming years. As renewable energy has grown in the marketplace, it has been great to follow the progress of the energy transition in market reports, but sadly, most of these are from the US or Europe.

423. Renewable Energy Market Outlook – Solar and Wind to grow 10 to 15X inΒ Canada

Green Energy Futures CKUA Radio video podcast on YouTube - Subscribe today for more than 400 episodes. By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca A new Canadian market outlook report projects 10 to 15 times growth in wind…

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FULL INTERVIEW - What the World Needs Now: The Pragmatic Climate Reset wtih Michael Liebreich
FULL INTERVIEW - What the World Needs Now: The Pragmatic Climate Reset wtih Michael Liebreich YouTube video by Green Energy Futures

What thw world needs now - A Pragmatic Climate Reset youtube.com/watch?v=RVBj...

09.01.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The math behind phasing out fossil fuels in 40 years #cleanenergy #growth
The math behind phasing out fossil fuels in 40 years #cleanenergy #growth YouTube video by Green Energy Futures

How clean energy wins youtube.com/shorts/n2Ko6...

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Carbon Price Shell Games & the Alberta Pipeline MOU
Carbon Price Shell Games & the Alberta Pipeline MOU YouTube video by Green Energy Futures

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422. Rooftop Solar is Booming – A Survey Finds Out Why
422. Rooftop Solar is Booming – A Survey Finds Out Why YouTube video by Green Energy Futures

Why us rooftop solar booming ? youtube.com/watch?v=LKg6...

09.01.2026 14:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Survey finds why rooftop solar is booming
Survey finds why rooftop solar is booming YouTube video by Green Energy Futures

Why are homeowners going solar? youtube.com/shorts/LSrfY...

09.01.2026 14:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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409. Blatchford Virtual Power Plant - Homeowners selling solar power to the grid for profit - Green Energy Futures Blatchford carbon neutral community in Edmonton, Alberta is pioneering a virtual power plant system that will link 100 homes with solar and sell electricity to the grid.

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412. Reza Nasseri - Celebrating Landmark's net-zero pioneer whose time has come - Green Energy Futures Reza Nasseri of Landmark Homes is a pioneer in the movement to construct ultra-efficient net-zero homes. After 15 years and 40 net-zero homes he's now building them like crazy and is aprominant build...

412. Reza Nasseri - Celebrating Landmark's net-zero pioneer whose time has come greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/412-...

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