When: September 16 - 17, 2015
Pre-conference, September 15, 2015
Where: Yellowknife, NWT
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The Government of Northwest Territories - Environment and Natural Resources, Bullfrog Power, the Pembina Institute, and the Government of Canada present the 2nd Renewables in Remote Microgrids conference.
This conference will bring together 100-150 leading experts, community members, manufacturers and researchers from across North America with the goal of promoting economic development, environmental sustainability and energy security.
Attendees will understand how enabling indigenous and other communities to develop local clean energy projects can help these communities displace their reliance on diesel fuel. Participants will also be exposed to the benefits and opportunities both domestic and abroad.
Overall conference objectives:
- Provide a forum for those engaged in renewables in remote microgrids to collaborate, cooperate and share experiences.
- Allow representatives from remote communities to share their realities with renewable microgrid practitioners; allow utilities and academics to share latest thinking around rate models.
- Maintain momentum in the growth of Canadian capacity to develop and benefit from renewable remote microgrids.
- Advance system change (technical, policy and socio-economic) for renewable technology uptake in remote communities and facilities in Canada.
Pre-conference will allow participants to experience various courses on renewable technologies and software, a tour to a remote community that has an installed renewable energy system and there will also be a few design training sessions.