Presented by:
Kostas Karanasios, Mariano Arriaga & Doug Fyfe, University of Waterloo, Mitch Diabo, Kasabonika Lake First Nation
Using the knowledge gained through the ecoEnergy II Research Project presently being conducted by the University of Waterloo and partners, including the Kasabonika Lake First Nation, the presentation describes the socio-economic situation of First Nations in remote communities where the provision of electric power is constrained and increasingly expensive to produce. Discussion includes community participation and long-term employment opportunities, existing electrical generation & dispatch, and proposed renewable energy integration with its free sources of energy (sun, wind, water), and the practical aspects of implementation.