2024 Envirothon: Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Future New York, host of the 2024 NCF-Envirothon International Competition, was chosen as the theme "Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Future" as its Current Environmental Issue (CEI). In the modern world we live in, energy...
The Net Zero ambassadors are back for another summer to help Islanders save money on energy and help protect the environment. Brandon McQuillan, a returning ambassador, and Sean He, took part in a special assignment to ride the public transit bus around the province and share the...
Sustainability of Biomass Utilization Report
On a sunny June morning the Trinity Energy Solutions insulation truck arrives at Gail Collins’ home in Charlottetown. “I got a free heat pump, a free electric water heater and now free insulation,” Gail says with a laugh. Trinity Energy Solutions is one of five contractors...
Canadians are calling for action to fight climate change in a way that will build a strong economy, keep life affordable, and ensure clean air for our communities. Today, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Member of Parliament for Cardigan, Prince...
Sandra Moore will head up the province’s Clean Tech Innovation Centre, which will be based in the new Clean Tech Park in Georgetown. The Clean Tech Innovation Centre will be PEI’s future home for clean technology innovation, business, and energy. It will also house the province’s...
When the Free Heat Pump Program was launched in 2021, George and Marion Smith of Summerside did not think they would qualify. Their daughter Karen went online and applied for them, but at that time, her parents’ household income was just a bit over the limit to qualify. Since...
On June 19, seasonal public transit service to Cavendish will resume, along with a new year-round route connecting Charlottetown and North Rustico. Schedules for the Cavendish and North Rustico routes are available at transitpei.ca and fares for these routes can be booked as of...
This year, the Equal by 30 campaign is celebrating its fifth anniversary and today, PEI becomes the third jurisdiction in Canada to sign on to this global initiative to advance gender equality in the clean energy sector. Equal by 30 is a commitment by public and private sector...
Electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles may be eligible for the Electric Vehicle (EV) Universal Incentives. Enter an electric vehicle’s unique vehicle identification number (VIN) to see if the vehicle has already had rebate(s) applied to it. Vehicles are eligible for one new and one...