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- Ontario Power Generation, bc hydro & Eskom: Energy Options
- Ontario Power Generation and BC Hydro in Canada have designed programs to expand green power options and encourage new customer behavior in Canada. Ontario Power Generation's (OPG) strategy is to lead the development of green power in Ontario. The company has created a new operating division, OPG-Evergreen Energy that will...
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- bc hydro Case Study: Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, British Columbia
- Fairmont Hotels & Resorts operates 39 world-class resorts and city centre hotels in six countries and is largest hotel management company in North America. The company realized that increasing the energy efficiency of its hotels would be a way to both fulfill its environmental objectives and improve its business competitiveness....
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- bc hydro Case Study: Glenwood Valley Farms
- Glenwood Valley Farms is a B.C. vegetable greenhouse operation that comprises 14.5 acres of greenhouse growing space in Langley. Glenwood Valley Farms was looking for a lighting solution to improve the situation. With assistance from BC Hydro Power Smart, Glenwood Valley Farms determined the costs and benefits of a new...
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- bc hydro Case Study: City of Richmond
- The City of Richmond is a unique island city comprised of Sea Island. Richmond is constantly looking for ways to reduce its operating costs while increasing and improving the services it provides to residents. Richmond became a Power Smart Partner and continued to work with BC Hydro to identify and...
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- bc hydro Case Study: City of Vancouver
- The City of Vancouver has traffic signals at 670 intersections throughout the city, all of which used incandescent light bulbs to illuminate the vehicle and pedestrian signals. The City's engineering department proposed converting the incandescent lights to light-emitting diode (LED) lights. BC Hydro offered to help offset the replacement costs...
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- bc hydro Case Study: Hudson's Bay Company
- Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), established in 1670, is Canada's largest department store retailer and oldest corporation. HBC is constantly looking for ways to reduce its energy and operating costs. With the help of BC Hydro Power Smart, HBC introduced a national energy efficiency program that encourages stores to reduce their...
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- bc hydro Case Study: NorskeCanada
- NorskeCanada is the largest paper company in western North America and the third largest producer of newsprint and ground wood printing papers in North America. At the Port Alberni mill, a steam-driven hydraulic de-barker was limiting the amount of electricity that could be generated by reducing the amount of steam...
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- bc hydro Case Study: Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design
- The Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, known for their innovative art and design programs, wanted to improve the lighting environment for students and staff, while saving the school money. BC Hydro worked to improve the quality of lighting for students and teachers. BC Hydro's lighting specialists not only...
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- Capgemini Case Study: Hydro One Networks Inc.
- In order to be successful under the new market conditions, Hydro One had to streamline its business. It had to be leaner and more cost effective. To be prepared for a competitive environment, management chose to focus on building Hydro One's core wires business. Following a competitive bid tender, Hydro...
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- Small Hydro Consulting
- Small hydro generation is an economically and environmentally attractive energy-supply alternative for new developments in remote communities and retrofit installations on water-control dams. This mini-hydro station at Kennebec Falls on the Serpent River First Nation was a cooperative project between Ontario Hydro and the local community. The Town of Blind...
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- Coanda Hydro Intake Screen Testing and Evaluation
- This paper provides information about the objective of the project which has been to evaluate the effectiveness, suitability and cost benefit of the Aquashear Coanda effect, and maintenance free intake screen for use in small hydro system intakes. The results of the project will provide information to developers and operators...
- White papers 2001-08-13
- Realizing the Potential for the Protection of the Environment by Developing Small Hydro Power
- The RAPPIDS project identified a very real need for tackling the conflict arising from the development of small hydro development in Snowdonia, and similar areas of Europe. The underlying problems have arisen from a lack of knowledge of the effects of small hydro development in sensitive environments and consequent misunderstanding...
- White papers 2001-11-29
- Business Continuity: Awareness and Training Programmes
- This article states that business survival depends on the assured continuity of core business activities and supporting services. Business continuity (BC) plans are therefore developed to provide this assurance, but the best laid plans of mice and men can and often do go astray because the details of the plans...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Monitoring of Successful Renewables Obligation Small Hydro Projects
- The aim of the work was to obtain useful information which could assist future developments by examining three successful renewables obligation small hydro projects of different types and determining the reasons for the success of each. During the course of the project, we examined three small hydro projects which had...
- White papers 2000-03-25
- The Crucial Role of Vital Records in Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery
- This paper explains the Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) plan which serves as the main resource for the preparation for, response to, and recovery from, a disaster that affects any number of crucial functions in an organization. A BC/DR plan provides a framework for the decisions made and actions to be...
- White papers 2002-12-01
- California Hydroelectric Energy Outlook
- The outlook this year for California's hydro generation is fair to good. The ability to draw down reservoirs this summer after an average year (2003) is likely to provide enough fuel to sustain hydro energy production at 85 percent of average. At the same time, the effect of one dry...
- White papers 2004-06-01
- Why BC: The BC Technology Advantage
- This presentation introduces you to some of British Columbia's competitive advantages: low costs, a welcoming business climate, a gateway location, a skilled talent pool and an enviable quality of life. The slides include overviews of British Columbia's competitive tax rates (personal & business), R&D tax credits, immigration programs, venture...
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- Sustainability Upstream and Downstream
- The project has placed emphasis on energy efficiency, as well as emissions reductions and workplace improvements. Hydro has already lowered its fluoride emissions, while improved process control and natural ventilation in particular are helping to reduce power consumption. When Hydro built the new Sunndal plant, the company also made other...
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- Hydraulic Design & Optimization of New & Existing Intakes
- Hydroplan UK have recently carried out extensive studies in order to investigate, model and report on the behavior of river flows within the vicinity of intakes to existing hydro schemes. The findings presented in the paper are 'Hydraulic Design and Optimization of New and Existing Intakes'. Considerable project resources are...
- White papers 2002-04-05
- Lillooet Solar Municipal Pool
- This case study examines the pros and cons of municipal pool heating from a number of perspectives. Solar water heating in indoor municipal swimming pools could be the "low hanging fruit" of community-scale renewable energy systems in BC. The BC District of Lillooet has cut itself a good deal. Each...
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