We recently completed two net-zero electric pump jacks in Alberta for Imaginea Energy, a leading edge oil producer with a "dream to create hydrocarbons that will be “clean” – created without...
PV vs. Oil: What Drives You Further?
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Tesla Solar Roof Tiles: Will They Make the Cut?
A beautiful new roof is entering the market soon and it’s made of solar shingles! At a Tesla event in October last year, Elon Musk unveiled the prototypes for a solar roof, built in partnership with...
Energy Payback for Solar PV Modules & Systems
While generating solar energy has countless environmental benefits and does not cause pollution or emit greenhouse gasses, the energy required to produce those solar PV systems does not always...
Providing light in a time of darkness – MABO Children’s Home Haiti
In September this year, Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti badly, devastating an already impoverished nation. Not only did Hurricane Matthew result in death and health issues, but it also wrecked the...
New Solar Program for Indigenous Communities & Organizations in Alberta
The Alberta government recently announced that they will provide $2.5 million in funding through The Alberta Indigenous Solar Program (AISP) and the Alberta Indigenous Community Energy Program...
Alberta farmers are now harvesting solar power!
Since the Alberta government relaunched the Growing Forward solar incentive program for agricultural producers earlier this year, many Alberta farmers have seized this opportunity to install solar...
SkyFire Energy joins Amicus Solar Cooperative
We are very excited to announce that earlier this year SkyFire Energy became the 38th member of the Amicus Solar Cooperative and the first member outside of the US! Amicus Solar Cooperative was...
New Solar Incentive Programs for Alberta Farmers and Municipalities
Great news - The Alberta government has just announced that they will be investing more than $5 million in new solar energy incentive programs for municipalities and farmers! Alberta Municipal Solar...
Alberta’s First Solar Powered Pump Jack
While it does sound quite ironic that a solar PV system is powering oil wells and equipment, successful collaboration between fossil fuels and renewable energy can be achieved when two leading...