00:00 - Intro, Organizers and Sponsors
00:18 - Jasmine Lyn, program manager WiRE, Introduction
01:55 - Open Remarks (Recorded Video): Her Excellency Jeannette Menzies, Canadian Ambassador to Iceland
03:02 - Jasmine Lyn, on WiRE, IACN
07:07 - Moderator: Heather Semotiuk, Senior Energy Planner at the Government of Yukon
07:52 - Stephanie Adey, Renewable Energy Engineer-In-Training, Growler Energy
17:25 - Dr. Erin Trochim – Research Assistant Professor, Alaska Centre for Energy and Power (ACEP)
30:41 - Ottó Elíasson, Head of Research and Development at EIMUR
41:55 - Paul Emile McNabb, Director of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Businesses
55:46 - Closing Remarks: His Excellency Hlynur Gudjonsson, Icelandic Ambassador to Canada 59:31 - Panel discussion
1:27:13 - Final thanks
The Arctic is at an energy crossroads: Fossil fuels such as diesel offer reliable energy systems especially for remote communities, however the North is warming at twice or three times the rate as the rest of the planet, stressing the need to shift towards non-emitting sources of energy. How can Arctic regions adapt their energy systems to non-polluting sources, and is 100% clean energy possible?
The issue is complex as many challenges exist on the path towards sustainability in Arctic energy production. Difficulties in transporting supplies and equipment, finding and training the necessary human resources, and securing project capital are the main barriers. This session will explore the possibilities of achieving a fully renewable grid across several Arctic countries, including Canada and Iceland, and will discuss the technologies that have the potential to make a complete departure from fossil fuels possible.
Confirmed Speakers:
Open Remarks (Recorded Video): Her Excellency Jeannette Menzies, Canadian Ambassador to Iceland
Moderator: Heather Semotiuk, Senior Energy Planner at the Government of Yukon
- Paul Emile McNabb, Director of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Businesses
- Stephanie Adey, Renewable Energy Engineer-In-Training, Growler Energy
- Ottó Elíasson, Head of Research and Development at EIMUR
- Dr. Erin Trochim – Research Assistant Professor, Alaska Centre for Energy and Power (ACEP)
Closing Remarks: His Excellency Hlynur Gudjonsson, Icelandic Ambassador to Canada
This the fourth event of Share Your North Webinars – Renewable Energy for Sustainable and Inclusive Development in the Arctic Series organised by the Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network and Women in Renewable Energy (WiRE) International (Toronto, Canada), in cooperation with the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of Canada to Iceland, the Embassy of Iceland to Canada, the Northeast Iceland Regional Development Agency, SSNE (Iceland), the Directorate of Equality, (Iceland), and Electricity Human Resources Canada, EHRC (Canada), and Konur í Orkumálum.
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