Resource Library
The Arctic Energy Alliance maintains a large library of pamphlets, brochures, magazines, and books on energy management and renewable technology. Most of those listed below are available by download. Paper copies and other special requests can be obtained by sending an email to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) .
This page is organized into five sections. Click on a link to go to that section.
RESEARCH & REPORTS ENERGY MANAGEMENT
RENEWABLE ENERGY HOT2000 FUEL COST LIBRARY COMMUNITY ENERGY PLANNING
RESEARCH & REPORTS
Remote Facilities Best Practices Guide
WT Fuel Costs by Community - Fall 2010
Glossary of Energy Related Terms
Tsiigehtchic Wood Stove Case Study
Community Wood Pellet Study: District Heating Systems
Community Wood Pellet Study: Supply & Transport Options
Which pellets are best? See the results of the AEA's blind testing of five popular brands!
Wood Pellet Boiler Case Studies: Kalemi School, Chief Jimmy Bruneau School, Garden Townhomes, Bison Apartments, Sir John Franklin Hight School, St. Joseph's School, Ft. Gary and Ridgeview Apartments, YK Arena and Ruth Inch Memorial Pool.
Biomass Heating System Case Study: North Slave Correctional Facility
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
Energy Management Primer
Written and produced by the Arctic Energy Alliance this book walks the reader through each step of the continuing cycle of the energy management process. It details how to start a program, the audit and analysis involved; systems for implementation and how to monitor and evaluate the program once in place. Contact the Alliance for a copy.
Save Energy, Save Money
Only you can control your energy use. Click here for a copy of the AEA's brochure Save Energy Save Money.
Residential Lighting
Anyone interested in lowering their home electrical bills can learn how much and why compact fluorescent light bulbs and other energy management devices from this brochure. It also provides insight on the future of efficient home lighting and how using it can help combat climate change. Contact the Alliance for a copy.
Air-Leakage Control
Air leakage costs Canadian households a hefty part of our bill and makes our homes uncomfortable and unhealthy. This fact sheet will help you identify where cold air is entering your home and what to do about it - saving you money and lowering your energy costs.
Heating with Oil
This guide to home heating can help you decide which type of heating will work best for your home, compares annual heating costs, explains the equipment required for oil based systems, discusses the value of high-efficiency furnaces, provides advice on maintenance and much more.To order this publication, go to the Office of Energy Efficiency's Publications webpage.
Heating with Gas
This guide to home heating can help you decide which type of heating will work best for your home, compares annual heating costs, explains the equipment required for gas based systems, discusses the value of high-efficiency furnaces, provides advice on maintenance and much more.
Heating with Electricity
This guide to home heating can help you decide which type of heating will work best for your home, compares annual heating costs, explains the equipment required for electrical systems, discusses the value of high-efficiency furnaces, provides advice on maintenance and much more.
ENERGY STAR in Canada
This pamphlet provides readers with an overview of how the ENERGY STAR® rating system works. It also gives a brief description of how appliances qualify and what a consumer gains by buying a product with this symbol.
R-2000 Comfort, Energy Savings and a Healthier Environment
This booklet is a general POS brochure that is geared towards prospective R-2000 homebuyers and can be distributed at model homes, trade shows, information sessions, and during any other promotional events. It briefly describes the main features of an R-2000 home, potential savings for the homebuyers, and the energy efficiency features of the R-2000 homes that positively impact the environment. It also describes the R-2000 Standard and quality assurance offered to the prospective homebuyer. (HTML version)
350 Energy Tips
This booklet contains hundreds of helpful energy and money-saving hints. Flip through and you'll find valuable information on the causes of energy loss as well as facts on EnerGuide and ENERGY STAR® that will help you shop for a new vehicle, new appliances and heating and cooling products. Read on to learn about simple and often inexpensive ways that your whole family can pitch in.
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Photovoltaics (PVs)
Produced by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), this consumer information piece presents information on solar electric (photovoltaic) systems for housing. Click here for CMHC's series of "About Your House" publications.
Renewable Energy : The Future Is Free
Produced with the Association of Community Colleges, this fact sheet discusses renewable resources such as solar, wind, biomass, geothermal and micro-hydro with short case-study examples.
Solar Water Heating Systems: A Buyer's Guide
This guide has been prepared to assist consumers with the purchase of a solar water heater for their home. Some of the topics covered in the Guide include: benefits of solar water heating, how a solar water heater works, selection of a product and dealer and installation and operation of a system. The Guide is not a "how to" manual on installing a solar water heater.
A Guide to Residential Wood Heating
Use this guide to help you make informed decisions on such matters as the following: Consulting wood heating professionals, how to maintain your system for safety and peak efficiency, how to purchase and store your fuel wood, how to use fire management techniques for cleaner, virtually smokeless fires and many other useful tips.
Stand- Alone Wind Energy Systems: A Buyer's Guide
This buyer's guide will help you decide if wind energy is a viable option for you. The guide will give you some basic theory on how wind energy works, outline how to determine if wind energy makes economic sense for your circumstances and give you some pointers to decide how much power you'll need.
Photovoltaic Systems: A Buyer's Guide
The purpose of this guide is to help you determine whether a PV system (solar panels) is a suitable option for you in providing electrical power. It describes typical and innovative PV systems, provides success stories and answers some of the questions you should ask yourself before approaching a PV dealer.
Micro-Hydropower Systems: A Buyer's Guide
Hydropower comes from converting energy in flowing water by means of a water wheel or through a turbine into useful mechanical power. This guide is a helpful introduction when considering micro-hydro systems for remote off-grid residential homes, cottages, ranches, lodges, camps, parks, small communities and First Nations communities that are not connected to the electrical grid.
HOT2000 FUEL COST LIBRARY
Please note that HOT2000 software is required to open these files:
COMMUNITY ENERGY PLANNING
Brochure on Community Energy Planning
This plain language brochure explains what Community Energy Planning is all about. It tells the story of how the community of Whati worked with Ecology North and other partners to create their energy plan and how they are now implementing it.
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Standards for New Houses and Buildings
This toolkit has information about how communities can use standards so that new houses and other buildings use less energy. It
offers some basic information about: What standards are and why they're important; Existing energy efficiency standards for buildings; existing standards for appliances and equipment; Renewable energy standards, and How communities can use energy efficiency and renewable energy standards.
Energy Standards for NWT Communities
This toolkit helps communities to define what they mean when they say they want to build buildings or houses that are energy efficient and use renewable energy. The toolkit includes recommended energy standards and templates that can be used to implement the standards – either in a Request for Proposals (RFP) or in a By-law that would apply to all new construction in the community.
Community Energy Planning Toolkit
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Full Toolkit (9.4 MB, compressed ZIP format)
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AEA has updated its Community Energy Planning Toolkit for northern communities. TheCommunity Energy Profile Posters are now posted on the AEA's Community Energy Map. There are also Renewable Energy Yardstick Summaries for each community in the NWT.
The Yellowknife Community Energy Plan - Detailed Studies
The City of Yellowknife began implementing their community energy plan in September, 2006. The plan included several studies on energy use and greenhouse as emissions in the north that could be useful for other communities:
- The Yellowknife Community Energy Plan - a summary of all the studies and lists 12 recommendations.
- Facilities Report - a summary of projects the City could do to save energy in its buildings and facilities.
- The Fleet Management Study - how to save energy in the City's fleet of vehicles.
- Financing Options for Internal Green Energy Projects - how to use energy savings to fund more energy saving projects in City operations.
- Financing Options for External Green Energy Projects - how to use energy savings to fund energy saving projects in the whole Yellowknife community.
- Definition of Sustainable Planning Principles - a review of current "best-practices" in sustainable planning and recommends 21 sustainable planning principles for Yellowknife.
- Life-cycle Cost Analysis - Energy Standards for New Buildings - a summary of the economic impact of using EGH-80 and CBIP as a standard for new homes and buildings in Yellowknife.
- Transportation Report - looks at how Yellowknife could reduce energy used in transportation
- CEP Communications Plan - looks at how the City of Yellowknife could share its energy successes with the public.
Community Energy Planning - A Guide for Northern Communities
This manual was written several years ago by Arctic Energy Alliance staff to assist communities in starting their own community energy planning process. It gives a good introduction to community energy planning but does not include the latest tools that we have developed.
Return to Community Energy Planning main page.