residences, small commercial businesses,
off-grid communities and energy service
providers.
Though the project is currently on hold,
there is an expectation that it will go ahead
in the future, Chief Planes said. New proj-
ects with Schneider Electric, among other
companies, are also underway, aiming to
reduce the reliance on diesel generation.
The T’Sou-ke Solar Diesel Displacement
Demonstration project began in 2014
and has brought together organizations
like Global Microgrid and Shipstone Cor-
poration — people who have worked for
decades to promote sustainability. The
project has also received support from
Sustainable Development Technology Can-
ada (SDTC).
Daniel Kenway is President of Shipstone
Corp. and a long-time friend of Chief
Planes. He recalled sitting in Planes’ office,
overlooking the sea, where they would
dream about ways to effect change. “This
is all from the personality of Gordon who
is truly a very gracious, gentle and well-
managed visionary,” Kenway said. “He’s
really got it together.”
There is a serious problem in Canada, par-
ticularly for the approximately 200,000
people living off the grid, many of whom
reside in remote First Nations, Kenway
said. For most, the only source of power is
diesel electricity but through the demon-
stration project, a good portion of energy
reliance will shift to more sustainable solar
power.
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