Presentations

Previously the values that our society held towards the economy and the environment were such that it organised itself with government policies and corporate decisions that facilitated the increased use of energy in order to increase economic growth. Though these policies and decisions did not put a value on the environmental consequences of energy consumption and economic growth, those were likely good policies for those times.

That was the past. Today is much different.

We know and understand the environmental consequences of our policies and actions, and we need to re-organise ourselves to face the reality today that all deleterious emissions into the atmosphere, into the water and into the soil, plus all destruction of biological habitat must cease.

We need to be following "The Natural Step" framework, One Planet Living, Full-Cost Accounting, and Triple-Bottom Line Accounting, in all our policies, decisions and actions.

The only challenge, then, is how do we do this.

We need to ask ourselves the question "How do we want to organise ourselves and our society to meet the reality of the future?".
The way that society has organised itself to face the past is not appropriate for today.
It is 2012. The time has come. We already have all the resources necessary to answer this question. We just need the will to do it.

The people who do not have the competency to answer this question or who do not wish to work together to answer this question must stand aside and be silent for they stand in the way of the rest of us who do want to answer this question.

The biggest challenge to any change in life is the fear of change.
In making the requisite decisions for the future, we need to face this fear squarely, identify it, and then work together to overcome it.
To do anything less will likely cause our society to fail.

Policies, decisions and actions now need to value the environment and social cohesion just as much as they value the economy.
Everyone's input, decisions and actions into the goal and the steps to achieving the goals is critical.

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    Presentations by Howell-Mayhew Engineering on solar PV systems:

  1. 2011 November 16: Solar Electricity -- Coming to a Building Near You -- Edmonton Gateway Rotary Club
  2. 2011 October 18: Solar Electricity & Regulations -- Challenging the Status Quo? -- UofC Environmental Law Society
  3. 2010 August 17: Solar PV and solar heating to the Inside Education BP A+ for Energy Education Conference
  4. 2010 March 29: Solar PV Design Overview -- UofA Mechanical Engineering 443
  5. 2010 March 16: Solar PV Electricity -- from Dreamer's Paradise to Everyday Electricity -- to the APEGGA Edmonton Branch Luncheon
  6. 2010 March 10: Northern Lakes College -- Solar Electricity Basics
  7. 2010 February 08: Alberta Organic Producers Association -- Solar Electricity in Alberta
  8. 2010 February 06: Solar Electricity on Houses -- Why Would Real Estate Agents Care
  9. 2010 January 19: UofA Energy Club -- Can Alberta's Solar Resource Meet Its Energy Demands -- Edmonton presentation
  10. 2009 March 18: Solar PV Technology and the Solar Resource -- Alberta Agriculture's Energy Options Workship in Taber
  11. 2009 March 18: Solar PV Costs and Economics -- Alberta Agriculture's Energy Options Workship in Taber
  12. 2008 November 15: The Basics of Grid-Connected Solar Electricity -- Peace Citizen's Recycling Society workshop in Peace River
  13. 2008 August 19: Solar PV to the Inside Education BP A+ for Energy Education Conference
  14. Intro grid-connected solar PV course (6 hours)

  15. Presentations by Howell-Mayhew Engineering on connecting to Alberta's electricity grid:

  16. 2010 April 28: Northern Lakes College -- Connecting Micro-Generators to the Grid
  17. 2009 April 21: Connecting to the Grid -- Alberta's New Micro-Generation Regulations -- Edmonton presentation
  18. 2009 April 08: Connecting to the Grid -- Alberta's New Micro-Generation Regulations -- Calgary presentation
  19. 2009 March 18: Connecting Solar PV to the Grid -- Alberta Agriculture's Energy Options Workship in Taber

  20. Presentations by Howell-Mayhew Engineering on net-zero-energy houses:

  21. 2012 February 18: Going Beyond -- How to Achieve Net-Zero-Energy -- Pushing The Envelope Workshop in Viking Alberta 2012
  22. 2012 February 07: Renewable Energy Systems in NetZero Energy Houses -- Design, Modelling and What We've Learned -- University of Manitoba 2012
  23. 2010 November 29: Edmonton's NetZero Houses -- What We've Learned -- SAIT 2010
  24. 2010 March 20: Designing for Net-Zero-Energy -- Heat and Electricity from the Sun -- Edmonton NetZero Houses 2010 Mid-Winter Tour
  25. 2009 May 02: Riverdale NetZero House -- Barrhead Green Expo
  26. 2009 April 27: Riverdale NetZero House -- What we've learned -- Kamloops Green Dream Home design charrette
  27. 2009 February 20: Riverdale NetZero House -- Findings, Costs, Performance and Surprises
  28. 2008 November 15: Introduction to Net Zero Energy Homes -- Peace Citizen's Recycling Society workshop in Peace River
  29. 2008 September 16: Net Zero Energy Homes -- Challenges, Barriers, Opportunities and Effects
  30. 2008 July 21: Riverdale NetZero house -- AAPT conference

  31. Presentations by Howell-Mayhew Engineering on other topics:

  32. 2010 April 14: Northern Lakes College -- Making your New House Solar Ready
  33. 2008 July 21: Drake Landing Solar Community presentation to the AAPT
  34. 2008 November 15: The Basics of Solar Domestic Water Heating -- Peace Citizen's Recycling Society workshop in Peace River
  35. 2008 November 15: The Economics of Solar and Energy Efficiency - How Does it Fit With Your Values -- Peace Citizen's Recycling Society workshop in Peace River
  36. 2008 November 15: Making your New House Solar Ready -- Peace Citizen's Recycling Society workshop in Peace River
  37. Intro solar domestic water heating course (6 hours)

  38. Presentations by others:

  39. Resilient communities -- paths for powering down
  40. Into the Storm -- the Twin Challenges of Peak Oil and Global Warming
          Presentation on peak oil and global warming from the Florida Solar Energy Centre
  41. After Peak Oil -- what are the implications for us?
          Presentation on peak oil from the Saskatchewan Research Council
  42. Could the Hydrocarbon Age be entering the Twilight Era?
          Thoughtful presentation on peak oil from an energy investment banker
  43. Giant Oil Fields of the World
          Thoughtful presentation on peak oil from the University of Uppsala, Sweden
  44. Peaking of World Oil Production -- Impacts Mitigation and Risk Management
          Thoughtful presentation on peak oil and its risks
  45. What is going on in the Global Oil Sector?
          Thoughtful presentation on peak oil and its risks

  46. PV system performance:

  47. Evansdale Community League PV system performance overview
  48. Evansdale Community League hourly PV system performance today

  49. Evansdale Community League daily PV system performance this month


  50. Thoughts and concerns:

  51. Alberta -- what a mess we're handing to our kids!
  52. Where do we want to spend our energy funding?
  53. The HOME movie


Please contact us at:

Howell-Mayhew Engineering, Inc.
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Phone: +1 780 484 0476 GMT-7 (Mountain Time)
E-mail: ghowell (at) hme (dot) ca

Attn: Gordon Howell, P.Eng.