AMERICAS – The Calgary Telus Convention Centre (CTCC) in Canada is currently installing 10 kilowatt solar panels on the North building roof, which will generate power for meetings and conferences.
The CTCC claims that Calgary receives more sunshine hours annually than any other major Canadian city, and so has decided to transform the sunshine into a useable source of power. The CTCC hopes harnessing energy from the sun in this way will lower its carbon footprint.
“The CTCC has always been a leader with environmental initiatives,” says Director of Marketing at CTCC, Heather Lundy. “The solar panels will reduce our draw on the provincial grid by 14,000 kilowatt hours per year.”
Lundy adds that the energy generated from the panels will feed into the existing electrical distribution system in the North Building, offsetting the emissions by 11 tonnes, which is equivalent to two cars being taken off the streets.
The CTCC claims to be committed to environmental stewardship, and Lundy says: “The CTCC maintains environment-friendly practices, energy saving efforts and and an aggressive reduce, reuse, recycle programme that ensures as much material as possible is diverted away from the landfill.”
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