Leveraging Solar Photovoltaic Technology for Sustainable Development in Ontario's Aboriginal Communities
International audience The Ontario feed-in tariff (FIT) for solar photovoltaic (PV) technology has provided Ontario's Aboriginal communities with an opportunity to i) weaken the cycle of poverty; ii) directly counteract climate change by producing renewable energy; and iii) become more self-suf...
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ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:hal-02120496v1 2023-05-15T16:15:48+02:00 Leveraging Solar Photovoltaic Technology for Sustainable Development in Ontario's Aboriginal Communities Mclaughlin, Dirk V. P. Mcdonald, Nicole C. Nguyen, Ha T. Pearce, J Queen's University Kingston, Canada Michigan Technological University (MTU) 2010 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02120496 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02120496/document https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02120496/file/Leveraging_Photovoltaic_Technology_for_S.pdf https://doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v3n3p3 en eng HAL CCSD Canadian Center of Science and Education info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.5539/jsd.v3n3p3 hal-02120496 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02120496 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02120496/document https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02120496/file/Leveraging_Photovoltaic_Technology_for_S.pdf doi:10.5539/jsd.v3n3p3 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 1913-9063 Journal of Sustainable Development https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02120496 Journal of Sustainable Development, Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2010, 3 (3), pp.3-13. ⟨10.5539/jsd.v3n3p3⟩ Solar photovoltaics Feed-in tariff First Nation communities Sustainable development JEL: Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics • Environmental and Ecological Economics/Q.Q4 - Energy/Q.Q4.Q48 - Government Policy JEL: Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics • Environmental and Ecological Economics/Q.Q4 - Energy/Q.Q4.Q42 - Alternative Energy Sources [SDE.ES]Environmental Sciences/Environmental and Society [SHS.ECO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and Finance info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2010 ftccsdartic https://doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v3n3p3 2021-02-28T00:20:08Z International audience The Ontario feed-in tariff (FIT) for solar photovoltaic (PV) technology has provided Ontario's Aboriginal communities with an opportunity to i) weaken the cycle of poverty; ii) directly counteract climate change by producing renewable energy; and iii) become more self-sufficient. This paper critically analyzes the technical, cultural, and economic viability of leveraging the FIT for PV to provide green electricity and revenue to assist First Nations communities in sustainable development. A generalized free GIS energy-based protocol was developed to determine the PV potential for Aboriginal communities. This model was applied to a case study of the Constance Lake First Nations community and an economic analysis showed financially viable rates of return over 20 years. By generalizing these findings to Ontario, the potential PV deployment on First Nation rooftops alone is over 200 MW, which clearly provides an opportunity for developing pride associated with owning a community-led, environmentally beneficial, local energy project. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) Journal of Sustainable Development 3 3 |
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Solar photovoltaics Feed-in tariff First Nation communities Sustainable development JEL: Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics • Environmental and Ecological Economics/Q.Q4 - Energy/Q.Q4.Q48 - Government Policy JEL: Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics • Environmental and Ecological Economics/Q.Q4 - Energy/Q.Q4.Q42 - Alternative Energy Sources [SDE.ES]Environmental Sciences/Environmental and Society [SHS.ECO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and Finance Mclaughlin, Dirk V. P. Mcdonald, Nicole C. Nguyen, Ha T. Pearce, J Leveraging Solar Photovoltaic Technology for Sustainable Development in Ontario's Aboriginal Communities |
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International audience The Ontario feed-in tariff (FIT) for solar photovoltaic (PV) technology has provided Ontario's Aboriginal communities with an opportunity to i) weaken the cycle of poverty; ii) directly counteract climate change by producing renewable energy; and iii) become more self-sufficient. This paper critically analyzes the technical, cultural, and economic viability of leveraging the FIT for PV to provide green electricity and revenue to assist First Nations communities in sustainable development. A generalized free GIS energy-based protocol was developed to determine the PV potential for Aboriginal communities. This model was applied to a case study of the Constance Lake First Nations community and an economic analysis showed financially viable rates of return over 20 years. By generalizing these findings to Ontario, the potential PV deployment on First Nation rooftops alone is over 200 MW, which clearly provides an opportunity for developing pride associated with owning a community-led, environmentally beneficial, local energy project. |
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Leveraging Solar Photovoltaic Technology for Sustainable Development in Ontario's Aboriginal Communities |
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Leveraging Solar Photovoltaic Technology for Sustainable Development in Ontario's Aboriginal Communities |
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Leveraging Solar Photovoltaic Technology for Sustainable Development in Ontario's Aboriginal Communities |
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ISSN: 1913-9063 Journal of Sustainable Development https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02120496 Journal of Sustainable Development, Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2010, 3 (3), pp.3-13. ⟨10.5539/jsd.v3n3p3⟩ |
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