Building green energy initiatives in Northern Ontario Indigenous communities: case study on community development in Lac des Mille Lacs First Nation

• Main Author: Berkan, Judah
• Other Authors: Shahi, Chander
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Renewable energy; Energy transition; Hydroelectric energy; Solar energy; Wind energy; Renewable energy initiatives in Indigenous communities; Replacing diesel with renewable energy; Thunder Bay; First Nations
• Online Access: http://knowledgecommons.lakeheadu.ca/handle/2453/4617

Northern Ontario’s First Nations communities rely heavily on diesel energy, a fuel source with high economic and environmental costs. Thus, many communities are examining the viability of making a partial or full transition to a renewable energy-derived community power source. This thesis will exami...