APEC Energy Week
August 23-27, 1997, Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)

Green Energy

"A recent article in the Far Eastern Economic Review examined the impact that a wind farm had in a rural region of China. The costs were reasonable for the Chinese government and the project helped supply a regular energy source to the local community. Canadian businesses could and should be at the forefront of these types of developments.
Not only would sustainable energy sources and technology utilize Canadian expertise but they could also make such technology available at home for the domestic market at a more competitive price. Finally, promoting clean and sustainable energy sources benefits everyone by creating a on-polluting power supply in a region whose needs can significantly alter the regional and global environment."

(Jason Atkinson, youth delegate, APEC Energy Week)

"The biggest obstacle to the commercialization of renewable energies - from wind to solar to biomass to geothermal is simply the economics of these processes. Since pretty well every company in North America is completely bottom line driven, they are simply unwilling to forego any long term risks.

What this means for the energy sector is that utilities are even starting to cut back on their R and D work in Renewable Energy two examples,: Ontario Hydro earlier this year shut down their Solar Energy Division simply because the division wasn't expected to generate any revenue until two years from now."

(Brett Sura, youth delegate, APEC Energy Week)

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