Remote communities primarily rely on diesel fuel
at a high cost
Remote communities are exploring options other than
costly and polluting diesel fuel
Remote mining sites are highly dependent on costly diesel
to ensure continuous operations
Reduced reliability of ice roads due to global warming affect access
to remote mines and northern communities disrupting fuel deliveries
Marine shipping is a large & growing source of greenhouse
gas emissions
$1
per
kWh
kWh
is the upper cost range of diesel generated power in remote areas of Alaska
Alaska Energy Authority
approximately
227
olympic-size swimming pools worth of diesel per year in Canada is burned to generate heat and electricity
PEMBINA Institute
up to
40%
of total operating costs is
energy consumption
energy consumption
JISEA Joint Institute for Strategic Analysis
up to
75%
reduction in winter road availability
in some remote areas
in some remote areas
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
up to
1 Billion
metric tons of CO2 is emitted annually equivalent to U.S. passenger vehicle emissions
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