Cambridge Bay economic development officer Angela Gerbrandt will be among 10 Nunavut delegates from across the territory heading to Kotzebue, Alaska, from April 23-May 4 to learn about renewable energy options.
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鈥淎ll across the Arctic we know that bringing in fuel is ridiculously expensive, fraught with all kinds of safety issues and if you miss the barge you鈥檙e in trouble. It鈥檚 endlessly problematic,鈥� Gerbrandt said of the appeal of renewable energy sources as an alternative.
Wind power, biomass and solar power, proven to work in cold 黑料吃瓜网 climates, will be on display.
鈥淚t cuts down on all the trials and tribulations of getting to a workable system by seeing something that鈥檚 already in operation. I鈥檓 really thrilled to be doing this,鈥� she said.
The American government is paying for the trip in hopes of forming future business partnerships related to environmentally-friendly energy, Gerbrandt noted.
