Solar shines in Canada’s oil patch

The quiet prairie landscape of Vulcan County, a rural stretch of southern Alberta, is set to become the site of Canada’s largest solar energy facility – the 400 MW Travers Solar Project. And with the region’s oil industry struggling with low demand and lower prices, solar could provide a lifeline to Alberta in meeting energy demand and providing jobs.

Issue 09-2020

Wind turbines in Vulcan County, Alberta. The region’s rural, prairie landscape offers plenty of suitable land for large-scale solar PV projects, as well as smaller commercial installations.

Image: Vulcan County

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