Upcoming Presentations


There is a lot of interest in solar electricity. Here is a list of our upcoming presentations. More will be added when they are finalised.

  1. Barrhead Green Expo
    Title: Solar Electricity
    Date: Friday, April 23
    Time: 18:00 to 19:00
    Location: Barrhead

  2. Northern Lakes College
    Title: Connecting to the Alberta's electric grid -- how to do it
    Date: Wednesday, April 28
    Time: 18:00 to 20:00 MST
    Location: live on the internet. You participate in the course from your home or work without having to drive.

    Topic: How does it work to be connected to the grid with your own solar or microwind system? Can you feed excess electricity to the grid and get paid for it? What are the steps to get grid connected? Who do you need to contact? Is any special equipment needed? What are the costs? How do you handle the power company's questions?

    To register for the course please contact: Edith Mackenzie, WorkForce Development Coordinator at Northern Lakes College

  3. Canada Green Building Council, Sustainable Building Symposium
    Title: Net Zero Energy Homes in Alberta
    Date: Wednesday May 12 (Edmonton), Thursday May 13 (Calgary)
    Time: 08:30 to 09:30
    Location: Edmonton and Calgary

    Topic: Net zero ready homes... are they the cheapest cost option for new homes in Alberta right now? What does this mean for homebuilders, subdivision design, home and subdivision codes and standards, municipal development policies?

    Contact the
    Canada Green Building Council for more information

  4. Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs
    Title: Electricity from the Sun - from Dreamer's Paradise to Everyday Use
    Date: Thursday May 13
    Time: 19:00 to 21:00
    Location: Theatre Gallery, Lethbridge Public Library, Lethbridge

    Topic: What can solar PV do for you? Does it really work? Relationship to energy efficiency. Can we really connect to the grid? How your electricity bills are actually calculated. How do you use your electricity bills to determine how big a solar PV system would you need on your house and how much it would cost. What are the economics of solar PV now? Can you justify a solar PV system now?

    Contact the
    Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs for more information

  5. Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs
    Title: Net Zero Energy Housing -- is it time for solar on your house?
    Date: Friday May 14
    Time: 13:00 to 15:00
    Location: Lethbridge College, Lavalley Theatre in the Instructional Building

    Topic: What is a net zero energy house? How does it work? What role does energy efficiency, solar heating, geothermal heating, and solar electricity have in it? How much does it cost? Is it practical? What are the barriers? Let's find the solutions.

    Contact the
    Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs for more information

  6. Edmonton and District Historical Society
    Title: Edmonton's Net Zero Energy Houses
    Date: Saturday July 10
    Time: 11:00 to noon (for presentation)
    Location: PCL Studio at the TransAlta Arts Barns, Old Strathcona, as part of Doors Open Edmonton Speakers' Studio

    Topic: What is a net zero energy house? How does it work? What role does energy efficiency, solar heating, and solar electricity have in it? How much does it cost? Is it practical?
         Also see
    Riverdale NetZero House, and Mill Creek NetZero House.
    Tour: Belgravia NetZero Energy House
         Location: 11435 - 77 Avenue
         Time: 14:00 to 16:00
         Format: open house format
         Cost: free
         Registration: not needed


If you have any questions about these presentations, please contact us at:

Howell-Mayhew Engineering, Inc.
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Phone: +1 780 484 0476 GMT-7 (Mountain Time)
E-mail: ghowell (at) hme (dot) ca

Attn: Gordon Howell, P.Eng.