Triple Green Products’ BioDryAir heating unit, which it says 
can hook up to most grain dryers.

Morris-based company debuts crop residue-fuelled grain dryers

Triple Green Products says its BioDryAir unit can hook up to most grain dryers and save farmers significant cash on fuel

A Morris-based company will soon debut a biomass-fuelled heat source for grain drying. “Drying grain has become one of the most energy-intensive operations on the farm. It’s a significant cost to farming operations and in many cases is subject to carbon tax,” said Cam Cornelsen, co-owner of Triple Green Products. Cornelsen spoke during Manitoba Sustainable Energy Association’s (ManSEA)

“When you look at solar over its lifetime of 30 years, it produces some of the cheapest kilowatt hours you can get.” – Daniel Lacovetsky

Manitoba a difficult place to sell solar power

Since the end of a Manitoba Hydro rebate program, interest in solar energy has dwindled despite ample opportunity for growth, says a Winnipeg contractor

Solar energy remains a largely untapped resource in southwestern Manitoba, and few incentives exist to boost public interest, says one contractor. Manitoba has become a “very difficult place to sell and install solar,” Daniel Lacovetsky said during Manitoba Sustainable Energy Association’s (ManSEA) virtual conference on March 23. Lacovetsky and business partner Jacob Kettner own Powertec


Melissa Pawlisch, director with the University of Minnesota’s Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) was a guest speaker at the Manitoba Sustainable Energy Association conference in Winnipeg earlier this month.

Clean energy can drive rural economy

Speakers call for switching out some of the $4 billion now spent on fossil fuel imports to Manitoba with homegrown renewable energy sources

Businesses are powered by solar panels on rooftops in downtown Minneapolis while small towns across the state source solar energy from “solar gardens” and farms harness the power of the sun to power up their barns. Minnesota has become a leading U.S. state for its adoption of solar and other renewable energy sources, thanks to

ManSEA’s Wayne Digby sees interest in alternative energy solutions gaining real traction in Manitoba.

Renewable energy gaining traction in Manitoba

The agriculture community finds itself in the forefront of this evolution

While it may be a subtle advancement in the eyes of many, Wayne Digby sees a definite sea change underway on Manitoba’s agricultural lands when it comes to renewable energy. “Personally I think that we are just at the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the utilization of renewable energy on the farm

Juliane Schaible (centre) with the Manitoba government’s Department of Sustainable Development told the Manitoba Sustainable Energy Association’s (ManSEA) annual meeting April 5 a $10 carbon tax would cost a Manitoba household, on average, an extra 26 cents a day. Schaible discussed carbon pricing during a panel discussion with Curtis Hull (l) of Climate Change Connections, Dale Friesen of Manitoba Hydro, Terry Shaw of the Manitoba Trucking Association and Daryl Domitruk of Manitoba Agriculture.

Carbon tax impact discussed at sustainable energy association AGM

A tax of $10 a tonne would cost the average Manitoban an extra 26 cents a day, but farmers are still in the dark about their potential bill

Manitoba farmers are debating a carbon tax, but it isn’t easy since the provincial government hasn’t released any details. Taxing carbon is meant to discourage emissions. But as “price-takers,” farmers fear taxing it will reduce their competitiveness and profits. The Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) wants farmers exempted from paying a tax on carbon emitted directly


Reducing agriculture’s carbon footprint by focusing on soil

Reducing agriculture’s carbon footprint by focusing on soil

Storing water where it falls is another area where agriculture should do a better job

“Has shown great improvement, but needs to do better.” That’s David Rourke’s report card on progress to improve soil health on the Prairies. “We will need to look at minimizing soil disturbance, more plant diversity and keeping something growing on our land from snow to snow,” the Minto-area producer told the Manitoba Sustainable Energy Association