Nunavut Case Study

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Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming increasingly prevalent in the southern regions of Canada and across the Western world, but have yet to make much of a mark in Nunavut. Increased awareness and availability is key and may be achieved by working with Nunavut’s Department of Education, Ikummatiit’s Education Energy Initiative, and Nunavut’s Department of Transportation to increase. As a significant portion of land travel in Nunavut is done on All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs), all-electric ATVs such as the ones offered by New York based Electric Vehicle Systems (EVS) like the E-Force ATV, shown in Figure #, below, are ideal [7]. Their

Figure 2: Electric ATV [7] limited range may be addressed by carrying supplemental energy storage on qamutiik trailers commonly towed behind ATVs and snowmobiles.

Secondly, alternative fuel sources such as biofuel present yet another win-win situation. Two types of biofuel systems would be well suited for use in Nunavut: household waste and algae biofuel. Household waste can be processed via anaerobic digestion to produce biogas for use as a natural gas replacement and fertilizer for the greenhouses. A strain of Chlorella sp. found in the Arctic Ocean named ArM0029B would be suitable for growth in Nunavut, especially in the previously mentioned …show more content…
Introducing renewable energy transportation technologies and policies to the sector will build on this, potentially increasing the share of energy used for transportation to the 20% goal and beyond. The introduction of these policies and technologies must occur concurrently with the development of policies supporting an increase in the percentage of electricity generated from sustainable and renewable energy in order to create a truly sustainable Nunavut and meet the goals set by this
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