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Cathy Bogaart

Plucking 'low hanging fruit' on energy tree - with MaRS Advisor, Tom Rand - 0 views

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shared by Cathy Bogaart on 08 May 09 - Cached
  • The groundswell of geothermal interest among builders, developers and individual homeowners all over the GTA is mainly because it's what "green" venture capitalist Tom Rand calls "low hanging fruit" on the energy tree – easy to pluck and very cheap in the long run.
  • It has special appeal in large-scale operations, something Rand covers in a book he is working on. "I didn't think it was possible to go 100 per cent renewable but the studies support it.''
  • He claims that "if you drill 10 kilometres down to the really high temperatures, you can make enough energy to supply the whole U.S. with between three and 30,000 times more energy than it needs."
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  • It might be said that the Planet Traveler hotel in Kensington Market, in which Rand is a partner, is a bit of a test case. Although it appeared initially that geothermal wouldn't be possible on such a tight city lot, Rand approached the city about using the lane behind the hotel to sink his geothermal pipes.
  • Cathy Bogaart on 08 May 09
     
    The groundswell of geothermal interest among builders, developers and individual homeowners all over the GTA is mainly because it's what "green" venture capitalist and MaRS Advisor Tom Rand calls "low hanging fruit" on the energy tree - easy to pluck and very cheap in the long run. Tom talks about the opportunities available to enterprising, innovative businesses.
Assunta Krehl

BNN hosts geothermal power debate with Tom Rand & Tom Adams - Borealis GeoPower - July ... - 0 views

www.borealisgeopower.com/...debate-with-tom-rand-tom-adams

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shared by Assunta Krehl on 13 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Assunta Krehl on 13 Sep 11
     
    Tom Adams, Independent Energy and Environmental Advisor, and Tom Rand, author of Kick the Fossil Fuel Habit and Senior Advisor at the MaRS Discovery District discussed the benefits and drawbacks of geothermal power on Business News Network on July 6th, 2011.
Assunta Krehl

Business News Network - Headline - Geothermal Debate - July 6, 2011 - 0 views

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shared by Assunta Krehl on 14 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Assunta Krehl on 14 Sep 11
     
    Tom Adams, Independent Energy and Environmental Advisor, and Tom Rand, author of Kick the Fossil Fuel Habit and Senior Advisor at the MaRS Discovery District discussed the benefits and drawbacks of geothermal power on Business News Network - Headline on July 6th, 2011.
Assunta Krehl

Enhanced Geothermal Systems Could Answer Energy Question - eMedia World - April 26, 2010 - 0 views

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Cleantech Energy Advisors Tom Rand

shared by Assunta Krehl on 28 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Assunta Krehl on 28 Apr 10
     
    Tom Rand, MaRS Cleantech advisor and author of "KICK the Fossil Fuel Habit: 10 Clean Technologies to Save Our World" (www.ecotenpublishing.com), thinks that Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) is one solution that we should not overlook.
Miguel Amante

The power exists to save our planet - Montreal Gazette - July 2, 2010 - 1 views

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shared by Miguel Amante on 07 Jul 10 - Cached
  • Miguel Amante on 07 Jul 10
     
    "Toronto-based engineer and venture capitalist Tom Rand has come out with what I'd call the most important book of the year. Kick The Fossil Fuel Habit: 10 Clean Technologies to Save Our World is a flashy five-pound coffee table book available everywhere. Instead of photos of Renaissance art or horses, it features glossy spreads of giant solar farms, geothermal energy installations and state-of-the-art wind complexes. It's weirdly beautiful. Not because geothermal energy installations are gorgeous. It's thrilling to finally see so many potential solutions to the gravest and most intractable problems laid out so clearly."
Miguel Amante

Toronto's first green hostel to open next month - The Globe and Mail - August 6, 2010 - 1 views

www.theglobeandmail.com/...article1664988

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shared by Miguel Amante on 24 Aug 10 - Cached
  • Miguel Amante on 24 Aug 10
     
    Article about Tom Rand's geothermally cooled, solar-powered hostel
Assunta Krehl

Want eco-friendly towers? Start by digging deep - The Globe and Mail - 0 views

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Cleantech Advisors Tom Rand

shared by Assunta Krehl on 09 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Assunta Krehl on 09 Nov 09
     
    Four new luxury towers going up in downtown Toronto have missed the opportunity to tap into geothermal energy - and reduce their energy footprints accordingly. Tom Rand, the clean-tech adviser at MaRS (the non-profit innovation institute in Toronto's downtown hospital district) is the owner of the Planet Traveller eco-hotel soon to open just west of the MaRS complex, on College Street.Rand had grown cynical about the "greenwashing" of the hotel industry (properties trumpeting themselves as eco-friendly because they provide daily new towels and sheets only on request). He determined, instead, to create a low-carbon hostel for young travellers. Nov 6, 2009
Assunta Krehl

Clean Energy Developments - Business News Network - After Hour - 0 views

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shared by Assunta Krehl on 25 Nov 09 - Cached
  • Assunta Krehl on 25 Nov 09
     
    Clean Energy Developments sells and installs geothermal energy systems. The technology not only heats and cools buildings cheaply and efficiently, but it's also environmentally friendly. Nov 20, 2009
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