RC117 MarApr 2025 - Magazine - Page 31
ENERGY
GENERATING SAVINGS
EllisDon implements hybrid battery solution to build sustainable change
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by Angela Gismondi
Angela Gismondi is a
journalist with over 20
years of experience.
She has spent the last
eight years writing
content for the Canadian
construction industry.
RENEWCANADA.NET
LLISDON IS PILOTING a hybrid battery solution in an
e昀昀ort to help reduce GHG emissions on jobsites and
meet net zero targets.
Traditionally construction sites rely on diesel generators to power projects. In response to the 昀椀rm’s
Impact Report, a comprehensive annual report that
highlights the company’s mission to address important
environmental, social and governance, the team began
exploring cleaner alternatives to using traditional diesel
generators on project sites.
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“One of the reasons Ottawa
was very interested in this is
because we have a lot of big sky
available to us,” said Hyland. “It’s
not a huge built-up city with a
whole bunch of high rises, it’s
not tightly condensed. We have
the opportunity to use the solar
power, use the batteries.”
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