How much energy does the sun produce in a day? Students at 11 B.C. schools will soon learn the answer through a grant for $20,000 per school to buy and install new solar panels.

A development that will offer affordable housing for Aboriginal foster families, youth transitioning out of foster care and low-income families has started construction in Vancouver.

A new development that will create 45 units of supportive housing for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness is now under construction in Maple Ridge.

Thirty-six B.C. communities have agreed to adopt a new building regulation that promotes the use of alternative energy by requiring all new single family homes built in their community to be solar hot water ready.

B.C. small businesses have innovative ideas on how to conserve energy, but many do not have the time or money to make their ideas happen. The $550,000 LiveSmart Champion Program can help small business make their energy-efficient ideas a reality.

The New Chelsea Society has been selected as the non-profit operator for Legion Towers, an affordable rental housing development with 33 apartments for low-income seniors and persons with disabilities at 121 West 15 St. in North Vancouver.

The Parliamentary Secretary for Natural Gas to the Minister of Energy and Mines, Pat Pimm, will identify new economic opportunities from B.C.'s natural gas sector when he consults broadly across the province this summer.

B.C.'s new Clean Technology Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Mines, MLA John Yap, will consult with industry on how to improve B.C.'s low carbon fuel requirements.