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Office of Energy Efficiency
Find out how to reduce energy use and save money at home, at work and on the road. Discover incentives and rebates and read numerous energy-saving tips.
Advanced House
Discover how your choices and actions as an individual, can save energy and help fight global warming (text and video).
Alternative Fuels
Discover how alternative fuel vehicles produce up to 30% less C02 than their gasoline counterparts (text and video).
Building Energy Efficient Housing
Find out how new construction and major building renovation projects offer an opportunity to introduce a full range of energy saving measures that can reduce the energy costs by up to 60%.
Combined Heat and Power Systems
Learn how combined heat and power facilities, using gas turbines, reciprocating engines, industrial boilers and future fuel cells can provide significant improvements to the long term mix of energy production.
EnerGuide - Tips for Your Home
Discover many energy-saving techniques for around the house by making certain choices in lighting, plumbing, landscaping and much more.
Energy and the Environment Calendar
Kids, explore NRCat’s tree-house and find lots of great stuff about energy and energy efficiency - animation, adventures, artwork and more!
Energy Solutions
Find energy solutions, for homes and cottages either on-grid or off-grid. Discover solutions for the office and make money on waste wood.
Federal Environmental Activities on Gasoline, Diesel and Fuel Oils
Find out about the initiatives taken in the past decade by government and industry directed towards providing cleaner gasoline for Canadians, such as the removal of lead and reductions of summer vapour pressure, benzene and sulphur levels.
Industrial Ecology
Read about Eco-Industrial Parks, synergistic projects that are cost-effective, reduce most pollutants simultaneously, provide benefits to health and the ecosystem and create investment and value-added jobs.
Level of Sulphur in Gasoline and Diesel Fuels
Access studies and reports on reducing the level of sulphur in gasoline and diesel fuels, with reports on topics such as atmospheric science and health impacts assessment.
State of Energy Efficiency in Canada
Read the complete text of the Office of Energy Efficiency Report 2003 and access related publications and databases.
Task Force on Cleaner Vehicles, Engines and Fuels
Read the report from the Task Force on Cleaner Vehicles and Fuels, which was created to develop options on a national approach to new vehicle emission and efficiency standards and fuel reformulations for Canada.
Thermal power generation
Read about thermal power generation and find out about the double cost of inefficient energy use.
Urban Transportation Showcase Program
Discover clean, efficient and convenient transportation options for cities, with showcases, case studies and a directory of links to related efforts.