Tillsonburg. If hearing that name brings to mind the Stomping Tom Connors song about working in the tobacco fields you're not alone. But Tillsonburg has undergone a modern makeover, the biggest employer in town isn't agriculture but Siemens. Over 400 people manufacture wind turbine blades at their Tillsonburg plant. We learn how they make these engineering marvels and the effect it's had on the town of 16,000 people.

Calgary's LRT is an electrified transport success story. Not only does it boast high ridership numbers (3rd highest LRT ridership in North America) but it's also 100 per cent powered by wind energy. Learn more at http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/c-train-success-nenshi-calgary

Net-zero is a simple but powerful idea. A house that produces as much energy as it consumes over the course of a year. Now that idea is going across Canada. Five builders are going to build five net-zero houses each across Canada. Green Energy Futures checks out one of the builders in action.

When Elon Musk gave his presentation on the Powerwall he gave the energy storage business a billion dollars worth of free press. Ontario is leading the way in Canada in energy storage deployment, we head there to learn more.

We head to Bobcaygeon, Ontario to see an off-grid, solar-powered cottage made out of steel shipping containers. Learn more at http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/sea-container-cabin-cottage-country

Ontario has successfully transitioned away from coal power and is ramping up renewable energy. It's the single largest carbon emissions reduction project ever undertaken in Canada and it deserves to be recognized.

Transportation is the average family's second biggest household expense. We talk to a location efficiency scholar and a city councillor to learn more about why buying a location efficient house might just save you a whole lot of money.

Cradle to Cradle is the evolution of recycling. Instead of turning what we recycle into a lesser version of what it was before Cradle to Cradle asks manufacturers to think of their materials as nutrients in a vibrant ecosystem. Episode here http://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/cradle-cradle

LEED is everywhere but what is it worth the effort? We look into the effectiveness of this ubiquitious green building raiting system.

We find that people are genuinely curious about geothermal. From our first season one of our most popular episodes is on geothermal so we decided to follow up and make some interesting discoveries about energy efficient heating and cooling technology.