BC Hydro is supporting the electrification of the motion picture industry and has been helping communities in British Columbia, from Maple Ridge to the City of Vancouver, to introduce clean power kiosks in 20 locations planned across the Lower Mainland. One studio...
Clean Energy
Clean Energy Power Tie-Ins Program – Applications Open for 2023/24
The Power Tie-ins Program is a granting program delivered by Creative BC for Reel Green™’s Clean Energy Committee. The Committee is investing up to $2,500 in electric grid tie-in projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in high-volume filming areas. The tie-in...
Gemma Martini is Named a Clean Energy Champion
Gemma Martini’s clean energy actions as CEO of Martini Film Studios in Langley have earned rave reviews. She’s Langley’s business person of the year, and her film studios operation has earned recognition as a BC Hydro Clean Energy Champion. As part of a series that...
Go Electric on set with Driving Force’s Electric Fleet!
It’s time to go electric with Driving Force! Driving Force offers a wide variety of electric vehicles to rent across British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. Their impressive selection includes Lion6 electric trucks, Ford's E-Transit cargo vans, Lightning trucks,...
Vancouver launches clean energy initiative to provide renewable power to film sets
The City of Vancouver, Vancouver Economic Commission and local film and television industry leaders today unveiled a new generation of clean energy kiosks designed for the rigours of the film industry. Each kiosk is a fixed power supply that can replace the diesel...
CleanBC Heavy-Duty Vehicle Efficiency Program – Year 4
In partnership with the BC Trucking Association and the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, the province committed $3.5 million to the fourth year of the CleanBC Heavy-duty Vehicle Efficiency (HDVE) Program which runs until August 31, 2023, or until the...
Clean Energy Toolkit and Resource Maps
Developed by the Clean Energy Committee, the Clean Energy Toolkit supports implementation of clean energy sources to reduce the motion picture industry’s consumption of fossil fuels. The Toolkit is an evolving resource that orients, engages, and services B.C.’s motion...
Strategic Alignment Update: Clean Energy
One of the Clean Energy Committee’s key priorities is to align our goals and commitments with federal, provincial and municipal climate action plans. We did a recent review of our actions to date and the CleanBC Action Plan. Here’s how we’re supporting the movement:...
Top 10 Benefits of Clean Energy for B.C.’s Film Industry
Clean energy provides a healthier place for all of us to live and work, and supports a more positive relationship for the motion picture industry to communities. But did you know that clean energy can also reduce costs associated with equipment and labour? This fact...
Discover Reel Green™ Clean Energy Resources to Support a Greener Motion Picture Industry in B.C.
Discover Reel Green™'s Clean Energy suite of tools, resources, and information to support and provide guidance for clean energy initiatives in British Columbia's motion picture industry. Founded in 2020, the Committee supports implementation of clean energy sources to...
Reel Green™ Clean Energy Committee Launches Power Tie-Ins Program
The Power Tie-Ins Program is a new granting program delivered by Creative BC for Reel Green™’s Clean Energy Committee. The Committee is investing up to $2,500 in electric grid tie-in projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in high-volume filming areas. The tie-in...
Partnerships that make a difference: IATSE 891 Members Getting Involved
The following interview is part of the IATSE 891 newsletter series. What’s being done right now, and coming up, to make the industry more sustainable, where do you see the next ‘easy wins’, and what are the big challenges? Easy wins are for everyone to get trained...