The town of Vulcan, Alta. is embracing the future with the launch of Canada's first solar park.

Vulcan is mostly known for being a mecca for "Star Trek" fans, because it shares a name with television character Spock's race and home planet.

Now, it's embracing more than just sci-fi with a unique scientific enterprise that will generate renewable energy while educating the public on solar power.

“It’s kind of neat to say that we are boldly going where no man has gone before,” Vulcan Mayor Tom Grant told Global News.