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Month: May 2023

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FortisBC partners with Chilliwack dairy farm to produce RNG

May 15, 2023 Energi Staff

FortisBC is teaming up with Dicklands Farms in Chilliwack, British Columbia to boost its Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) production. Once the project is at peak production, it is expected to produce enough low-carbon RNG to [Read more]

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Squaring the circle: Reconciling LNG expansion with B.C.’s climate goals

May 12, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Pembina Institute on May 11, 2023. By Jan Gorski, Jason Lam British Columbia will soon have its first major liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal, with the anticipated completion [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: Can Alberta earn carbon credits for exporting its LNG?

May 12, 2023 Energi Staff

By Geoff Stiles Now that Alberta’s provincial election has been called, it’s time to have a critical look at how the United Conservative Party plans to reduce the province’s massive carbon emissions. Will they finally [Read more]

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Tesla breaks ground on lithium refinery in Texas — a first for a US automaker

May 11, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist.org on May 11, 2023. By Gabriela Aoun Angueira In a first among United States automakers, Tesla will begin refining its own lithium, a critical material for electric vehicle batteries. [Read more]

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US support for nuclear power soars to highest level in a decade

May 11, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist.org on May 9, 2023. By Akielly Hu A Gallup survey released in late April found that 55 per cent of U.S. adults support the use of nuclear power. That’s up [Read more]

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California bill could help make EVs and bidirectional charging a blackout solution

May 11, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist.org on May 4, 2023. By Gabriela Aoun Angueira Chris Bowe was preparing for his daughter’s ninth birthday party in February when a drenching storm knocked out power to his [Read more]

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Steel built the Rust Belt. Green steel could help rebuild it.

May 11, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist.org on May 11, 2023. By Katie Myers In the Mon Valley of western Pennsylvania, steel was once a way of life, one synonymous with the image of rural, working-class [Read more]

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Mixed water supply condition across western states affects 2023 hydropower outlook

May 11, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 10, 2023 By Lindsay Aramayo Record-breaking rain and snow in parts of the western United States contribute to our forecast 72 per cent rise [Read more]

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EIA projects coal capacity to decrease in its Annual Energy Outlook 2023

May 11, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 11, 2023. By Stephanie Tsao In a scenario assuming higher zero-carbon technology costs than in our base case, called the Reference case, we [Read more]

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What is OPEC+ and how is it different from OPEC?

May 9, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 9, 2023. By Sean Hill, Owen Comstock The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, also known as OPEC, was formed in 1960 by Iraq, Iran, [Read more]

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Europe ended winter 2022–23 with the most natural gas in storage on record

May 9, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 8, 2023. By Victoria Zaretskaya As of April 1, natural gas storage inventories were 56 per cent full—the highest percentage on record for [Read more]

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CATL condensed battery enables electrification of passenger aircrafts

May 9, 2023 Energi Staff

Last month, CATL launched its condensed battery technology at Auto Shanghai that opens up the possibility of electrification of passenger aircrafts. The Chinese battery manufacturer says the battery has an energy density of up to [Read more]

News

New renewable diesel facilities will help reduce carbon intensity of fuels in Canada

May 5, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on May 3, 2023. Seven new renewable diesel facilities are planned, or under construction, in Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec, and Newfoundland and Labrador. These facilities would [Read more]

News

Feds open a formal investigation into Imperial Oil’s Kearl Oil Sands Site

May 4, 2023 Energi Staff

On Thursday, Environment and Climate Change Canada said it has opened an investigation into Imperial Oil’s Kearl oil sands site. The federal agency says it will investigate a tailings pond leak at the northern Alberta [Read more]

Unethical Oil

Unethical oil: Alberta’s shameful secret

May 4, 2023 Markham Hislop

The first of a multi-part investigative report that will explore how Alberta accumulated huge environmental liabilities (abandoned wells, oil sands tailings ponds) while hiding the truth behind the myth of “ethical oil” “We are an [Read more]

News

US warmer states households use less site energy than households in colder states

May 4, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 4, 2023. By Greg Lawson and Mickey Francis U.S. households consumed an average of 76.7 million British thermal units (MMBtu) of site energy [Read more]

News

Bee habitat grows with BC Hydro regreening program

May 3, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by BC Hydro on May 1, 2023. BC Hydro’s Community ReGreening program isn’t only about replacing trees near power lines. It’s about reinforcing the idea of “right tree, right place”, and about working with communities [Read more]

News

Budget 2023 shows federal commitment to clean electricity – what does that mean for the provinces?

May 1, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Pembina Institute on April 28, 2023. By Binnu Jeyakumar, Karambir Singh Budget 2023 sent a clear signal that Canada is ready to become a global leader in the low-carbon economy [Read more]

News

U.S. natural gas production and LNG exports will likely grow through 2050: IEA

May 1, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on April 27, 2023. By Matthew Corne In our Annual Energy Outlook 2023 (AEO2023) Reference case, we project U.S. natural gas production to increase 15 per [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Energy platforms of UCP, NDP are both bloody awful, but Smith is far worse than Notley

May 1, 2023 Markham Hislop

Energy may not be ballot box issue, but there is none more important for Alberta Danielle Smith has dropped the writ. The race to May 29 is on. I thought the 2019 Alberta election was [Read more]

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