This article was published by The Energy Mix on Jan. 19, 2026 By Chris Bonasia A new power purchase agreement by Saskatchewan’s Crown-owned utility, SaskPower, has set the stage for a 100-megawatt solar farm to [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on Sept. 2, 2025. By Jody MacPherson Saskatchewan is pressing ahead with its plan to keep burning coal for electricity, committing $900 million over four years to [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 12, 2025. By Mitchell Beer Saskatoon-based DEEP Earth Energy Corp. is planning to produce what it terms “emissions-free baseload power” from Canada’s first next-generation geothermal [Read more]
This article was published by The Conversation on July 15, 2024. By Marcia McKenzie, Emily Eaton, Kristen Hargis Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe recently announced new oil and gas courses that will be offered to grade 11 and [Read more]
On Thursday, the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) and Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a framework for collaboration regarding the applications of microreactors in the MLTC’s communities. “The knowledge [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on May 3, 2024. By Mitchell Beer Canada’s sputtering carbon capture and storage (CCS) industry sustained two serious setbacks in less than 48 hours this week, with [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on Jan. 23, 2024. By Mitchell Beer Iyuhána Solar LP has been selected to build a 100-megawatt solar facility, Saskatchewan’s biggest ever, near the city of Estevan, [Read more]
This article was published by the Pembina Institute on Dec. 20, 2023. By Chris Severson-Baker We may look back at 2023 as the year that the world turned the corner on climate action. At the [Read more]
According to SaskPower, the government of Saskatchewan has approved 700 megawatts (MW) of new renewable generation to be added in the south-central area of the province by 2027. The new capacity will include 400 MW [Read more]
This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on May 25, 2022. Helium is used in high-tech applications including cooling Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines, the production of fiber optics, semiconductors (transistors), flat panel displays, [Read more]
Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Dale Marshall of Environmental Defence about a new study showing methane emissions from oil and gas production could be double current estimates. If the study’s results apply [Read more]
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is likely to play an important role in decreasing industrial sector emissions intensity. CCS works by capturing carbon emissions made by the consumption of fossil fuels, or by carbon emitted during [Read more]
This month, DEEP Earth Energy Production will take its first step to building the first geothermal power facility in Canada. After months of testing, the company is set to begin drilling the deepest horizontal well [Read more]
On Monday, Husky Energy announced it has begun production at its 10,000 barrel per day (b/d) Dee Valley thermal project in Saskatchewan. Dee Valley is one of six thermal bitumen projects which will be brought [Read more]
Western Canada, especially the two provinces in the middle, has become a pressure cooker of intense emotions looking for an outlet. Western Canada a more dominant player than ever By Angus Reid, Chairman I’m a [Read more]
The province of Saskatchewan has created a carbon pricing plan that the Pembina Institute says “fails to acknowledge the efficiency of carbon pricing to cut emissions”. Saskatchewan’s climate plan does not meet federal carbon pricing [Read more]
BC economy forecast to advance by 2.6%, Alberta by 1.9%, Saskatchewan by just 1.3% All provinces can expect slower economic growth this year as a number of factors—ranging from uncertainty over NAFTA, stalled oil pipeline [Read more]
Alberta’s unemployment rate will drop close to 6% by the end of 2018 British Columbia and Alberta will still be performing well this year and will be joined by Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador [Read more]
Heavy conventional is majority of Saskatchewan production and grows substantially over projection period Oil prices have been significantly lower in the last couple of years compared to the early 2010s. This has led to a [Read more]
Alberta has target for its electricity sector to hit 30% renewable energy by 2030 Two years ago, SaskPower announced it would reduce emissions by 40 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030, and said it [Read more]
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