This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on Sept. 23, 2020. Hydrogen is becoming increasingly important in global green energy strategies, and could play a significant role in Canada’s own carbon-emission reduction goals. One potential [Read more]
This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on Sept. 16, 2020. Renewable natural gas (RNG) production typically begins with the collection of organic wastes such as landfill waste, agricultural waste, or waste water. [Read more]
This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Oct. 15, 2020. By Fred Mayes and Elesia Fasching In 2019, wind-powered generation contributed 84.4 thousand gigawatthours (GWh) of electricity in Texas, an 11 [Read more]
The ultimate Kenney hypocrisy: Saudi investor could receive $600 million to $1.2 billion of Alberta government grants Jason Kenney is courting Saudi Arabia for a $5 billion to $10 billion investment in a petrochemical plant, [Read more]
By Mickey Francis This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Oct. 19, 2020. In 2019, consumption of renewable energy in the United States grew for the fourth year in a row, [Read more]
By Sara Hoff, Alexander Mey This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Oct. 23, 2020. The average energy capacity cost of utility-scale battery storage in the United States has rapidly decreased [Read more]
Highlights: job losses, low break-even costs, good fit between upstream and downstream assets of two companies, retain commitment to “ambition” of net-zero emissions by 2050 Cenovus Energy Inc. and Husky Energy Inc. are merging in [Read more]
The energy transition is an existential threat to the Canadian hydrocarbon sector and this is no time for innovating on the cheap Ottawa committed $100 million over four years to help lower greenhouse gas emissions [Read more]
“It is tarsands that we don’t need — that in fact is [a] very, very high pollutant” – Biden If Joe Biden triumphs on Nov. 3, he intends to cancel the permit for the Keystone [Read more]
This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on Oct. 14, 2020. In recent years, despite increased crude oil production in the United States, Canada’s crude oil exports to the US have grown significantly. [Read more]
By Ari Kahan This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Oct. 14, 2020. Countries that are not members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Asia, including China [Read more]
By Eric Harrison This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Oct. 9, 2020. In 2019, the average U.S. wholesale price for electricity generated by solar photovoltaic (PV) technology was significantly higher [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]
Alberta will discover what all Western movie bad guys learn the hard way – there is always a reckoning for misdeeds Alberta released its natural gas strategy Tuesday and it reminds one of the old [Read more]
By Stephen York This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Sept. 30, 2020. In the first two weeks of September 2020, average solar-powered electricity generation in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), [Read more]
Canada has a decade to ensure it isn’t an energy transition loser and public investments like Trudeau’s infrastructure plan are critical to the country’s low-carbon competitiveness The federal government is providing $10 billion over three [Read more]
Implementing CleanBC, electrifying BC economy will be difficult – what type of electricity system is needed to properly do the job? If the NDP is re-elected, it will begin transitioning much of the provincial economy [Read more]
By Benjamin Israel, Nina Lothian This article was published by Pembina Institute on Sept. 16, 2020. In its 2020 annual energy outlook, energy giant BP predicts a “fundamental restructuring” of the global energy system in order to decarbonize. [Read more]
By Keisuke Sadamori This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Sept. 11, 2020. For the first time in 19 years, California’s power system’s operator, the CAISO, took the decision in August to [Read more]
California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order requiring sales of all new passenger vehicles to be zero-emission by 2035 as well as additional measures to eliminate harmful emissions from the transportation sector. According to [Read more]
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