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Month: October 2019

News

IEA wants you to have your say on energy efficiency

October 8, 2019 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Oct. 8, 2019. The International Energy Agency is inviting input from people around the world on ways to jump-start progress on energy efficiency. The contributions [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Vivian Krause’s shoddy research exposed. Has Kenney bought a very large barrel of snake oil?

October 7, 2019 Markham Hislop

Vivian Krause’s conspiracy narrative cannot withstand serious scrutiny At the Saturday premiere of her so-called documentary on US funding of Canadian anti-pipeline activists, Over a Barrel, Vivian Krause was asked if her research was peer-reviewed. [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Leadership crisis in the Alberta-based oil and gas industry

October 5, 2019 Markham Hislop

Current crop of leaders making strategic mistakes that will lead to opposite outcomes Alberta needs The Alberta oil and gas industry has a fundamental strategy problem: it’s misaligned with the major energy trends of the [Read more]

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Estonia looks to cut oil shale dependence, carbon intensity

October 4, 2019 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Oct. 4, 2019. TALLINN – Estonia is on the brink of a major energy transition that will involve a substantial change in the role of [Read more]

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Husky Energy announces Prince George Refinery sale

October 4, 2019 Energi Staff

On Friday, Husky Energy announced the sale of its 12,000 barrel per day Prince George Refinery (PGR) to Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure. To complete the sale, Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure will pay Husky Energy $215 [Read more]

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WA, BC launch joint Clean Grid Initiative

October 3, 2019 Energi Staff

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and BC Premier John Horgan announced on Thursday a joint Clean Grid Initiative as well as the 2020 Clean Grid Summit to continue the expansion of regional collaboration on clean energy [Read more]

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Pembina Institute wins top awards from Canada’s Clean50

October 3, 2019 Energi Staff

Two projects launched by the Pembina Institute were named on Thursday as recipients of the 2020 Canada’s Clean50 Top Project award. The Business Coalition for a Clean Economy and the Alberta Narratives Project are among [Read more]

Markham on Energy

‘Energy apologetics,’ not rational discussion about Canadian oil and gas, is what CEOs are really up to

October 3, 2019 Markham Hislop

Energy apologetics: argument for oil and gas development intended to convert audience, not a “rational discussion” about future of  the industry Ed. note: Watch this interview with Dr. Sara Hastings-Simon (Industry caught red-handed with anti-climate [Read more]

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Renewables will provide nearly half of world electricity by 2050: EIA

October 2, 2019 Energi Staff

By Michelle Bowman This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Oct. 2, 2019. In 2018, 28 per cent of global electricity was generated from renewable energy sources, most (96 per cent) [Read more]

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Policies critical to boosting renewables in energy mix

October 2, 2019 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Oct. 1, 2019. As the contributions of solar PV and wind power to electricity systems keep growing around the world, governments and industry must address [Read more]

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Battery storage costs for power generation are falling, becoming more economic

October 2, 2019 Markham Hislop

Calgary-based Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI) published Electricity Storage Systems: Applications and Business Cases in June. The study examined the economics of three battery applications for electricity generation: “firming” for wind and solar, behind-the-meter for [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: How to make carbon pricing palatable to air travellers

October 2, 2019 Energi Staff

A new study by the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business found travellers are willing to pay a little more for flights if they know the extra money will be used to address [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: Innovation, energy efficiency central to energy future

October 1, 2019 Energi Staff

By Sung Yun-mo, Korean Minister of Trade, Industry & Energy, and Dr Fatih Birol, IEA Executive Director This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Sept. 30, 2019. Major shifts are occurring in the global [Read more]

Opinion

Renewables integration requires cooperation: IEA

October 1, 2019 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Oct. 1, 2019.  As ever more of the world’s energy comes from wind and solar, new regulatory frameworks and more flexible energy systems are needed [Read more]

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Alberta needs a Plan B

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Oil finally has a competitor (electricity) Alberta already has a Plan A. It’s called the Emissions Reduction and Energy Development Plan. To understand how risky it is, you need to understand OPEC’s “Oil and Gas [Read more]

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