In The Spotlight
Introducing the “Future Power Series” – expert panel webinars about Canada’s energy future(s).
Click on the image to go to the Eventbrite page for full details on the panel.
Month: August 2020
Markham on Energy
On energy, O’Toole a real conservative…
…if by conservative we mean someone who is completely invested in the status quo and has no real vision for the future even as the global energy system is being transformed by new technologies, policies [Read more]
Markham on Energy
CPC leadership candidates are energy fossils
Platforms are about restoring glory of oil and gas, not helping Canada become a leader in the new global energy system based on low-carbon electricity, biofuels The Conservative Party of Canada will have a new [Read more]
Markham on Energy
California power problems a potential migraine for BC?
British Columbia intends to import a lot of low-cost Western US renewable electricity over the coming years. California solar power is “very, very cheap because they produce so much of it,” says Bruce Ralston, BC [Read more]
News
Albertans ARE oil and gas
“Are we about oil or not? Is there a new, post-oil Alberta? Or is it oil and gas or bust?” Santos wrote for the CBC, which commissioned the poll A recent survey by pollsters John [Read more]
News
Big Energy Ideas!
Markham and Alison Cretney of Energy Futures Lab discuss the hydrogen economy, making carbon fibre from oil sands bitumen, mining lithium from oil well water Alison Cretney is the executive director of the Energy Futures [Read more]
News
New BC regulations target wholesale gasoline market
New regulations targeting the wholesale gasoline market will come into effect in British Columbia on Friday after an independent investigation discovered drivers in the province were being charged almost half a billion dollars in unexplainable [Read more]
Markham on Energy
Get serious about EV manufacturing, British Columbia
3 things BC can do: independent agency, a lot more money, policy and regulatory changes The BC government’s decision last month to boost its support for electric vehicles by 400 per cent is a smart [Read more]
Markham on Energy
Rebrand Alberta by focusing on electricity
A new Alberta energy narrative: decarbonize hydrocarbon production, invest in renewable energy, electrify the Alberta economy This has been a busy few weeks for non-oil and gas energy news: the UCP government is exploring small [Read more]
News
100% electric trucks in California by 2045
California announced last month that beginning in 2024 it will begin transitioning to electric commercial and industrial trucks. By 2045, 100 per cent of trucks in the state must be electric. Energi Media interviewed Dr. [Read more]
Markham on Energy
The Site C money pit is just the beginning. Where next, B.C.?
The Site C dam is in trouble again. Delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, cost overruns that promise to be significant, foundation engineering problems – the now $10.7 billion price tag is about to rise [Read more]