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Month: September 2021

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EDP Renewables, TC Energy join forces in Sharp Hills Wind Farm

September 27, 2021 Energi Staff

EDP Renewables Canada and TC Energy Corporation have agreed to a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for 100 per cent of the output of the 297-megawatt (MW) Sharp Hills Wind Farm. Sharp Hills Wind Farm [Read more]

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World’s longest-operating solar thermal facility retiring most of its capacity

September 27, 2021 Energi Staff

By Singfoong “Cindy” Cheah This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Sept. 20, 2021.  The Solar Energy Generating Systems (SEGS) facility in California’s Mojave Desert retired five of its solar plants [Read more]

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2021 US hydropower generation to fall amid drought: EIA

September 27, 2021 Energi Staff

By Lindsay Aramayo and Tyler Hodge This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Sept. 23, 2021. In our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), we forecast that electricity generation from US hydropower plants [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Time to end war between competing scientists, medical professionals over COVID-19 transmission

September 24, 2021 Markham Hislop

Aerosols are the “main mode of transmission and probably the only important mode of transmission. Yet, we encounter these public health officials following outdated theories.” – Prof. Jose-Luis Jimenez Behind the scenes, mostly out of [Read more]

News

Empowering “Smart Cities” toward net zero emissions: IEA

September 14, 2021 Energi Staff

The world’s cities can play a central role to accelerate progress towards clean, low-carbon, resilient and inclusive energy systems. This idea is recognized by climate and energy ministers from G20 nations who will meet under [Read more]

News

With post-COVID recovery spending for clean energy transitions low, emissions set surge to all-time high

September 14, 2021 Energi Staff

Governments worldwide are deploying an unprecedented amount of fiscal support aimed at stabilizing and rebuilding their economies, but only about 2 per cent of this spending has been allocated to clean energy measures, according to [Read more]

News

Solving the chicken and egg problem: Green hydrogen auctions

September 14, 2021 Energi Staff

By Diala Hawila and Emanuele Bianco This article was published by the International Renewable Energy Agency on Sept. 12, 2021. Green hydrogen (hydrogen produced from renewable energy) has received increasing attention across the energy sector [Read more]

News

Distributed energy resources for net zero: An asset or a hassle to the electricity grid?

September 14, 2021 Energi Staff

By Doyob Kim, Alyssa Fischer This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Sept. 9, 2021. Distributed energy resources can mitigate climate change impacts and improve energy security in the face of increasingly [Read more]

News

The case for regulating downstream methane emissions from oil and gas

September 14, 2021 Energi Staff

By Tomás de Oliveira Bredariol and K.C. Michaels This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Sept. 8, 2021. The downstream segment accounted for 20 per cent of total fossil methane emissions in [Read more]

News

Canada Climate Resilience Policy Indicator: IEA

September 14, 2021 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Aug. 16, 2021. Country summary Canada’s average annual temperature rose 1.7°C between 1948 and 2016, and it is likely to continue rising. While affecting energy [Read more]

Opinion

Without help for oil-producing countries, net zero by 2050 is a distant dream: IEA

September 7, 2021 Energi Staff

By Ali Allawi, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Finance – Republic of Iraq and Dr Fatih Birol, IEA Executive Director This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Sept. 5, 2021. In [Read more]

News

Six US states account for over half of 2019’s primary energy production

September 1, 2021 Energi Staff

By Brett Marohl This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Aug. 31, 2021. In 2019, the top six primary energy-producing states—Texas, Pennsylvania, Wyoming, Oklahoma, West Virginia, and North Dakota—accounted for 55 [Read more]

In the Spotlight

Huge battery plant subsidies are price Canada pays for lagging in clean energy industry

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

China dominates clean energy industry, US and Europe race to catch up Government subsidies totalling $28.2 billion for two Ontario battery plants require 20-year pay back, according to Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Yves Giroux. Clean [Read more]

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