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]
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]
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 Yet, we encounter these public health officials following outdated theories.”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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Electrify America and NFI Industries announced plans to build the single largest electric truck charging infrastructure project in the United States. The joint project is expected to be complete by December, 2023 and will support [Read more]
By Lori Aniti This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Aug. 24, 2021. Curtailments of solar-powered electricity generation have increased in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) region, the part of [Read more]
A couple of elections from now, plenty of Canadians are going to be driving electric cars and trucks, heating and cooling their homes with electric heat pumps, and working in industries powered by electricity. Consequently, [Read more]
By Alex Mey, Patricia Hutchins, Vikram Linga This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Aug. 16, 2021. Electric power markets in the United States are undergoing significant structural change that we [Read more]
Political leadership needed to push Canada’s oil/gas sector toward low-carbon business models “It is incredibly rare for an industry to get a decades-long notice that its business is under threat. Not only does the oil [Read more]
By Trisha Hutchins, Vikram Linga, Alex Mey This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on August 20, 2021. The United States continued a trend of significant growth in large-scale battery storage capacity [Read more]
According to a new report by the Pembina Institute, the climate benefits of blue hydrogen vary considerably when the entire life cycle of production is factored in. Blue hydrogen is made from natural gas using [Read more]
Cenovus Energy has entered into a power purchase agreement to buy solar-powered electricity and the associated emissions offsets from Cold Lake First Nations and Elemental Energy Inc. The oil sands major says the agreement will [Read more]
This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on July 28, 2021. Canadian crude oil export volumes have increased at a similar pace to production over the past decade. Figure 1 shows the volumes [Read more]
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