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Month: September 2023

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Path to limiting global warming to 1.5 °C has narrowed, but clean energy growth is keeping it open

September 26, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Sept. 26, 2023. Driving greenhouse gas emissions from the world’s energy sector to net zero and limiting global warming to 1.5 °C remains possible due to [Read more]

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$12 trillion to be spent on renewables, grid infrastructure in the U.S. and Canada by 2050: Report

September 25, 2023 Energi Staff

New York – Federal and household spending on energy in the U.S. and Canada will drop sharply as the two countries reduce their reliance on fossil fuels, according to DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook North America. [Read more]

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Alberta funds multi-year study to explore deployment of small modular nuclear reactors at oil sands operations

September 19, 2023 Energi Staff

Alberta is investing $7 million from the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction Fund to help Cenovus Energy study how small modular nuclear reactors could be used in northern Alberta. Portions of the allotted money will [Read more]

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EHRC, Alberta government launch HR resources to help strengthen province’s electricity sector labour force

September 19, 2023 Energi Staff

Edmonton, Alberta – Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC), in partnership with the Government of Alberta, is launching a series of resources to address current and future workforce requirements to help ensure the integrity of the [Read more]

Energi Notes

World Petroleum Congress fighting to redefine energy transition on its terms

September 19, 2023 Markham Hislop

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith key ally for global industry as narrative battle gears up At the World Petroleum Congress, which kicked off Sunday in Calgary, they’re finally saying the quiet part out loud: energy transition [Read more]

Markham on Energy

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

September 15, 2023 Markham Hislop

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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The US exported more LNG than any other country in the first half of 2023

September 13, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Sept. 11, 2023. By Victoria Zaretskaya The United States exported more liquefied natural gas (LNG) than any other country in the first half of [Read more]

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Empowering people – the role of local energy communities in clean energy transitions

September 12, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on August 9, 2023. By Vida Rozite, Matthieu Prin, Silvia Laera, Josh Oxby, Alexandre Roussel, Putting people at the centre of all clean energy transitions not [Read more]

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Digital tools will help keep distributed solar PV growing strongly

September 12, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on July 25, 2023. By Emi Bertoli, Vida Rozite, Kartik Veerakumar Distributed solar PV installations are booming worldwide Deployment of distributed solar PV is rising rapidly. [Read more]

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Record U.S. small-scale solar capacity was added in 2022

September 12, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Sept. 11, 2023. By Elesia Fasching, Katherine Antonio We estimate that the United States added 6.4 gigawatts (GW) of small-scale solar capacity in 2022, [Read more]

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World Investment Forum to mobilize investments for climate, energy, health and food

September 12, 2023 Energi Staff

Geneva, 12 September 2023 – The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will hold the World Investment Forum 2023 to rally investments for climate action, clean energy, healthcare, food security and other development needs. [Read more]

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Autonomous vehicles will soon be safer than humans, some already are: IDTechEx

September 12, 2023 Energi Staff

By Dr. James Jeffs The promise of autonomous vehicles has been a long time coming. While many are still waiting to see the fruits of all this work, San Francisco and some cities in Arizona [Read more]

Energi Notes

Dear Canada: More Alberta ‘energy war room’ propaganda is headed your way

September 11, 2023 Markham Hislop

“When America chooses Canadian oil, it helps provide reliable, responsible, and affordable energy that is committed to environmental excellence.” – Canadian Energy Centre advertisement The Canadian Energy Centre, aka the “Alberta energy war room,” spreads [Read more]

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Nature holds the answer to limiting the impact of extreme weather

September 6, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the University of Waterloo on Sept. 6, 2023. Wildfires, flooding, and extreme heat – these perils are threatening Canada’s residential housing market, and homeowners, in ways not imagined just a few years ago. The Intact Centre on Climate [Read more]

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U of C, NRC researchers awarded grant to develop low carbon field peas

September 6, 2023 Energi Staff

Calgary, AB – Field peas are a drought-resistant vegetable which can help meet the demand of our growing, global population, and the while decrease Canada’s carbon footprint. Dr. Marcus Samuel, PhD, biological sciences professor at [Read more]

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European gas demand fundamentals – H1 2023 review and short-term outlook

September 6, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies in July, 2023. By Anouk Honoré The European gas market is still tight, but new LNG import capacity has been added, storage filling was [Read more]

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China’s regas capacity is on the rise – but low utilization persists

September 5, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Wood Mackenzie on Sept. 4, 2023. By Kai Dong This year will see a boom in regas capacity in China. Since May 2023, four regas terminals have been commissioned: Hong [Read more]

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Budget 2023’s clean economy initiatives need greater future clarity and certainty

September 5, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on April 6, 2023. By Rachel Samson Budget 2023 presented a “made-in-Canada” clean economy plan to compete with the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and accelerate investment in Canada to achieve climate-change [Read more]

In the Spotlight

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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