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McLeod Lake Indian Band, BC Gov’t sign MOE on development of hydrogen production facility, straddle plant

October 25, 2023 Energi Staff

The McLeod Lake Indian Band (MLIB) and the Province of British Columbia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that strengthens their relationship and lays the foundation for a proposed Tse’khene energy transition hub, supporting [Read more]

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How zinc-ion batteries may solve our renewable energy storage problem

October 25, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Sept. 12, 2023 By Storm William D Gourley, PhD Candidate, Chemical Engineering, McMaster University Drew Higgins, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University Hotter summers, drier forests, rising [Read more]

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How recycling could solve the shortage of minerals essential to clean energy

October 25, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Sept. 6, 2023. By Serasu Duran, Assistant Professor, Operations and Supply Chain Management at Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, Atalay Atasu, Professor of Technology and [Read more]

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New research may point the way towards frost-free heat pumps

October 25, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Sept. 5, 2023. By Amirreza Mahmoudi, PhD Candidate in Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan A chilly winter morning, the car windshield shrouded in a thick layer of [Read more]

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Mixed-use solar and agricultural land is the silver bullet Alberta’s Conservatives have wished for

October 25, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Sept. 5, 2023. By Joshua M. Pearce, John M. Thompson Chair in Information Technology and Innovation and Professor, Western University The Alberta government recently announced a much-maligned seven-month [Read more]

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How oil companies put the responsibility for climate change on consumers

October 25, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Oct. 11 2023. By Sarah M. Munoz, Doctoral researcher in political science / Doctorante en science politique, Université de Montréal The political response to the climate crisis [Read more]

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New IEA outlook: With renewable energy ‘unstoppable,’ fossil fuels will peak by 2030

October 25, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Oct. 24, 2023. By Naveena Sadasivam As the upcoming United Nations climate conference promises infighting and deadlock, the world’s leading energy forecaster is delivering both good and bad news. [Read more]

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What happens when solar panels wear out?

October 25, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Oct. 24, 2023. By Izzy Ross In 2019, the nonprofit Michigan Energy Options had just put up a solar farm in the city of East Lansing — in [Read more]

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High Permian well productivity, crude oil prices drive U.S. natural gas production growth

October 23, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Oct. 18, 2023. By Naser Ameen We estimate that U.S. marketed natural gas production in the Lower 48 states (L48) will grow by 5 per [Read more]

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Infrastructure reform key to accelerating Africa’s energy transition

October 23, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Renewable Energy Agency on Oct. 9, 2023. By Francesco La Camera With 80 per cent of the world’s population without access to electricity residing in Sub-Saharan Africa, it is [Read more]

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Large consumers can help drive the clean energy transition – but they need better data

October 23, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Oct. 20 2023. By Enrique Gutierrez Tavarez, Sungjin Oh,  Vida Rozite,  Emi Bertoli  Insufficient power system data is a barrier for large consumers looking to [Read more]

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Lack of ambition and attention risks making electricity grids the weak link in clean energy transitions

October 23, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Oct. 17, 2023. Efforts to tackle climate change and ensure reliable supplies of electricity could be put at risk unless policy makers and companies quickly [Read more]

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GM agreed to unionize its EV operations. Will others do the same?

October 23, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Oct. 20, 2023. By Katie Myers United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain wore a T-shirt reading “Eat the Rich” and a deadly serious stare when he announced a [Read more]

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The pope leads 1.4 billion Catholics. Getting them to care about the climate is harder than he thought.

October 23, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Oct. 23, 2023. By Whitney Bauck If there’s one person in the Catholic Church who ought to have the ability to influence climate action on a global scale, [Read more]

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Africa’s $800bn upstream investment cycle underlines the central role of oil and gas in the continent’s energy future

October 18, 2023 Energi Staff

Cape Town 18th October 2023 – The African upstream oil and gas sector is in the middle of an US$800 billion capital expenditure (capex) programme that will see liquified natural gas (LNG) emerge as a [Read more]

Markham on Energy

AER, Imperial ignored ‘early warning system’ for years before Kearl 2022 leak, say experts

October 18, 2023 Markham Hislop

“We have no confidence in the AER or the Government of Alberta to investigate this incident or prevent another one from happening.” – Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Regulatory failure, not poor communications, is the real [Read more]

Energi Notes

What Suncor CEO’s energy transition testimony REALLY means

October 17, 2023 Markham Hislop

New oil and gas narrative espoused by Kruger serves oil/gas industry’s interests, not Canadians’ Suncor CEO Rich Kruger testified before a House of Commons committee yesterday. His comments were labelled “greenwashing,” and “criminal” but critics [Read more]

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New natural gas-fired capacity additions expected to total 8.6 gigawatts in 2023

October 17, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Oct. 16, 2023 By Lindsay Aramayo, Mark Morey So far in 2023, 10 natural gas-fired power plants have come online in the United States [Read more]

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A luxury we cannot afford to squander: North America needs to back radically cheaper electric vehicles

October 17, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Scotia Bank on Oct. 11, 2023. By Rebekah Young and John Fanjoy The race is on to build (and power) the vehicles of tomorrow. Fundamental shifts in the policy landscape, [Read more]

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U.S. Department of Energy to invest US$7 billion into seven regional hydrogen hubs

October 17, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Wood Mackenzie on Oct 17, 2023. HOUSTON, 17 October 2023 – The announcement by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to invest US$7 billion across seven Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs [Read more]

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Trump Sought Canadian Submission, Not Just a Trade Deal

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

The collapse of Canada-US trade negotiations was about more than tariffs. Washington’s last-minute demands sought influence over Canada’s trade, resources, industries and domestic laws—and closely matched the Trump administration’s blueprint for dominance in the Western Hemisphere. [Read more]

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