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Month: February 2024

News

Thermoelectric technologies can help power a zero-carbon future

February 22, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Feb. 21, 2024. By Chun-wan Timothy Lo Thermometers are an under-appreciated marvel of human ingenuity built upon an understanding of relatively simple physical principles. Mercury and alcohol [Read more]

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Climate change is undoing decades of progress on air quality

February 22, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Feb. 22, 2024. By Lois Parshley A choking layer of pollution-laced fog settled over Minneapolis last month, blanketing the city in its worst air quality since 2005. A temperature inversion [Read more]

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Bioenergy use could double in Canada’s net-zero future

February 21, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on Feb. 21, 2024. Bioenergy is an important component of Canada’s energy mix, accounting for around 7 per cent of Canada’s end-use energy demand in 2020 [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: Emissions cap needed to spur reductions from highly profitable energy industry

February 21, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Pembina Institute on Feb. 20, 2024. By Janetta McKenzie Canada’s energy companies are “awash in cash and hungry,” according to the Globe and Mail. That appetite is far from [Read more]

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Oil sands CCS project could be ‘scuppered’ without permanent subsidies, industry analysts warn

February 20, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 20, 2024. By Mitchell Beer The Canadian oil sands industry’s plans for a C$16.5-billion carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) megaproject in Alberta would likely [Read more]

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Ottawa offers grids more flexibility to burn natural gas, use CCS

February 20, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 20, 2024. By Mitchell Beer The federal government is getting mixed reviews for proposing major regulatory changes that offer up more flexibility for power producers [Read more]

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India could triple its biofuel use and accelerate global deployment

February 20, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Feb. 7, 2024. By Jeremy Moorhouse, Energy Analyst – Renewable Energy/Bioenergy Markets Astha Gupta, Lead India Analyst India has quickly joined the ranks of major [Read more]

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Bringing down the cost of capital is key to unlocking clean energy growth in emerging economies

February 20, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Feb. 8, 2024. Clean energy investment in emerging and developing economies outside China needs to rise more than sixfold in next 10 years, but securing [Read more]

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What Europe’s egg-hurling farmers can teach us about climate progress

February 20, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Feb. 20, 2024. By Max Graham Hundreds of fed-up Germans driving tractors rumbled into Berlin and parked in a long line leading up to the stately sandstone columns [Read more]

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Petrochemical companies have known for 40 years that plastics recycling wouldn’t work

February 20, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Feb. 20, 2024. By Joseph Winters For 40 years, plastic and petrochemical companies have tried to convince the public that plastics can be recycled. But they’ve known for [Read more]

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Biden’s climate law fines oil companies for methane pollution. The bill is coming due.

February 20, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Feb. 20, 2024. By Naveena Sadasivam The Inflation Reduction Act, the 2021 U.S. climate law abbreviated IRA, primarily reduces emissions through financial incentives, rather than binding rules. But in [Read more]

News

Opinion: Clean Electricity Regulations urgently needed

February 20, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Pembina Institute on Feb. 16, 2024. OTTAWA — Scott MacDougall, Electricity Director at the Pembina Institute, made the following statement in response to the federal government consultations and design options [Read more]

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Retirements of U.S. electric generating capacity to slow in 2024

February 20, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Feb. 20, 2024. By Suparna Ray Data visualization: Suparna Ray, Kristen Tsai  Operators plan to retire 5.2 gigawatts (GW) of U.S. electric generating capacity in [Read more]

News

Rising EV sales spell fossil car decline despite Hertz hype

February 16, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 15, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia Hertz’s announcement in January that it would sell off nearly one-third of its electric car rental fleet sparked widespread speculation [Read more]

News

‘Batteries on wheels’ can cut peak power demand, put money in customers’ pockets

February 16, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 15, 2024. “Smart”, bidirectional charging can make or break the case for speeding up electric vehicle deployment by cutting peak demand for electricity and putting [Read more]

News

Manitoba fires Manitoba Hydro CEO, looks to public power to meet looming shortfall

February 16, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 15, 2024. By Mitchell Beer The Manitoba government has dismissed the CEO of provincial utility Manitoba Hydro, Jay Grewal, two weeks after she warned the [Read more]

News

Canada’s wood biomass expansion raises environmental flags

February 16, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 16, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia Canada’s federal and provincial governments are pushing ahead with investments in wood biomass amid a larger shift to clean energy, [Read more]

News

Federal budget to include revamped Greener Homes Grant

February 16, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 15, 2024. By Mitchell Beer The federal government is developing a more targeted approach to its successful Canada Greener Homes energy retrofit grants, aimed at [Read more]

News

UK steel closures show risky path to decarbonizing heavy industry

February 15, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 15, 2024. By Gaye Taylor The global tug-of-war between Welsh steelworkers desperate to preserve their jobs and their India-based employer gunning to decarbonize while protecting [Read more]

News

Municipal Climate Change Action Centre helps Alberta towns save millions, cut emissions

February 15, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 15, 2024. A hidden-gem organization in Edmonton is helping small towns and municipalities in Alberta get the funding and technical assistance they need to implement [Read more]

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