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Month: April 2024

News

Carbon capture at Boundary Dam 3 still an underperforming failure

April 30, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis on April 30, 2024. By David Schlissel and Mark Kalegha April 30, 2024 (IEEFA) – More than CAD1 billion were spent retrofitting the Boundary [Read more]

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Virtual Power Plants will become the core of the future energy grid

April 30, 2024 Energi Staff

A report from Rethink Energy predicts that Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) will become a major segment of the power grid by 2030, growing to incorporate a plurality of generation, storage, and demand response assets in [Read more]

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E-bike incentives prove to be worth the investment

April 30, 2024 Energi Staff

Electric bicycle rebates have exploded in popularity in North America as transportation planners try to get people out of their cars and into healthier, more climate-friendly alternatives. However, there is limited understanding of the full [Read more]

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EU exits treaty allowing fossils to sue over climate policy

April 30, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 29, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia European Union lawmakers have voted to withdraw from an international agreement protecting energy investment and trade, paving the way for [Read more]

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‘Climate pragmatists’ tout fossil investment as big companies fall short on pledges

April 30, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 29, 2024.  By Mitchell Beer Some of the world’s biggest financial operators appear to be adopting a new “climate pragmatism” that favours short-term investments in [Read more]

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Modelling future impacts of the oil and gas emissions cap

April 30, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Pembina Institute on April 29, 2024. By Janetta McKenzie The Government of Alberta, in its technical submission to the Government of Canada regarding the proposed oil and gas sectoral [Read more]

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Wind generation declined in 2023 for the first time since the 1990s

April 30, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on April 30, 2024. By Mark Morey and Scott Jell U.S. electricity generation from wind turbines decreased for the first time since the mid-1990s in [Read more]

Energi Notes

Dave Yager appointment to AER board symbol of status quo, not change

April 30, 2024 Markham Hislop

New AER board appointments reflect Danielle Smith’s “slow energy transition” mentality This Note was supposed to be about Dave Yager, Premier Danielle Smith’s old pal, the one she recently appointed to the Alberta Energy Regulator’s [Read more]

News

Africa takes the lead to champion innovative approach for its energy transition

April 29, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Renewable Energy Agency on April 18, 2024. Deploying renewable energy is key for Africa to achieve climate goals and meet its massive economic and development needs. Despite being [Read more]

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Major global utilities announce joint intent to scale renewable capacity by 2.5 times to 2030

April 29, 2024 Energi Staff

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 19 April 2024 – The Utilities for Net Zero Alliance (UNEZA) adopted the UNEZA Roadmap to 2030, which targets a total increase of renewable energy capacity within their portfolios to 749GW by 2030*, an [Read more]

News

Northwest Europe’s ambitious low-emissions hydrogen targets require rapid scaling up of investment, policy support

April 29, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on April 17, 2024. Northwest Europe is at the forefront of low-emissions hydrogen development – though meeting the targets that countries in the region have set [Read more]

News

The world’s EV fleet continues to grow strongly, with 2024 sales set to reach 17 million

April 29, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on April 23, 2024. More than one in five cars sold worldwide this year is expected to be electric, with surging demand projected over the next [Read more]

News

Rapid expansion of batteries crucial to meet COP28 climate, energy security goals

April 29, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on April 25, 2024. Growth in batteries outpaced almost all other clean energy technologies in 2023 as falling costs, advancing innovation and supportive industrial policies helped [Read more]

Energi Notes

Rust Belt Alberta? Canada ignores changes to US trade strategy

April 29, 2024 Markham Hislop

Alberta exceptionalism won’t protect epicentre of Canadian oil/gas from energy system change Two weeks ago, the Americans declared war on carbon as part of their efforts to rewrite global trading rules. The announcement was delivered [Read more]

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U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions decreased by 3 per cent in 2023

April 29, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on April 29, 2024. By Kevin Nakolan Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, March 2024   Based on analysis in our most recent U.S. Energy-Related [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: Alberta’s distorted view of their own political culture

April 26, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on April 26, 2024. By Jared Wesley Albertans have a distorted view of their political environment right down to what their “typical” fellow citizen is like. While the [Read more]

News

Rivers are the West’s largest source of clean energy. What happens when drought strikes?

April 26, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on April 26, 2024. By Syris Valentine In Washington, a dozen dams dot the Columbia River — that mighty waterway carved through the state by a sequence of prehistoric superfloods. [Read more]

News

‘Changing the game before our eyes’: Battery storage surges, but more needed to hit 2030 targets: IEA

April 26, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 26, 2024. By Mitchell Beer Another 40 per cent drop in the cost of battery storage through 2030 is set to speed the shift from [Read more]

News

Honda announces $15B investment in four Ontario EV plants

April 26, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 25, 2024. By Mitchell Beer Tokyo-based Honda Motor Co. will invest C$15 billion in four new electric vehicle assembly and battery manufacturing plants in Ontario, [Read more]

News

AI technology weighs heavy on U.S. grid, could also help balance it

April 26, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 25, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia Even as “abysmal” permitting processes for new power projects prevent grid expansion to meet the massive energy needs of artificial [Read more]

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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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