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Month: January 2026

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North Sea States Aim for “World’s Largest Energy Hub” with Major Offshore Wind Investment Plan

January 30, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by Clean Energy Wire on Jan. 27, 2026. By Benjamin Wehrmann Against the backdrop of strained relations with the US and ongoing security concerns over potential Russian attacks on European infrastructure, states [Read more]

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Hydrostor Wins Approval for 500-MW Energy Storage Project

January 30, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Jan. 28, 2026. Toronto-based energy storage developer Hydrostor has secured permission to build a 500-megawatt compressed-air energy storage system in the Mojave Desert and is now [Read more]

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The Electrotech Revolution in 10 Charts and Not Too Many Numbers

January 30, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by DER Task Force on Jan. 27, 2026. By Daan Walter, Kingsmill Bond, and Sam Butler-Sloss 2025 was a year of new electric thinking. We saw many energy analysts and writers argue that there [Read more]

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Designing an effective strategic stockpiling system for critical minerals

January 28, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Jan. 27, 2026. By Alessio Scanziani, Energy Security Analyst Shobhan Dhir, Critical Minerals Analyst Mari Nishiumi, Consultant Kentaro Miwa, Consultant Tae-Yoon Kim, Head of Critical [Read more]

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Biomass could play a key role in Canada’s transition to a carbon-neutral economy

January 28, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Jan. 27, 2026. By Normand Mousseau and Roberta Dagher Record forest fires, under-utilized agricultural residues like straw and husks and struggling sawmills have left Canada with an abundance of [Read more]

News

Canadian solar and wind project costs plummet

January 28, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Pembina Institute on Jan. 28, 2026. By David Pickup It’s a happy coincidence of timing: we need a lot more electricity generation, and fast — and we’ve also experienced [Read more]

News

Trump destroyed offshore wind. The Northeast can’t live without it.

January 28, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Jan. 28, 2026. By Jake Bittle Since his presidency began last year, Donald Trump has embarked on an all-out campaign to destroy the nation’s nascent offshore wind industry. [Read more]

Opinion

7 certainties about energy for this age of uncertainty

January 27, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Jan. 19, 2026. By Fatih Birol, Executive Director The energy sector, like many others, is contending with a blizzard of uncertainties, complicating the work of [Read more]

News

As Oil Jobs Fade, Canada Urged to Build Path to Low-Carbon Economy

January 27, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Jan. 26, 2026. By Gaye Taylor As the Canadian oil and gas sector continues to automate, shedding 10,000 jobs in Alberta alone last year, and as [Read more]

News

China Deal, India Talks Connect Carney’s Trade Plans with World’s First 2 Electrostates

January 27, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Jan. 27, 2026. By Mitchell Beer On the heels of a new strategic partnership with China, and with Prime Minister Mark Carney planning a trip to [Read more]

News

Investment in next-generation geothermal is surging. Policies are key to further growth

January 26, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Jan. 23, 2026. By Rebecca Schulz, Senior Oil Market Analyst Martina Lyons, Energy Analyst Deniz Ugur, Consultant Simon Bennett, Energy Technology Analyst Courtney Turich, Energy [Read more]

News

China Rebuts Trump on Wind Power at Davos, Promotes Renewable Energy

January 23, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Jan. 22, 2026. By Gaye Taylor Senior Chinese officials arrived in Davos, Switzerland this week speaking the language of multilateralism. They ended the week correcting the [Read more]

News

SaskPower Signs Power Purchase Deal with 50% Indigenous-Owned Solar Farm

January 21, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Jan. 19, 2026 By Chris Bonasia A new power purchase agreement by Saskatchewan’s Crown-owned utility, SaskPower, has set the stage for a 100-megawatt solar farm to [Read more]

News

LNG Glut Hits on Schedule as Shell, Mitsubishi Try to Withdraw from B.C. Megaproject

January 21, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Jan. 19, 2026. Colossal fossil Shell and industrial conglomerate Mitsubishi are trying to sell off their shares in the $40-billion LNG Canada liquefied natural gas megaproject, [Read more]

News

Canada’s Carbon Dioxide Removal Industry Begins to Take Shape

January 21, 2026 Energi Staff

Canada’s nascent carbon dioxide removal (CDR) industry is attracting growing attention from policymakers, investors and climate advocates as the country seeks tools to help achieve net-zero emissions targets and position itself as a global leader [Read more]

News

U.S. Electricity Generation Set to Rise as Solar and Battery Capacity Expand: EIA Forecasts

January 21, 2026 Energi Staff

U.S. electricity generation is expected to rise steadily over the next two years as surging demand from data centres and continued growth in renewable capacity reshape the country’s power mix, according to the U.S. Energy [Read more]

News

U.S. Fossil Donors ‘Pissed’ at Trump, Mock Him Behind His Back, as Venezuela Plan Takes Shape

January 13, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Jan. 12, 2026. It took Donald Trump less than a week after his bombing raid in Venezuela to raise the ire of one major group of [Read more]

News

Fast-Tracked Western Pipeline Won’t Draw Investors Without Taxpayer ‘Backstop’: Ex-Alberta Energy Minister

January 13, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Jan. 12, 2026. By Mitchell Beer Alberta is demanding even faster federal approval of a bitumen pipeline to British Columbia’s west coast, even as a former [Read more]

News

Poor Reporting of Oil and Gas Decommissioning Costs Creates New Risks for Investors

January 12, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Jan. 7, 2026. By Chris Bonasia Key oil and gas-producing countries including Canada are doing a poor job of reporting shutdown costs for fossil fuel infrastructure, [Read more]

Opinion

Venezuela attack, Greenland threats and Gaza assault mark the collapse of international legal order

January 7, 2026 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Jan. 6, 2026.  By Jorge H. Sanchez-Perez The American invasion of Venezuela — along with fresh threats to annex Greenland — provide the world with a unique opportunity to perform a [Read more]

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“Cost and Carbon Competitiveness” was an Alberta rallying cry for years. What happened?

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Reducing methane emissions to zero is important for Canada’s competitiveness as global markets increasingly price carbon For all the noise surrounding climate policy, this is the rare file where ideology doesn’t change the physics, and [Read more]

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