Battery deployment is beginning to extend solar generation beyond daylight hours. Ember estimates 2026 additions could theoretically shift 34 per cent of new daily solar generation into the evening. [Read more]
euters energy columnist Gavin Maguire says Chinese EVs and grid technology are spreading across developed and emerging markets as consumers seek cheaper, more secure energy — a trend with long-term implications for gasoline and diesel demand. [Read more]
Cold weather can increase electric-bus energy demand by roughly 30 per cent, making grid capacity and charging strategy central to Canadian transit electrification. [Read more]
Last week, the Toronto Transit Commission launched the first TTC electric bus on the 35 Jane route, serving the Jane and Finch community in Canada’s largest city. According to the TTC, this is the first [Read more]
A University of Calgary postdoctoral fellow’s research work converts greenhouse gas emissions into high value fuels and chemicals before they are released into the environment, significantly cutting CO2 emissions. The technology developed by U of [Read more]
Saudi Aramco, the state-run oil giant of Saudi Arabia, says it is looking to develop more efficient fuels and sophisticated combustion engines to help reduce CO2 emissions and secure the company’s business. [Read more]
Nissan and two European energy companies are looking to develop technology that will allow power stored in EV batteries to be sold back to the grid. Nissan photo. New EV batteries technology could help stabilize [Read more] [Read more]
The Joyce Centre for Partnership and Innovation at Mohawk College is Canada’s largest net-zero energy college building. The facility will also be the future home to the Centre for Climate Change Management. B+H Architects by [Read more] [Read more]
With an increase in charging capacity to as much as 450 kW, an industry consortium has developed technology to make EV charging as fast and convenient as fuelling with petrol. BMW Group photo. EV charging [Read more] [Read more]
Volkswagen says it will offer its WV EV for under $23,000. The company says by converting three of its factories to build electric vehicles, it will protect German jobs and rival US upstart Tesla. VW [Read more]
Elon Musk told investors in June that Tesla electric semis will be available by 2020, one year later than Musk had initially promised. A number of other big rig makers have also announced they will [Read more]
SFU professor Majid Bahrami and researchers at the university’s Surrey campus are developing a 1200W passively air-cooled charger for light electric vehicles (LEVs) using graphite sheets to enhance thermal performance, eliminate parasitic cooling power and [Read more]
Lake Louise Inn is the first hotel property in the world to install a waste water heat recovery system and it will be used to collect hot water from the hotel’s laundry machines. The heat [Read more]
Solar Alliance Energy’s “SunBox” will allow new home buyers to add on a solar system to their home in the same way they are able to choose countertops and other home accessories. Solar Alliance targeting [Read more]
In testing, the Cummins Westport ISX12N 400 hp natural gas engine met and exceeded the California Air Resources Board’s optional Low NOx standard. The Vancouver-based company says its engine is “one of the cleanest and [Read more]
KeepCool Bags founder Pierre Barlier has spread his eco-conscious thinking and established his brand as the leader in reusable shopping bags to major mass retailers. Keep Cool Bags photo. Modern reusable shopping bags use sustainable materials [Read more]
GDM Pipelines, a Calgary-based company that offers information on pipeline risk and integrity, announced on Tuesday that it has released its Converge Risk Manager. GDM image. Converge Risk Manager offers pipeline risk score for Western [Read more]
Vancouver-based Sharc International Systems’ wastewater heat recovery technology extracts the natural warmth contained within wastewater and transfers the heat to the clean side of a heating system via a heat exchange mechanism. Wastewater heat recovery [Read more]
Battery Electric Vehicle total cost of ownership not competitive with diesel or natural gas commercial trucks While electrification of the light duty car and truck sector is forecast to expand significantly by 2040, medium and [Read more]
On Monday, the Audi electric SUV was unveiled in San Francisco to an enthusiastic crowd. The company also announced a deal with Amazon.com that it says will make it easier to charge the company’s e-tron [Read more]
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