A report by the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate says jobs lost in the US fossil fuel industry could be more than offset by job gains in renewables and construction. Denver Post photo [Read more]
Vancouver-based Electra Meccanica says it will provide some Vancouver, B.C., 7-Elevens with all-electric single-passenger SOLOs to promote the retail company’s delivery service. Company photo. Electra Meccanica maker will provide 7-Eleven with EVs to better serve [Read more]
The previous highpoint for venture capital investment in energy technologies in 2008 was led by renewables. notably solar. It is now transportation that is getting all the attention, mostly electric vehicles. Shutterstock photo. Venture capital investment [Read more]
The application of next-generation oil recovery technology at Imperial’s Cold Lake in-situ operations, improvements in reliability at its Kearl mining facility and continuous improvements in energy efficiency are expected to be key drivers behind the [Read more]
Standard Lithium is also pursuing lithium brine operations in about 45,000 acres of mineral leases in the Mojave Desert in California. Company photo. Standard Lithium operating with oil and gas operators Vancouver-based Standard Lithium, reported [Read more]
Global demand for ethylene and propylene are 160 million metric tons and 111 million metric tons per year The convergence of two significant and revolutionary technological developments in the petrochemical industry — crude oil-to-chemicals (COTC) [Read more]
Toyota says it is increasing investment in its development of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in an effort to popularize FCVs by making them cheaper for consumers. Toyota photo. Toyota designing lower-cost, mass-market hydrogen fuel cell [Read more]
RF XL uses no water or solvent, small physical footprint, can be adapted to many reservoir types, expected to reduce or eliminate GHGs New technology like Acceleware’s RF XL radio frequency heater be key to Alberta’s efforts to reduce greenhouse [Read more]
Shell Canada supports Alberta’s industrial biotechnology sector – biofuels, industrial solvents, bioplastics, etc. Alberta is spending up to $70 million to support new, emissions-reducing technologies through a new competition called Biotechnology, Electricity and Sustainable Transportation Challenge, which is [Read more]
Sharc International Systems was the winner of three top awards at the Water’s Next Award program, offered by Water Canada magazine. Company graphic. Sharc International Systems Inc. announced on Monday that its SHARC™ wastewater heat [Read more]
In some of the hottest countries in the world, solar thermal could help provide energy for cooking, hot water and industry and reduce the dependency on dirty fuels like coal. China is the global leader [Read more]
On Thursday, BP announced it will purchase Chargemaster, the company that runs the largest public charging network, which includes 6,500 charging stations, in the United Kingdom. BP photo. Chargemaster operates over 6,500 charging points across [Read more]
Equinor along with Masdar announced they have installed Batwind, an onshore battery system that will capture electricity produced by the world’s first floating offshore wind farm. Equinor photo. Batwind will allow energy produced from an [Read more]
In a two-part series by Matt Chester, the first article will look at the most interesting successfully funded energy transition projects on crowdfunding sites. The second article will highlight the most intriguing projects that were [Read more]
Integricote is currently looking for Canadian, American partner to produce treated pellets Global energy demand is growing as developing nations expand electric service, prompting efforts to find a readily available source of fuel that is [Read more]
Spray coating could make perovskite an inexpensive alternative to silicon for solar panels An international team of university researchers reports solving a major fabrication challenge for perovskite cells — the intriguing potential challengers to silicon-based [Read more]
White Rock-based Solar Alliance announced on Monday that it has completed the installation of three solar projects in Kentucky and West Virginia. The company installed solar arrays in Louisville, Hazard and West Virginia with its [Read more]
Nova Scotia-based CarbonCure has developed a new system for making concrete that takes captured CO2, injects it into concrete, and once it hardens, the carbon is turned into a mineral. CarbonCure process makes concrete stronger, [Read more]
Matt Chester questioned claims from companies that rent out electric scooters that the “beefed up” Razor scooters are are reducing traffic congestion and cutting overall CO2 emissions. Spin photo. Electric scooters popular in a growing [Read more]
Equinor says it is hoping to supply three of its offshore platforms currently powered by gas turbines with electricity from onshore. The switch could cut CO2 emissions from Troll C and Sleipner area by over [Read more]
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