By Mason Hamilton, Jeff Barron, Jesse Barnett This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Sept. 23, 2019. On Saturday, September 14, 2019, an attack damaged the Saudi Aramco Abqaiq oil processing [Read more]
By Ari Kahan This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Sept. 24, 2019. In the International Energy Outlook 2019 (IEO2019) Reference case, released at 9:00 a.m. today, the U.S. Energy Information [Read more]
This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Sept. 23, 2019. NEW YORK – The International Energy Agency welcomes the commitment of 15 leading countries to accelerate progress on energy efficiency, an area where [Read more]
This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Sept. 20, 2019. After stalling last year, global capacity additions of renewable power are set to bounce back with double-digit growth in 2019, driven by [Read more]
By Alessandro Blasi, Special Advisor to the Executive Director, and Alberto Toril, Energy Investment Analyst. This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Sept. 20, 2019. Recent data shows that there is a growing disconnection [Read more]
Calgary based BitCrude has partnered with Melius Energy to use the BitCrude transportation solution to safely and economically transport undiluted bitumen to worldwide markets. According to BitCrude, the company has developed a process that includes [Read more]
By Richard Bowers This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Sept. 19, 2019. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects that US wind capacity additions in both 2019 and in 2020 [Read more]
Seven Alberta Indigenous communities have entered into agreements to purchase a combined 40 per cent share in Alberta PowerLine, the longest 500-kV AC transmission line in Canada. The seven Indigenous communities investing in Alberta PowerLine [Read more]
Fuelled by public policy and declining battery costs, global electric bus adoption is set to triple by 2025. And according to new research from Wood Mackenzie, the Chinese market will surpass the 1 million e-bus [Read more]
A number of laid-off oil patch workers have found new employment opportunities in the energy efficiency sector, an often unsung part of Alberta’s energy economy. According to Energy Efficiency Alberta, a provincial agency, the province’s [Read more]
According to a study by the Vancouver Economic Commission, a number of British Columbia’s fastest growing cities are requiring builders to use higher levels of high-efficiency building products under the BC Energy Step Code. The [Read more]
Rising natural gas production in Argentina, coupled with competitive global LNG transportation costs, is expected to position the country as an emerging source of gas supply to Asia during peak demand periods, according to new [Read more]
By Eoin Bannon This article was published by Transport & Environment on Sept. 18, 2019. Trucks powered by liquified natural gas (LNG) pollute the air up to five times more than diesel trucks, according to [Read more]
On Thursday, Amazon announced it has committed to The Climate Pledge, becoming the first signatory to the pledge. Under this pact, the multinational tech company agrees to meet the Paris Agreement 10 years early. The [Read more]
Four First Nations on Vancouver Island are developing clean energy projects that will cut greenhouse gases as well as save money for their communities. The BC government has granted over $930,000 from the First Nations [Read more]
By Allen McFarland This article was published by the United States Energy Information Administration on Sept. 18, 2019. Fossil fuels continue to account for the largest share of energy consumption in the United States. In [Read more]
Lead author: Sacha Scheffer, Contributors: Pierpaolo Cazzola, Jacob Teter This article was published by the International Energy Agency on May 27, 2019. Average fuel consumption of light-duty vehicles (LDVs) improved by only 0.7 per cent [Read more]
By Tyler Hodge and Scott Jell This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Sept. 17, 2019. In its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that natural gas-fired [Read more]
Last week, the Alberta government announced it has approved MEG Energy’s Surmont development plan. The proposed Alberta oil sands project is located about 80 kilometres south of Fort McMurray and is forecast to produce about [Read more]
On Monday, TransAlta announced its Clean Energy Investment Plan which will see the company convert its existing Alberta coal assets to natural gas. TransAlta says its $2 billion plan will advance its leadership position in [Read more]
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