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Ottawa, Alberta develop new hydrogen strategies

September 14, 2020 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association on June 15, 2020.  The federal government says it will have a comprehensive strategy for hydrogen in place by the end of the summer, [Read more]

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RBC, Bullfrog Power and BlueEarth Renewables sign Power Purchase Agreement

July 28, 2020 Energi Staff

On Tuesday, RBC announced it has entered into a formal partnership for a long-term renewable energy Power Purchase Agreement with Bullfrog Power and BluEarth Renewables. The agreement is the first of its kind for a [Read more]

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ATCO hydrogen blending project receives funding from ERA

July 23, 2020 Energi Staff

Canadian Utilities announced it has been awarded $2.8 million in funding from Emission Reductions Alberta’s Natural Gas Challenge.  The ATCO company says the funds will go towards advancing its first-of-its-kind hydrogen blending project in Fort [Read more]

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Alberta environmental reporting reinstated

June 23, 2020 Energi Staff

On Tuesday, the Alberta government announced it will reinstate environmental reporting that had been curtailed due to COVID-19 on July 15. The move comes four weeks earlier than planned.  Jason Nixon, Minister of Environment and [Read more]

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New technique could accelerate waste-to-methane production

May 27, 2020 Energi Staff

By Brett Wittmeier This article was published by Folio on January 10, 2020. University of Alberta engineers have found a way to turn waste fat, oil and grease into a steady supply of renewable energy. [Read more]

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BC second largest exporter of propane behind Alberta

May 21, 2020 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on May 20, 2020. The location of propane exports in Canada is changing. Increasingly, more volumes of propane are exported from British Columbia. In January 2020, [Read more]

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Alberta introduces new helium royalty rate

May 13, 2020 Energi Staff

On Wednesday, the Alberta government announced it is setting a new helium royalty rate.  The Kenney government says the change, retroactive to April 1, will provide investor certainty to help develop an untapped resource that [Read more]

Opinion

Link orphan well aid cash with tougher regulations

April 21, 2020 Energi Staff

By Chris Severson-Baker This article was published by Pembina Institute on April 21, 2020. The federal government’s announcement of financial support for Alberta’s oil and gas sector is welcome news as the COVID-19 pandemic deepens and [Read more]

COVID-19

Behind the scenes at Alberta’s COVID-19 testing laboratories

April 15, 2020 Energi Staff

By Gillian Rutherford This article was published by Folio on April 15, 2020. Alberta laboratories had two advantages when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, allowing them to ramp up early and perform more tests per capita [Read more]

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Cenovus cuts 2020 capital spending in response to oil price drop

March 10, 2020 Energi Staff

Alberta oil sand giant Cenovus says it will cut its 2020 capital spending by approximately 32 per cent in response to falling oil prices. The Calgary-based company says it is also temporarily suspending its crude-by-rail [Read more]

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CER recommends approval for NGTL 2021 System Expansion Project

March 5, 2020 Energi Staff

The Canada Energy Regulator has recommended that the Federal cabinet approve the NGTL 2021 System Expansion Project. The $2.3 billion NOVA Gas Transmission project includes approximately 344 km of natural gas pipeline in eight loops [Read more]

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Oil sands adapt as Western Canadian condensate gets heavier

March 5, 2020 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on March 4, 2020. Hydrocarbons, like bitumen and other heavy oils, are typically too dense to flow on major export pipelines. For example, bitumen produced in [Read more]

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AB gov’t loans Orphan Well Association $100M for reclamation

March 2, 2020 Energi Staff

The Alberta government is loaning $100 million to the Orphan Well Association to help create jobs and cut the number of abandoned wells in the province. According to a press release from the Alberta government, [Read more]

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Oil Sands Vegetation Cooperative supports reclamation of disturbed areas

February 28, 2020 Energi Staff

This article was published by COSIA on Nov. 19, 2019. By its nature, oil sands development—particularly mining—disturbs surface lands. Sections of forest in Northern Alberta have been cleared so the underlying bitumen can be recovered. [Read more]

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Backwoods Energy helps Indigenous employees buy first home

February 11, 2020 Energi Staff

On Tuesday, Backwoods Energy Services announced it will work alongside the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation to provide financial support to its Indigenous employees looking to purchase their first home. According to the company, its [Read more]

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AB gov’t pens deal to help develop Greenview eco-industrial area

February 10, 2020 Energi Staff

The Alberta government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Tri-Municipal Industrial Partnership, or TMIP, to coordinate the development of a new eco-industrial area in Greenview, south of Grande Prairie. According to a press [Read more]

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Greengate, CIP agree to $500M funding for Travers solar project

February 5, 2020 Energi Staff

Calgary’s Greengate Power Corporation and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) announced on Monday their agreement to further fund the $500 million Travers Solar project. The funding will go towards development and construction of the Travers Solar [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Kudos to Cenovus Energy for 2050 net-zero ambitions, but why not do more, quicker?

February 3, 2020 Energi Staff

“Business as usual” in the Canadian oil patch is unacceptable, but “only slightly better than business as usual” is just as unacceptable CEO Alix Pourbaix is being praised for Cenovus Energy’s aspirational goal of net-zero [Read more]

Markham on Energy

Delay Teck Frontier decision, make approval conditional on much tougher Alberta climate policies

January 31, 2020 Markham Hislop

Teck Frontier decision is seminal moment for Canada, which must demonstrate it is capable of negotiating treacherous path to climate action and economic development The federal government is expected to decide on the future of [Read more]

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You may be surprised what Albertans REALLY think about the energy transition. Interview with Prof. Melanee Thomas

January 30, 2020 Markham Hislop

“Economic conservatives” and those with “future hope in oil and gas” most opposed to energy transition in Alberta Alberta is the epicentre of the Canadian crude oil, natural gas, and pipeline industry. Not surprisingly, like [Read more]

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