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Why is ESG so important to critical mineral supplies, and what can we do about it?

September 19, 2022 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Sept. 9, 2022. By K.C. Michaels, Louis Maréchal, Benjamin Katz Environmental, social and governance impacts from minerals development may hamper progress on climate Clean energy [Read more]

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U of A researcher aims to squeeze extra life out of lithium ion batteries

August 10, 2022 Energi Staff

This article was published by Folio on July 11, 2022. By Bev Betkowski Cruising down the highway in an electric car, who wouldn’t want to squeeze a few hundred extra kilometres out of a single [Read more]

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Global electric car sales continued strong growth in 2022 after record-breaking 2021

May 30, 2022 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on May 23, 2022. Electric car sales powered through 2021 and have remained strong so far in 2022, but ensuring future growth will demand greater efforts [Read more]

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Growing use of battery storage systems on the US electricity grid: EIA

April 6, 2021 Energi Staff

By Vikram Linga This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on March 24, 2021. In the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2021 (AEO2021), EIA projects a significant number of [Read more]

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Utility-scale batteries, pumped storage return about 80 per cent of electricity they store

February 23, 2021 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Feb. 12, 2021. By Alex May Electric energy storage is becoming more important to the energy industry as the share of intermittent generating technologies, [Read more]

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Cheaper, better batteries drive EV sales during 2020s

February 21, 2021 Energi Staff 2

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews James Frith, head of energy storage for BloombergNEF, about the effect of falling battery prices on EV adoption. If cheap batteries hit the market sooner than expected, [Read more]

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This changes everything: Battery prices in free fall

January 13, 2021 Energi Staff 2

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews James Frith, head of energy storage for BloombergNEF, on the annual battery price survey. Cheap battery storage is already revolutionizing electric vehicles, electric utilities, and many other [Read more]

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Canada missing opportunities to develop EV manufacturing?

January 7, 2021 Energi Staff

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Joanna Kyriazis, senior policy advisor, about Clean Energy Canada’s new report, “Taking the Wheel,” which argues that Canada isn’t moving fast enough to develop its electric vehicle [Read more]

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The 2nd Age of Electricity…this time we’re electrifying EVERYTHING

January 6, 2021 Energi Staff 2

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews economist Werner Antweiler from the Sauder School of Business about how cheap renewables (solar and wind) are poised to begin displacing fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas), [Read more]

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Pacific Northwest electricity going carbon-free without natural gas?

December 31, 2020 Energi Staff 2

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Ben Kujala, director of power planning for the Northwest Power and Conservation Council based in Portland, Oregon. They discussed the extent to which natural gas should be [Read more]

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Large battery systems often paired with renewable energy power plants

May 18, 2020 Energi Staff

By Maxwell Hayes and Sara Hoff  This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 18, 2020 Pairing renewable energy generators with energy storage, particularly batteries, is increasingly common as the cost of [Read more]

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Batteries, hydrogen tech: keys to a clean energy future

May 4, 2020 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on May 3, 2020. As governments focus on dealing with the Covid-19 health emergency, they are increasingly turning their attention to the impact of shutting down [Read more]

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Innovation

Equinor installs Batwind, the world’s first battery for offshore wind

June 27, 2018 Energi Staff

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]

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Opinion

Where are we on the road to a clean energy future? – IEA

May 4, 2018 Energi Staff 2

Oil demand peaks soon after coal, with demand decline from transport: electric vehicles are 40% of new passenger car sales by 2030 By Caroline Lee, IEA Energy and Climate Change Policy Analyst All around the world, [Read more]

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Innovation

Toyota EV motor uses up to 50 per cent less rare earth metals

February 20, 2018 Energi Staff

The Toyota EV motor magnet will use lanthanum and cerium which are cheaper than neodymium, demand of which is expected to exceed supply after 2025.  Toyota EV magnet development expected to be in use in [Read more]

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Innovation

Upstart EV battery company will help China become technology leader

February 1, 2018 Energi Staff

CATL EV battery factory located in a small southeast China city will have enough capacity to surpass Tesla output.  Bloomberg photo by Qilai Shen. Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd., leader in EV battery market in China Contemporary [Read more]

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Canada

RNC Minerals in talks to fund $1B Quebec nickel, cobalt mine to supply EV battery minerals

January 15, 2018 Energi Staff

RNC Minerals looking to build Dumont mine near Amos, QC Canadian mining company RNC Minerals is planning to build the world’s largest nickel and cobalt project next year. The company is currently lining up commodity [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Another take on electric vehicles and the future of oil (take note Alberta, Texas)

April 18, 2017 JZadmin

Science and data suggest electric vehicles will diffuse slowly, affect oil demand gradually Laszlo Varro is the chief economist of the International Energy Agency. Safe to assume he has a pretty clear view of the [Read more]

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Smith’s panel on Alberta’s energy future is a bad joke

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

“A new advisory panel will develop a long-term vision for Alberta’s energy future and recommend steps the province should take to ensure the industry [emphasis added] continues to thrive for decades to come.” Premier Danielle [Read more]

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