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Oil sands are low-cost, competitive producers – economist

January 3, 2021 Markham Hislop

Rating: Advanced high school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Kevin Birn, an economist with IHS MarkIt, about how oil sands producers have driven down costs to around $30 WTI per barrel. Falling supply from Latin [Read more]

Student Resources

Game-changing solid-state EV battery coming from Toyota

December 27, 2020 Markham Hislop

Markham interviews Sam Abuelsamid, engineer and EV analyst for Guidehouse Research, about Toyota’s new solid-state battery, which will have 500 kilometres of range and can be recharged in just 10 minutes. [Read more]

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Innovation

Offshore wind: Moving from the margins to the centre-ground – IRENA

June 1, 2018 Markham Hislop

“Now is the time for the development of a harmonised and documented global standardisation framework that enables these countries to access the cost-effective potential of offshore wind.” – Gielen Offshore wind energy stands on the cusp [Read more]

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Opinion

Canadian climate change costs are rising – CBOC

May 18, 2018 Markham Hislop

Governments across Canada engaged in trying to promote reduction in GHG emissions at lowest possible cost By Glen Hodgson, Senior Fellow, Conference Board of Canada Debate about reducing Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions frequently references the costs of [Read more]

wind
News

Competitive costs puts wind power generation in front – GWEC

May 1, 2018 Markham Hislop

Global offshore wind market scores all time high – market up 95% The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) released its Global Wind Report: Annual Market Update today, showing a maturing industry successfully competing in the marketplace, even [Read more]

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Innovation

Sales of electric buses increased 40% from 2016 to 2017

April 30, 2018 Markham Hislop

Adoption of electric buses expected to be focused in regions with government funding due to high upfront cost A new report from Navigant Research examines the global market for medium and heavy duty electric drive buses, providing [Read more]

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Canada

Pipeline approval delays costing Canada $10.8 billion a year – Scotiabank

February 21, 2018 Markham Hislop

Sooner governments allow for additional pipeline capacity to be built, all of Canada will be better off A recent report from Scotiabank economists show that the lack of crude oil pipelines is costing Canada $10.8 [Read more]

In the Spotlight

Huge battery plant subsidies are price Canada pays for lagging in clean energy industry

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

China dominates clean energy industry, US and Europe race to catch up Government subsidies totalling $28.2 billion for two Ontario battery plants require 20-year pay back, according to Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Yves Giroux. Clean [Read more]

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