A report by the Conference Board of Canada shows how three Canadian provinces, Alberta, Ontario and Nova Scotia, have significantly cut their greenhouse gas emissions by transforming their electricity sectors. In its June 2019 Powering [Read more]
This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on June 19, 2019. By Scott Jell Lower natural gas prices in recent years have spurred the construction of new natural gas-fired power plants in [Read more]
By Adam Baylin-Stern, Energy analyst; Asbjørn Hegelund, Energy analyst; and Andreas Schröder, Energy modeller. This article was published by the International Energy Agency on May 29, 2019. In WEO 2018 we introduced the Future is Electric Scenario to test what [Read more]
A new joint report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the National Energy Board (NEB) shows that CO2emissions from Canadian buildings could be 80 per cent lower by 2050, with major energy intensity improvements and shifts [Read more]
By Kien Chau This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 29, 2019. In January 2019, Germany’s government-appointed coal commission introduced a proposed pathway to phase out all coal electricity generation by [Read more]
By Natalie Kempkey This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 28, 2019. Canada is the largest energy trading partner with the United States based on the combined value of energy [Read more]
By Maggie Woodward This article was published by the United States Energy Information Administration on May 2, 2019. A growing number of homes in the United States are all electric, with 25 per cent of [Read more]
In 2018, US net electricity generation rose by 4 per cent to a record high of 4,178 million megawatthours, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration. Pensacola News Journal photo by Joseph Baucum. [Read more]
One of the main advantages of reciprocating engines is their ability to provide incremental electricity quickly. They have become increasingly important in areas with high shares of renewable electricity generation from wind and solar. Jenny [Read more]
Refined coal generated more than 235 million megawatthours (MWh) of U.S. electricity in 2017, or 20 per cent of net coal generation, an increase of 2 per cent from 2016. iStock photo. Refined coal processed to cut emissions when [Read more]
Efficiency is a key focus area for the IEA, which conducts a range of activities on energy efficiency including in-depth analysis, sharing best practices with governments around the world. Meeting long-term climate, air pollution goals [Read more]
Battery storage is attractive to power generators as it leads to higher overall utilization of power system assets. This translates into a lower risk of overcapacity and higher average revenues. Shutterstock photo. Battery storage systems [Read more]
According to the US Energy Information Administration, the mix of fuels in US electricity generation has changed in response to differences in the relative costs of electricity-generating technologies and their fuels. Natural gas passed coal in [Read more]
Nissan and two European energy companies are looking to develop technology that will allow power stored in EV batteries to be sold back to the grid. Nissan photo. New EV batteries technology could help stabilize [Read more] [Read more]
According to the US Energy Information Administration, natural gas prices in the forecast are expected to be comparable with recent years as production growth largely keeps pace with demand and export growth. Forecast natural gas prices [Read more] [Read more]
The US Energy Information Administration projects that the share of total U.S. electricity generation produced by all renewables other than hydropower will increase by three percentage points during the next two years. BP photo. Renewables [Read more] [Read more]
According to the US Energy Information Administration, wind, natural gas and solar will make up the bulk of new utility-scale electric generating capacity additions. Repower photo by Jan Oelker. Wind to account for 46% of US [Read more] [Read more]
Currently, electricity accounts for 40 per cent of total residential Canadian energy use and is expected to grow to 42 per cent by 2040. Varistor60 photo via Wikimedia. Electrification of space and water heating will [Read more] [Read more]
Finland has is using nuclear, hydro and bioenergy to cut its use of fossil fuels for its total energy supply use among International Energy Agency countries. InvestInFinland.fi photo. Bioenergy accounts for 29 per cent of [Read more]
As the use of natural gas fired power plants rises, a number of coal-fired power plants have been retired. ELP.com photo. Natural gas prices drop below coal prices, boosting gas use at natural gas fired [Read more]
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