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Carney touts trade, Poilievre backs fossil CEOs in duelling plans for cross-Canada corridor

April 8, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 7, 2025. By Mitchell Beer Duelling plans for cross-Canada development corridors, dire mutterings about western secession, and the response to Donald Trump’s tariff wars took [Read more]

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Alberta is swimming against the tide on clean electricity

April 8, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Pembina Institute on April 8, 2025 and was reprinted here with permission. By Jason Wang, senior electricity analyst at the Pembina Institute Last month, the Government of Alberta published [Read more]

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U.S. production of all types of coal has declined over the past two decades

April 8, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on April 8, 2025. By Jonathan Church In 2023, the United States produced 578 million short tons (MMst) of coal, or less than half of [Read more]

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Opportunity for Germany’s energy transition to strengthen its security and competitiveness

April 7, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on April 7, 2025. As greater shares of renewables enter the power mix, IEA recommends Germany optimize its electricity system to lower costs and accelerate emissions [Read more]

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Heat pump rentals ease cost barriers for Canadian homeowners

March 28, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 27, 2025 By Chris Bonasia The option to lease a heat pump—just as many households now lease their furnaces and hot water heaters—could help homeowners [Read more]

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Climate change contributes to surge in global energy demand: IEA

March 28, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 27, 2025. By Chris Bonasia Global energy demand surged in 2024, driven in part by extreme heat that pushed electricity use to new heights. And [Read more]

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U.S. battery storage capacity increased 66 per cent in 2024

March 13, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on March 12, 2025. By EIA staff In the United States, cumulative utility-scale battery storage capacity exceeded 26 gigawatts (GW) in 2024, according to our January [Read more]

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Indigenous joint venture closes in on completing 23.6-MW Alberta solar farm

March 7, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 7, 2025. By The Energy Mix Staff An Indigenous joint venture is just weeks away from cutting the ribbon on a C$52-million, 23.6-megawatt solar farm [Read more]

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The battery industry has entered a new phase

March 6, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on March 5, 2025.  By Teo Lombardo, Transport Modeller Leonardo Paoli, Clean Transport Analyst Araceli Fernandez Pales, Head of Technology Innovation Unit Timur Gül, Chief Energy [Read more]

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Brookfield spends $1.74B on renewable assets as analysts trace fossil fuel holdings

March 6, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 5, 2025. New York-based Brookfield Asset Management and its institutional partners have signed a deal to buy National Grid’s onshore renewable power business for US$1.74 [Read more]

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Utilities underestimate future demand, devalue efficiency in net-zero planning: Report

February 28, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 27, 2025. By Mitchell Beer Limited coordination with gas utilities, low estimates of future power demand, and a failure to put demand-side resources on a [Read more]

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Medicine Hat weighs options for solar park amid Alberta’s pricey renewables rules

February 28, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 27, 2025. By Christopher Bonasia Having secured approval to purchase an urban solar park designed to be North America’s largest, the City of Medicine Hat [Read more]

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Water-based batteries could be key in helping Canada achieve its net zero goals by 2050

February 27, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Feb. 27, 2025. By Meysam Maleki Canada has set an ambitious target to be net zero by 2050. Key to achieving this target will be decarbonizing the country’s [Read more]

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Rising component prices and supply chain pressures hinder the development of transmission grid infrastructure

February 25, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Feb. 25, 2025. Global grid expansion is struggling to keep pace with surging demand for electricity as procurement lead times and costs for essential parts [Read more]

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Solar, battery storage to lead new U.S. generating capacity additions in 2025

February 24, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Feb. 24, 2025. By The Office of Energy Statistics staff We expect 63 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric-generating capacity to be added to [Read more]

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Ontario pours $285M into studies for controversial pumped storage project

February 21, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 20, 2025. By Christopher Bonasia The Ontario government is spending $285 million on research and assessments for a pumped storage project along the shores of [Read more]

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Opinion: As AI energy demands test cities, Dublin offers key lessons

February 18, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 15, 2025. By Shauna Sylvester Are you an Artificial Intelligence optimist or pessimist? That seemed to be a popular question at the AI and Democracy [Read more]

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Leaders, lenders pledge $35B to deliver electricity to 300 million Africans

February 14, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 13, 2025. By Gaye Taylor Hope and scepticism are both running high in the wake of a historic US$35-billion commitment by African leaders and a [Read more]

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More renewables, high emissions as IEA projects 3.9 per cent annual electricity growth

February 14, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 14, 2025. By Mitchell Beer Global electricity use is set to grow at a torrid pace of 3.9 per cent per year through 2027, and [Read more]

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DEEP Earth Energy unveils next-gen geothermal plant near Estevan

February 13, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 12, 2025. By Mitchell Beer Saskatoon-based DEEP Earth Energy Corp. is planning to produce what it terms “emissions-free baseload power” from Canada’s first next-generation geothermal [Read more]

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