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Finnish city taps sewers for energy in sprint for net zero

May 13, 2022 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Thomson Reuters Foundation on May 12, 2022. by Alister Doyle TURKU, Finland, May 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Famed for its medieval castle and lofty cathedral, Finland’s oldest city is [Read more]

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Quebec municipality testing clean garbage trucks

April 25, 2022 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Pembina Institute on April 20, 2022. By Kendall Anderson Transitioning a fleet of combustion engine vehicles to those powered by electricity presents significant financial and technological challenges. However, public departments [Read more]

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Record amounts of zero-carbon electricity generation, storage seeking grid interconnection

April 20, 2022 Energi Staff

This article was published by Berkley Lab on April 13, 2022. The amount of new power generation and energy storage projects in so-called “interconnection queues” seeking to connect to the grid across the U.S. continues [Read more]

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TransAlta invests in early-stage hydrogen with Ekona Power Inc

February 3, 2022 Energi Staff

On Tuesday, TransAlta Corporation announced it made a $2 million equity investment in Ekona Power Inc. The Alberta utility says the investment will help support the commercialization of Ekona’s novel methane pyrolysis technology platform, which [Read more]

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Government of Canada invests in Alberta’s Energy Transition Hub

January 24, 2022 Energi Staff

Last week, the Government of Canada announced it will invest over $3 million in Alberta’s clean technology sector. The Trudeau government says the funds will help fuel the energy transition, strengthen the Canadian economy, create [Read more]

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Battery storage applications shift as US grid adds more batteries

November 2, 2021 Energi Staff

By Glenn McGrath This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Nov. 1, 2021. The ability of utility-scale batteries to draw energy from the grid during certain periods and discharge it to [Read more]

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Researchers brewing up better ways to turn plant waste into ethanol

June 11, 2021 Energi Staff

By Bev Betkowski This article was published by Folio on May 05, 2021. University of Alberta research is brewing up better ways to help ethanol producers make the most of plant waste they use to [Read more]

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Project to create jet fuel from biowaste gets federal funding boost

April 6, 2021 Energi Staff

By Bev Betkowski This article was published by Folio on March 31, 2021. A potentially huge industrial project powered by University of Alberta research to create jet fuel from biowaste has received a $2.89-million funding [Read more]

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Self driving shuttles tested in five European cities

February 3, 2020 Energi Staff

The FAULOS project announced on Monday that three consortia have been awarded contracts to test self driving shuttles in five European cities this year.  The project is underway to determine how cities can use automated [Read more]

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U of A project turns biowaste into jet fuel

September 6, 2019 Energi Staff

By Michael Brown This article was published by Folio on Sept. 6, 2019. Short of the advent of quantum singularity seen in the fusion drives of futuristic movies, there is really no renewable energy answer [Read more]

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US solar PV module imports partially recover after 2018 tariffs

August 19, 2019 Energi Staff

By Tariq Shanks, Manussawee Sukunta This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Aug. 13, 2019 The United States imposed tariffs on imported silicon solar cells and modules in January 2018.  Solar PV [Read more]

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Swan Hills hybrid geothermal power plant under construction

August 1, 2019 Energi Staff

By Katie Willis This article was published by Folio on July 31, 2019. Final engineering is underway for the construction of a pilot project in Swan Hills, Alta., that combines the power of geothermal energy [Read more]

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U of A researcher creates biodegradable cling wrap from canola

July 18, 2019 Energi Staff

By Bev Betkowski This article was published Folio on July 18, 2019.  A University of Alberta researcher has found a new use for a canola byproduct, providing potential for diverse markets beyond China. Canola straw—the [Read more]

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US utility-scale battery storage power nearly triples by 2023: EIA

July 11, 2019 Energi Staff

By Patricia Hutchins This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on July 10, 2019. Utility-scale battery storage units (units of one megawatt (MW) or greater power capacity) are a newer electric power [Read more]

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Crowdfunded energy projects that failed and what we can learn from them

July 3, 2018 Energi Staff

However for every successful project on Kickstarter or Indiegogo, an average of two energy projects go unfunded. The reasons behind such failures vary – a funding goal that is too ambitious, a project that is unrealistic, or [Read more]

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Researchers solve major challenge in mass production of low-cost solar cells

June 22, 2018 Energi Staff 2

Spray coating could make perovskite an inexpensive alternative to silicon for solar panels An international team of university researchers reports solving a major fabrication challenge for perovskite cells — the intriguing potential challengers to silicon-based [Read more]

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Canada offering $1 million to 5 woman entrepreneurs in CleanTech Challenge

May 11, 2018 Energi Staff 2

Women in Cleantech Challenge is first of five challenges to be launched in coming months The Government of Canada is challenging women to innovate in the clean technology sector, with a reward of $1 million dollar [Read more]

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New Innovation Commission to support BC technology commercialization, jobs

March 13, 2018 Energi Staff 2

Commissioner will strengthen national and cross-border relationships and help leverage federal funding programs in support of B.C.’s tech and innovation sector Technology entrepreneurs and businesses throughout British Columbia will be better able to access provincial [Read more]

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New synthetic oil guarantees 24,000 kilometers between oil changes for high mileage vehicles

March 13, 2018 Energi Staff 2

New synthetic oil provides protection guarantee for 15,000 miles or 24,000 kilometers between oil changes ExxonMobil is introducing a new high performance synthetic motor oil, . The new oil is specifically designed for high mileage [Read more]

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Technology, innovation are the only answer to climate change. Full stop.

August 4, 2016 JZadmin

“In my view, innovation is essential to human progress.” – Bill Gates I’m writing a news story about an Alberta team entered in the Carbon X Prize that got me thinking about the best way [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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