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Nova Scotia regulator okays 3 new battery projects totalling 150 MW

July 2, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on June 28, 2024. By Mitchell Beer Provincial utility Nova Scotia Power and the Mi’kmaw-owned Wskijnu’k Mtmo’taqnuow Agency (WMA) have received regulatory approval to invest C$354-million in [Read more]

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Oil worker’s shift to geothermal reflects ‘endless’ opportunity in clean careers

July 2, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on June 28, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia An oil sands worker who drilled his way into the geothermal industry is just one example of how the clean [Read more]

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Two battery recycling companies receive $10M federal boost

July 2, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on June 28, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia Two Ontario-based companies are receiving C$10 million in federal research and development funding to develop processes for recycling critical minerals [Read more]

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Reducing built-in carbon emissions

June 26, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Pembina Institute on June 5, 2024. By Rachel Sutton Governments across Canada are tackling the critical housing shortage while also addressing the climate crisis. We have a generational opportunity [Read more]

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Big Solar outshines Big Oil as emerging giants top ‘powerhouses of petroleum’

June 25, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on June 25, 2024. By Energy Mix Staff The world’s biggest solar manufacturers, all of them based in China, are delivering more usable energy each year than [Read more]

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Opinion: More running room in Lower 48 efficiencies?

June 20, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Wood Mackenzie on June 19, 2024. By Maria Peacock and Josh Dixon The US is entering an exciting new chapter. It now produces more oil than any nation in history [Read more]

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Heat Exchange: How today’s policies will drive or delay Canada’s transition to clean, reliable heat for buildings

June 19, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Canadian Climate Institute Canada’s clean energy transition means the way we heat our buildings must change—we need to use more electricity and less gas. This has major implications for [Read more]

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Opinion: Power utilities need digital talent – but not all are searching for it

June 11, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on June 11, 2024. By Aloys Nghiem, Marc Casanovas, Silvia Laera, Sacha Lachmann, Digital technologies are set to play a key role in the transition to [Read more]

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Chicago architects aim to use gravity storage to turn ‘super-tall’ buildings into giant batteries

June 7, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on June 7, 2024. The Chicago-based architecture firm that built the world’s tallest structure in Dubai is looking to design skyscrapers that use gravity storage to reduce [Read more]

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SRC signs MOU with Montreal Lake Tribal Council to evaluate potential microreactor applications

June 6, 2024 Energi Staff

On Thursday, the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) and Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a framework for collaboration regarding the applications of microreactors in the MLTC’s communities. “The knowledge [Read more]

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U.S. battery startup discovers breakthrough method to decarbonize steel

May 31, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on May 30, 2024. A company that made waves with its solution for long-duration energy storage has “stumbled on” a groundbreaking way to decarbonize the emissions-heavy iron [Read more]

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New method could significantly reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions

May 31, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis on May 30, 2024. By Wilfried Winiwarter, Bettina Greenwell Nitrogen fertilization leads to emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N₂O) from agricultural [Read more]

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University of Toronto residence sets green design benchmark

May 30, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on May 29, 2024. By Gaye Taylor A nine-storey building on the University of Toronto Scarborough campus has been certified as Canada’s largest Passive House Classic structure. [Read more]

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Electric school buses serve Oakland-area power grid as ‘batteries on wheels’

May 30, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on May 29, 2024. By Mitchell Beer A fleet of 74 new electric school buses in Oakland, the first to serve a major school district in the [Read more]

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Rapid rollout of clean technologies makes energy cheaper, not more costly

May 30, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on May 30, 2024. Speeding up the move to clean energy technologies improves the affordability of energy and can relieve pressures on the cost of living [Read more]

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Microsoft employees spent years fighting the tech giant’s oil ties. Now, they’re speaking out.

May 8, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was co-published by Grist and Drilled on May 8, 2024. By Maddie Stone For nearly a decade, Holly Alpine (née Beale) loved working at Microsoft. Shortly after finishing college, in July 2014, she landed [Read more]

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VW looks to build solid-state batteries at St. Thomas, Ontario gigafactory

May 3, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on May 3, 2024. Volkswagen Canada is doubling down on the technology known as the “battery of the future” for electric vehicles, with an announcement that it [Read more]

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Eavor partners with the government of Alberta to launch Alberta Drilling Accelerator

May 2, 2024 Energi Staff

CALGARY, Alberta, Canada – On April 30, Calgary-based Eavor was joined by Rebecca Schulz, the Minister of Environment & Protected Areas, the Canadian Association of Energy Contractors, the Canadian Geothermal Energy Association, the Rural Municipalities [Read more]

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Rapid expansion of batteries crucial to meet COP28 climate, energy security goals

April 29, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on April 25, 2024. Growth in batteries outpaced almost all other clean energy technologies in 2023 as falling costs, advancing innovation and supportive industrial policies helped [Read more]

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Honda announces $15B investment in four Ontario EV plants

April 26, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 25, 2024. By Mitchell Beer Tokyo-based Honda Motor Co. will invest C$15 billion in four new electric vehicle assembly and battery manufacturing plants in Ontario, [Read more]

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