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Ontario to address risks posed by abandoned oil and gas wells

June 5, 2023 Energi Staff

The government of Ontario announced last week that it will invest $25.6 million to develop a province-wide strategy to clean up old and abandoned oil and gas wells. The plan is expected to include a [Read more]

Student Resources

Huge utility-scale battery project planned for SW Ontario

May 13, 2021 Markham Hislop

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Jason Rioux, chief development officer with NRStor Inc., about Oneida Energy Storage, his company’s joint project with Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation to build [Read more]

Student Resources

Oil/gas, automotive narratives impede Canadian EV adoption

January 6, 2021 Energi Staff

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Dr. Nathan Lemphers about his working paper, which examines transportation electrification narratives in Alberta oil/gas (negative), Ontario automotive manufacturing (uncertain), and Quebec (positive). Related links: The Stories [Read more]

Student Resources

Ontario failing on climate change as GHG emissions rise

January 5, 2021 Energi Staff

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Sarah Buchanan, Program Manager, Clean Economy for Environmental Defence, about her organization’s December, 2020 study, Yours to Recover: A Progress Report on Ontario’s Climate Change Actions. The [Read more]

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Ontario electricity use down since beginning of COVID-19

April 30, 2020 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on April 29, 2020. On 12 March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Since then, energy demand decreased around the world as a result [Read more]

Opinion

Top 5 reasons why carbon pollution pricing is good for Ontario

October 31, 2018 Energi Staff

Last week the Canadian government announced there will be a federal carbon pollution pricing system in place in Canada starting next year and will affect provinces that have not already set up their own carbon [Read more]

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Ontario, Quebec among leaders in North American wind power capacity

May 11, 2018 Markham Hislop

Common obstacle to adoption of wind power is challenge to grid reliability Ontario and Quebec ranked in the top 10 jurisdictions in North America in terms their total amount of installed wind capacity in 2017, according [Read more]

Opinion

The $8.4 billion lithium opportunity for Canadian company Power Metals Corp

May 7, 2018 Markham Hislop

Power Metals potentially sitting on one of largest hard rock lithium pegmatite projects in the world in Ontario, Canada By OilPrice.com We’re facing an imminent crisis in global lithium markets. Demand is growing exponentially, and lithium [Read more]

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Canada approves funding for majority First Nation-owned $1.6 billion power transmission line

March 27, 2018 Markham Hislop

Wataynikaneyap Power Transmission Line Project will connect remote First Nations communities to Ontario power grid, eliminate need for diesel electricity generation One of the most ambitious and transformative infrastructure projects in Canada’s history got the [Read more]

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Why is Ontario’s electricity demand declining?

March 23, 2018 Markham Hislop

Economic recession around 2009 affected business activity, but resulted in a broader decrease in electricity demand According to a National Energy Board, average daily electricity demand in Ontario fell considerably between 2002 and 2016. The [Read more]

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Give up meat, cars, plane travel, more kids? No thanks, say Canadians

July 17, 2017 Markham Hislop

Canadians won’t change their lifestyles to reduce GHG emissions, curtailing options to meet Paris climate commitments A study from Sweden’s Lund University got a lot of play in the Canadian media last week because it [Read more]

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Canadian-produced Bison protoype E-pick up truck chock full of interesting tech

June 13, 2017 JZadmin

Bison project started in Alberta, prototype produced in Ontario, including 3D printed body parts The data is pretty clear that electric vehicles (EVs) are still the province of Innovators, the 2.5 per cent of consumers [Read more]

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Canada already global renewable energy leader, little future for wind and solar

May 30, 2016 JZadmin

Canadian wind/solar generation will rise from 5.2% to 7% by 2020, growth remains flat from 2020 to 2040 Why all the fuss about renewable energy in Canada? A new report from the national regulator shows [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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