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Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke, Hydro Québec partner on renewable project

June 28, 2021 Energi Staff

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke and Hydro Québec have entered into a memorandum of understanding to partner on the Hertel-New York Interconnection Project which could see Hydro Québec transmit green renewable energy to New York [Read more]

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Hydro-Québec launches its first two solar generating stations

June 28, 2021 Energi Staff

For the first time in Hydro-Québec’s history, solar power is now supplying the company’s grid. The Gabrielle-Bodis generating station, located in La Prairie, and Robert-A.-Boyd generating station in Varennes began generating electricity last week. The [Read more]

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Quebec banning sale of gasoline cars in 2035

January 9, 2021 Markham Hislop

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Joanna Kyriazis of Clean Energy Canada about Quebec’s decision to ban the sale of gasoline-powered cars by 2035. They also discuss other jurisdictions like California and the [Read more]

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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]

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Quebec is the 2nd largest producer of gasoline in Canada

August 7, 2019 Energi Staff

This article was published by the National Energy Board on August 7, 2019. Quebec’s gasoline market is one of the largest in Canada. The province consumed 165 thousand barrels per day (Mb/d) of gasoline in [Read more]

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Low Canadian power rates boost crypto-currency mining

August 24, 2018 Energi Staff

Quebec is particularly attractive to crypto-currency miners because of its cold winters helps cut costs for cooling computers, the lack of regulation by the Canadian government on crypto-currency and low power rates.  iStock photo image. [Read more]

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TransCanada sells stake in Quebec’s Cartier wind energy

August 3, 2018 Energi Staff

Even after the Cartier sale is complete, TransCanada says it will be one of Canada’s largest private-sector power generators, producing enough electricity to power over six million homes.  Company photo. TransCanada deal valued at $630 [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]

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Quebec creates first zero-emission vehicle policy in Canada, Ottawa won’t be far behind

April 4, 2018 Markham Hislop

California passed zero emission vehicle regulations in 2005 In Oct. 2016 the Quebec government passed the ZEV Act, giving that province the power to require car manufacturers to sell or lease a minimum number of zero-emission [Read more]

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RNC Minerals in talks to fund $1B Quebec nickel, cobalt mine to supply EV battery minerals

January 15, 2018 Energi Staff

RNC Minerals looking to build Dumont mine near Amos, QC Canadian mining company RNC Minerals is planning to build the world’s largest nickel and cobalt project next year. The company is currently lining up commodity [Read more]

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ENGO ‘fake news’ using media to change public perception of Energy East pipeline

September 24, 2017 Markham Hislop

Canadian voters deserve accurate, reasoned, factual debate about pipeline proposals like Energy East Donald Trump isn’t the only purveyor of “fake news” and “alternate facts.” For Canadian examples, you can’t beat environment non-government organizations (ENGOs). [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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Markham on Energy

Time to rethink ‘political opposition’ to Energy East, Kinder Morgan pipeline projects

September 14, 2016 JZadmin

British Columbia demonstrates that pipeline projects can succeed even against vociferous opposition Vancouver pollster Shachi Kurl has a message for skeptics who think Quebec opposition will sink the Energy East pipeline: more British Columbians now support the [Read more]

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Markham on Energy

Action needed now to save the Energy East pipeline review process

September 11, 2016 JZadmin

Carr set up a parallel consultation process for Kinder Morgan pipeline review, why not Energy East? A few months ago I interviewed Jim Carr, Canada’s minister responsible for pipeline reviews. He told me Canadians would [Read more]

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Quebec has right to review Energy East, but is this BC all over again?

March 4, 2016 JZadmin

Alberta, Saskatchewan must be wary that Quebec review doesn’t become basis to oppose Energy East in future Canadian constitutional scholars says Quebec has the legal right to review Energy East, but the politics are starting to [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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