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Lion Electric lays off 30 per cent of work force, adjusts to slower e-school bus demand

August 2, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Aug. 1, 2024. By Mitchell Beer Saint-Jérôme, Quebec-based Lion Electric saw its share price fall to 98¢ this week and cut 30 per cent of its [Read more]

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Bacteria-powered batteries help farmers collect data, improve efficiency and yields

August 2, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Aug. 1, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia A new startup is using soil microbes to power agricultural sensors that inform farm management practices, potentially raising yields, reducing [Read more]

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The $1.7 billion bet on American-made EVs, explained by the Secretary of Energy

July 12, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on July 12, 2024. Along with apple pie, baseball, and tipping, the automobile is classically American. But when it comes to the 21st century passenger car, automakers in the [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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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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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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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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Sharp declines in critical mineral prices mask risks of future supply strains as energy transitions advance

May 17, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on May 17, 2024. Pressure eased in 2023 on the market for minerals that go into electric vehicles, wind turbines, solar panels and other clean energy [Read more]

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One CCS project cancelled, another one failing as industry navigates very bad week

May 3, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on May 3, 2024. By Mitchell Beer Canada’s sputtering carbon capture and storage (CCS) industry sustained two serious setbacks in less than 48 hours this week, with [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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AI technology weighs heavy on U.S. grid, could also help balance it

April 26, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 25, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia Even as “abysmal” permitting processes for new power projects prevent grid expansion to meet the massive energy needs of artificial [Read more]

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Opinion: More efficient and flexible buildings are key to clean energy transitions

April 4, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on April 4, 2024. By Ksenia Petrichenko, Energy Efficiency Policy Analyst and Anthony Vautrin, Junior Energy Modeller People spend the vast majority of their time in buildings, from [Read more]

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Wireless chargers to power Seattle’s new e-buses en route

March 14, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 14, 2024. By Gaye Taylor Move over induction stoves, there’s a new kid in town: Seattle’s Sound Transit is the latest to embrace the “game-changing” [Read more]

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Battery price war poised to drive down EV costs

March 8, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 7, 2024. A price war for electric vehicle batteries is in the offing, with the world’s biggest battery manufacturer poised to cut the cost of [Read more]

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‘Too good to be true’: Mobile app brings on-demand transit to Quebec communities

March 6, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Dec. 28, 2023. April 30, 2023: A mobile app is bringing transit on demand to a regional county municipality in west Quebec that has spent years looking [Read more]

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Thermal networks: The missing infrastructure we need to help enable carbon-free heating

March 1, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Feb. 29, 2024 By Dr. James (Jim) S. Cotton Most of us who live in the Northern Hemisphere have a fundamental problem: we want to reduce our [Read more]

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Ottawa-area buildings harness heat from nearby paper plant

February 23, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 23, 2024. A new development in Ottawa-Gatineau is capturing waste heat from a nearby paper factory for heating, using a district energy system that also [Read more]

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Thermoelectric technologies can help power a zero-carbon future

February 22, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Conversation on Feb. 21, 2024. By Chun-wan Timothy Lo Thermometers are an under-appreciated marvel of human ingenuity built upon an understanding of relatively simple physical principles. Mercury and alcohol [Read more]

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‘Batteries on wheels’ can cut peak power demand, put money in customers’ pockets

February 16, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 15, 2024. “Smart”, bidirectional charging can make or break the case for speeding up electric vehicle deployment by cutting peak demand for electricity and putting [Read more]

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