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Offshore renewable energy agency coming for Canada
Offshore renewable energy agency coming for Canada
Canada is working on new rules for regulating offshore renewable energy projects, currently a patchwork of laws and procedures that can cause friction between producers and local communities. The federal government is working on a set of comprehensive rules for approving and monitoring offshore energy projects and a single regulatory board to oversee them.
Alberta investing in renewable, natural gas sectors
Alberta has announced close to $100 million in investments as part of its stated goal to further diversify the provincial economy. Economic Development Minister Deron Bilous says the money will be used to support job creation and innovation in the renewable energy and natural gas sectors.
Canadian Solar brings 200 MW of power online in California
PV project developer Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of ‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member Canadian Solar has completed the 200MW (DC) Tranquillity solar power project in California for Southern Power.
Canadian Solar shrugs off investor concerns
Canadian Solar Inc.’s share performance has been anything but sunny this year, with the stock falling about 50 per cent since the start of 2016.
Canadian businesses call California the Saudi Arabia of solar
Born and based in Newfoundland, Barry Perry hadn’t spent any time in Arizona before his work took him there a few years ago.
China building world’s largest solar farm
As China adds record amounts of renewable energy, a solar farm under construction in the Ningxia region of the country’s northwest takes efforts to a new level.
Dunrobin offers a model for community solar in Canada
A large-scale project in rural west Ottawa is quickly becoming a model for community solar. The roof of a large storage facility near the village of Dunrobin features an installation of 1140 solar panels capable of generating 250 kilowatts.
Carbon pricing can help Canada lead in energy
Canada is at a turning point in energy. Lower world oil prices and a renewed global commitment to addressing climate change are opening a new energy conversation.
Swiss call for joint green economy with Canada
Swiss Energy Minister Doris Leuthard has called for the renegotiation of a free-trade agreement between Switzerland and Canada and a joint push for a “sustainable green economy”.
Brexit impacts European renewable energy investment
The landscape of renewable-energy investment in Europe and the UK is in transition, driven by changes in programs and incentives. Current European Union targets require member countries to produce 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020. According to the European Commission, the bloc was on track to meet those targets as of June 2015.
Canada helps fund $76-million solar project in Jordan
International Finance Corp. and the Canadian government helped fund a $76 million solar power project in Jordan, which is seeking to curb its reliance on expensive natural gas imports and fuel a growing population.
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Fortis makes major U.S. electricity transmission purchase
Fortis Inc. (TSX:FTS) has received a key U.S. federal regulatory approval for its US$11.3 billion plan to purchase ITC Holdings Corp., which has one of the largest independent electricity distribution systems in the United States.
ABB lands $85-million contract for electrical grid work
ABB has won orders worth over $85 million from Canadian utility Hydro-Québec (HQ) to upgrade its 800-kilovolt air-insulated switchgear (AIS) substations and transmission grid with state-of-the-art circuit breakers, power transformers and shunt reactors.
Wind Power Engineering & Development
Investment buyers vie for solar firm’s holding company
BlackRock Inc. has joined a list of potential buyers for TerraForm Power Inc., a holding company founded and controlled by bankrupt wind-and-solar energy giant SunEdison Inc.
Chevron seeks to sell its Asian geothermal assets
China General Nuclear Power Corp., the country’s biggest nuclear power operator, has been invited to make a second-round bid for Chevron Corp.’s Asian geothermal energy assets, which could fetch $3 billion, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Companies in the news
Canadian renewable company seeks buyer
Canadian power group Northland Power (NPI.TO) is looking for a new owner, its chief financial officer said, as part of its strategic review begun in July aimed at boosting growth and shareholder value.
Renewable Energy
Ontario municipalities cheer suspension of green energy contracts
Municipalities across Ontario are cheering the government’s decision to suspend its competition for 1,000 megawatts’ worth of big, new renewable energy projects.
Solar power EV chargers provide a speedy boost
Electric vehicle owners can get zapped in a flash at a new solar-powered, ultra-fast electric vehicle charging station at the British Columbia Institute of Technology’s Burnaby campus.
Improving energy efficiency with better landlord-tenant relations
The tenant/owner relationship adds a layer of complexity to energy efficiency efforts. In general, the issue is that the two parties have different agendas.
Market reports and research
Three money-saving energy efficiency trends
By 2050, 70 percent of the world population will live in cities, a change that will add 40 percent to the current world building stock.
Best business practices for managing energy
Once an organization has a grasp on all the energy data at its fingertips, the logical next step is figuring out how to use that information.
Government programs and policy
Provinces divided on federal carbon tax plan
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued an ultimatum to the provinces on Monday, announcing his government’s plan to set a minimum carbon tax even as environment ministers were meeting in Montreal to discuss options for carbon pricing.
Alberta needs to embrace wind power
Polling numbers released Thursday by ThinkHQ suggested declining support for the Alberta government’s climate leadership plan.
Solar energy
Utility-scale solar on the rise in the U.S.
According to GTM Research’s Utility PV Market Tracker, as of August 2016, there are 11 states with 500 megawatts or more of PV projects in development and a total of 20 states with 200 megawatts or more under development.
B.C. firm looking at Cache Creek site for viable solar
A B.C. firm intends to test the sun-baked hillsides near Cache Creek for the viability of solar power generation with long-term potential for a clean energy project worth anywhere between $3 million and $45 million.
Wind power
NL wind developer lands financial backer
The company that hopes to build a wind farm on the west coast of Newfoundland has landed Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) as a financial backer.
Four N.S. Mi’kmaq wind projects generating 20 MW of power
Mi’kmaq communities in Nova Scotia are completing a four-stage project that will see them put more energy into the grid than they collectively use.
Saskatchewan nixes wind power project
A wind project proposed near a shorebird habitat in southwestern Saskatchewan will not go ahead, says the provincial government.
Lawyers must properly explain wind power contracts
Rural landowners who are approached to permit a wind turbine or turbines or associated equipment on their acreage badly need sophisticated legal advice on these complex agreements.
Electrical grids and transmission
Eastern Canada, Maine team up on $12.4 million microgrid project
A North American consortium plans to build a $12.4 million multi-utility microgrid project, designed to show how microgrids save money and help integrate renewables with advanced software.
British Columbia Institute of Technology steps up microgrid research
At the British Columbia Institute of Technology, researchers hope that their microgrid research will someday create a living lab that allows the entire campus to island from the grid.
First Nations company wins Ontario power contract
First Nations-owned Wataynikaneyap Power LP (Watay) has been selected by the Ontario government to connect 16 remote communities in northwestern Ontario to the province’s electrical grid.
Hydro power’s hidden emissions costs
Is hydropower less clean than it seems? A new study synthesizing prior research on water reservoir emissions suggests that they may emit the equivalent of a billion tons of carbon dioxide every year. That’s 1.3 per cent of total global emissions.
New technology and products
N.B. home testing out new Tesla Powerwall tech
The company best known for building electric cars, has now started powering a New Brunswick home. Stephen McNeil’s home Fredericton Junction is the first to host a Tesla powerwall in the province.
Industry Events
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Greenbuild 2024: Built to Scale
Nov 12 2024
to Nov 15 2024
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA
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Sustainable Finance Forum 2024
Nov 28 2024
to Nov 29 2024
Shaw Centre, Ottawa
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