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Chevron throws weight behind North America's largest hydrogen energy hub
Chevron backs North America's largest hydrogen energy hub
Chevron Corporation (CVX-N) is expanding its commitment to renewable energy by taking a controlling interest in the Advanced Clean Energy Storage Project in Delta, Utah. The facility is poised to become the largest green hydrogen energy hub in North America.
Louélec drives toward becoming the Netflix of EV car sharing
Louélec, a Montreal-based company that provides electric vehicle (EV) subscriptions to professional drivers and businesses, has the ambition of being the Netflix of car rental services with flexible, medium-term rentals. Louélec recently landed $3 million in funding from Desjardins.
COP28 ends with fossil fuel deal. Now comes the hard part
COP28 started as a fraught climate summit presided over by the CEO of an oil company — and ended with an agreement to transition away from fossil fuels. Some are already calling it a “turning point” in the climate fight.
Westbridge, MYTILINEOS close Alberta solar plant sale
Westbridge Renewable Energy Corporation (WEB-X) has closed the sale of its Vulcan County, Alta. solar plant project with a capacity of up to 230 megawatts AC, to a subsidiary of MYTILINEOS Energy & Metals. Westbridge received approximately $47.5M at closing.
Patio Drummond to double production of CarbiCrete blocks
CarbiCrete and hardscape manufacturer Patio Drummond have announced that they are doubling production of cement-free, carbon-negative concrete blocks manufactured at Patio Drummond's plant in Drummondville, Que. CarbiCrete's carbon-negative process replaces cement with steel slag.
Canada in striking distance of climate targets
A new review of Canada’s progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the Canadian Climate Institute finds the country is getting closer to achieving its international climate commitments - although not quite as quickly as a recent self-assessment by Ottawa suggested.
Federal govt., FCM, support Ont. home energy upgrades
The federal government and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) have announced an investment of over $1.24 million through the Green Municipal Fund's Community Efficiency Financing initiative. The grants will support Ontario communities in developing home-energy upgrade financing programs.
Building more with wood significantly reduces GHGs
Widespread adoption of wood, particularly solid wood (or large timber, for structural and load-bearing elements), to replace or coexist with concrete and steel, could reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from buildings by up to 25 per cent, according to RBC.
Walmart Canada's first electric semi-trucks hit the road in B.C.
The three battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia semi-trucks will operate out of Walmart’s (WMT-N) distribution centre in Surrey. Walmart says the new vehicles will prevent the use of more than 100,000 litres of fuel each year.
GreenPower delivers e-school buses to W.Va. school districts
Vancouver-based GreenPower Motor Company Inc. (GPV-X), a manufacturer and distributor of all-electric, zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, announced the delivery of four all-electric, purpose-built Type A Nano BEAST school buses to Cabell, Clay, Monongalia and Kanawha counties in West Virginia.
Electric SUV and crossover sales are booming
The number of new EVs hitting Canadian roads continues to surge, driven by sales of battery-powered SUVs and crossovers. One model of EV is behind much of the increase: the Tesla (TSLA-Q) Model Y, now Canada’s most popular EV.
The EV with an 1,100-km range that refuels in 7 minutes
The model ENERGY, a zero-emissions SUV by REVO ZERO, is the first vehicle in the world to combine a hydrogen fuel cell and an electric battery, according to the company. The three-row SUV can hold up to six people.
3 ways to restore confidence in carbon markets in 2024
A string of investigations in 2023 exposed inflated impact claims by carbon credit developers and gaps in project design, eroding trust in voluntary carbon markets. Here are three trends to look for in 2024 that have potential to restore confidence.
Carbon capture needs enough pipelines to circle Earth 4 times
The network needed to handle CO2 captured from power plants or sucked directly from the atmosphere in the U.S. would be staggering in scope, requiring as many as 154,000 kilometres of new pipelines, according to a U.S. Energy Department estimate.
Wall Street makes zero progress in energy finance transition
According to researchers at BloombergNEF, the ratio of Wall Street spending on low-carbon infrastructure relative to fossil fuels needs to reach four to one by 2030. At the end of 2022, the so-called energy-supply banking ratio was 0.73 to one.
U of C named world’s first UN University hub for water
The University of Calgary has become the world’s first United Nations University hub focused on water. The school and the UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health will work together to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
Could Van. lose public spaces if park board gets dissolved?
COLUMN: As Vancouver’s council prepares to decide the fate of the city’s elected park board, questions remain around what this significant change could mean for some of the city’s best-loved public spaces.
U.S. to decarbonize federal work travel
As part of its ambitious goal to make transportation sustainable in the future, the Biden-Harris administration announced a plan to cut emissions from federal employee travel. The administration is partnering with businesses in the hospitality, travel and ride/rideshare sectors.
Geothermal’s past and future
After decades of slow growth, energy experts wrote the technology off as an unrealistic way to generate large amounts of electricity. But recently there have been breakthroughs in enhanced geothermal systems, an advanced method of generating electricity from the earth.
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Nov 28 2024
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Shaw Centre, Ottawa
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