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Many have tried to harness the Bay of Fundy’s tidal power. Are they all doomed to fail?
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Eby announces $36-billion plan to expand B.C.’s electricity system
B.C. Premier David Eby walks past a solar panel array at the Tsleil-Waututh Nation as he arrives for an announcement, in North Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday, June 15, 2023. Eby has announced a push to expand the province's electricity system that could see billions in extra spending on infrastructure projects. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Eby says planned Prince George, B.C., hydrogen project will cut emissions, boost jobs
British Columbia Premier David Eby says a planned clean energy hydrogen project in Prince George is set to cut harmful carbon emissions and create jobs. Eby speaks during a news conference in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
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Inside Germany’s push to create a new hydrogen economy
A steel worker walks in front of the blast furnace (Hochofen) Schwelgern at the steel works of Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG in Duisburg, western Germany, on July 26, 2023. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)
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As cold snap strains Alberta grid, province’s energy debate with Ottawa back in focus
A man walks by the city skyline as freezing temperatures as low as -38 celsius have hit the city of Calgary, Alta., Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. The Alberta government issued an emergency alert over the weekend asking people to turn off electrical appliances and try to conserve energy as fears the electrical grid would be overwhelmed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
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Alberta electricity operator ends grid alert after more wind and sun helped system
Alberta's electricity operator says it has ended a grid alert after more wind and solar power helped alleviate the system. An ice fog hangs over steaming neighbourhoods during a cold snap in Calgary on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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High demand places Alberta power grid at ‘high risk’ of rotating power outages amid extreme weather conditions
An ice fog hangs over steaming neighbourhoods in Calgary on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. Weather warnings cover much of Canada this weekend, from arctic air flowing along British Columbia's coast to extreme cold in the Prairies and storms moving through southern Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Premiers pan green-energy plans as cold weather strains Alberta's electricity grid
Some Prairie politicians are taking Ottawa to task over its green-energy plans amid bone-chilling low temperatures, claiming on social media that electricity grid alerts in Alberta show renewables can't be depended on when temperatures plunge. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks to delegates at the Global Energy Show in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, June 13, 2023. . THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Fuelled by China, world’s renewable energy capacity grew at record pace in 2023
In this photo taken on December 9, 2023, workers install support pillars for solar panels during construction at the Ningxia Tengger Desert New Energy Base in China's northern Ningxia region. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
energy and resources
Global renewable energy growth must accelerate to reach 2030 goal, IEA says
FILE PHOTO: A worker inspects solar panels at a solar Dunhuang, 950km (590 miles) northwest of Lanzhou, Gansu Province September 16, 2013. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
energy and resources
GE business to fill order for turbines to power Western Hemisphere’s largest wind project
This undated image provided by GE Vernova shows two workers assembling key wind turbine components at the GE Vernova manufacturing facility in Pensacola, Florida. The company has received a record order for 674 turbines that will be used for the SunZia Wind Project in central New Mexico, which is expected to be the largest wind farm in the Western Hemisphere when it comes online in 2026. (Rebecca Shurtleff/GE Vernova via AP)
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From blocking to backing: Doug Ford’s conversion on renewable power
The Editorial Board
energy and resources
Microsoft, Qcells strike massive supply deal for U.S.-made solar panels
FILE PHOTO: Solar panels are built at the QCells solar energy manufacturing factory in Dalton, Georgia, U.S., March 2, 2023. REUTERS/Megan Varner//File Photo
opinion
The provinces need to play ball with each other on electricity
Kelly Cryderman
energy and resources
Ksi Lisims project attracts Shell as first purchaser of its LNG
Eva Clayton, president of the Nisga'a Lisims Government, speaks during a homecoming celebration for the House of Ni'isjoohl memorial totem at the Nisga'a Nation, in Laxgalts'ap, B.C., Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. The totem, on display in the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh since 1930, was returned to the Nass Valley, which is about 1,400 kilometres northwest of Vancouver, after a journey that included a flight aboard a Canadian Armed Forces aircraft. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Ontario municipalities’ veto powers granted by Ford are complicating efforts to avert electricity shortages
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to the Association of Municipalities Ontario conference on August 15, 2022 in Ottawa. The association says the province must conduct broad consultations as it considers expanding so-called "strong mayor" powers to communities other than Toronto and Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Which company is mulling a takeover bid for First Quantum Minerals? Take our business and investing news quiz
An aerial view of the open pit copper mine Cobre Panamá, run by the Panamanian Mining company Minera Panamá, a subsidiary of Canada's First Quantum Minerals Ltd., in Donoso, Colon province, Panama, Dec. 6, 2022.
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Renewable energy’s share on German power grids reached 55% in 2023, regulator says
FILE PHOTO: Solar panels are seen atop a hops plantation in the Bavarian Holledau region in Au, Germany, June 19, 2023. REUTERS/Louisa Off/File Photo
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Let’s ditch the outdated stereotypes: Alberta isn’t just about oil and gas
Rick Christiaanse
energy and resources
Hydro One chief financial and regulatory officer Chris Lopez to step down on June 30
A Hydro One office is pictured in Mississauga, Ont. on Wednesday, November 4, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
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