Renewable Energy
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‘Hydropower Era May Be Over’ as Wind Farms Draw New Investment in Quebec, B.C.
Wind energy investment received twin boosts in Quebec and British Columbia last week, with one of the announcements prompting the Globe and Mail to ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEnergy PoliticsFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Wyoming Citizens Divided on Economic Shift from Fossil to Renewables
As the low-carbon transition takes hold, fossil-producing Wyoming is at a crossroads. The windy state is grasping at the potential to invest big in ... -
Carbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyCoalDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEuropeJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyOil & GasRenewable EnergyWind
Italian Utility Giant Enel to Close All Gas Plants by 2050, Sees No Future in CCS
Italian utility giant Enel SpA is promising net-zero operations by 2050, setting out to eliminate natural gas from its power generation portfolio—and swearing off ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationDemand & DistributionHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryRenewable EnergySolarSupply Chains & Consumption
Major Canadian Solar Firm Denies Reports of Forced Labour
A Canadian solar company is claiming that no Uyghurs are employed at its 30-MW solar farm in China’s Xinjiang region, nor are any members ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBiodiversity & HabitatCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy Access & EquityEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternational Agencies & StudiesInternational Security & WarJobs & TrainingLegal & RegulatoryMethaneOceansOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingSolarSub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited StatesWind
Sweeping Biden Executive Orders Halt Fossil Leases, Boost Renewables, Stress Environmental Justice and Scientific Integrity
With a set of three sweeping executive orders Wednesday, U.S. President Joe Biden launched an abrupt shift from four years of climate denial and ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyClimate Denial & GreenwashingEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryNon-Renewable EnergyPipelines/Rail TransportRenewable Energy
‘Net Negative’ Claims from Alberta Fossils Underscore Flaws with Carbon Capture
Two Alberta-based fossil companies are reporting that they’ve reached “net-negative” carbon emissions, thanks to carbon capture technology. But while the news sounds promising for ... -
Batteries/StorageBuildingsCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
New York Approves New Transmission Line, Calculates 39,000 MW of Renewables Demand by 2040
New York’s utility regulator has approved a new 93-mile, US$854-million transmission line that is just one part of a wider effort to decarbonize the ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridFinance & InvestmentJobs & TrainingJurisdictionsLegal & RegulatoryRenewable EnergySub-National GovernmentsWind
Vulcan County, Alberta Sets Sights on 500-MW Wind Farm
The rural county in Alberta that brought Canada its biggest solar farm to date is at it again, with word this week that it ... -
BioenergyCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyEuropeFinance & InvestmentHydrogenHydropowerJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySub-National Governments
Hydro-Québec Lands 88-MW Green Hydrogen Deal with Thyssenkrupp
Provincial utility Hydro-Québec has signed a deal with a division of Essen, Germany-based industrial conglomerate Thyssenkrupp to build one of the world’s biggest green ... -
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Time to Move On from Keystone, Ambassador Says, as Biden, Trudeau Talk Climate Cooperation
With U.S. President Joe Biden making climate action a top priority for his new administration, and an analyst warning that the Keystone XL pipeline ... -
BioenergyCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyClimate Impacts & AdaptationFood SecurityHealth & SafetyInternational Agencies & StudiesMethaneRenewable Energy
Bug-to-Bowl Companies Create Feed and Fuel from Fly Larvae
Hardy, easy to breed, and above all voracious, insect larvae are being recruited to the cause of bio-waste treatment, an innovation critical both to ... -
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Flurry of Biden Executive Orders Returns U.S. to Paris Agreement, Begins Reversing Trump Deregulatory Agenda
News reports Wednesday heralded the dawn of a new era in U.S. climate, energy, and environmental justice policy, as President Joe Biden marked his ... -
AsiaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCarbon-Free TransitionCCS & Negative EmissionsClimate & SocietyDemand & DistributionElectricity GridEuropeFinance & InvestmentIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesJurisdictionsNon-Renewable EnergyRenewable EnergySolarUnited StatesWind
Global Energy Transition Investment Grows 9% in 2020, Hits Record $501 Billion Despite Pandemic
Global investment in the energy transition hit a record US$501.3 billion last year, posting a brisk 9% increase in spite of the severe restrictions ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionClimate & SocietyFinance & InvestmentJurisdictionsRenewable EnergySolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Power Corp. Division Says $1-Billion Renewables Fund Will Be ‘First of Several’
A division of storied Quebec industrial conglomerate Power Corporation is launching a C$1-billion investment fund focused on solar and wind projects. -
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Alberta, B.C. Polls Show Strong Support for Net-Zero, Low Buy-In for LNG
More than two-thirds of Albertans support a 2050 target for net-zero emissions, and six in 10 British Columbians back clean energy over liquefied natural ...
