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Ontario to refurbish electricity generating plants in Niagara Region for $1-billion
Ontario Energy Minister Todd Smith addresses a news conference at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station in Pickering, Ont. on Tuesday, Jan.30, 2024. Smith has introduced legislation to overturn a decision on natural gas connections by the province's independent energy regulator.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
opinion
Wab Kinew looks beyond the carbon tax
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cost of living
Thinking of trading your gas stove for induction? Here’s what you need to know
Canoe Executive Chef Ron McKinlay is photographed cooking on an induction stove on June 13, 2023. Since it opened 28 years ago, chefs at the Toronto restaurant have been using induction stoves. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
energy and resources
Most EU countries to pledge help for solar sector, but no trade curbs on China, draft shows
FILE PHOTO: A solar power plant with photovoltaic systems is seen near Mainburg, north-west of the Bavarian capital Munich, Germany, October 20, 2021. REUTERS/Lukas Barth
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Thousands still in the dark in Ontario after high winds cause widespread outages
<p>Hydro Crews work to fix broken power poles and restore power in the Ottawa Valley municipality of Mississippi Mills, Ontario on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Hydro One says high winds have knocked out power for thousands in Ontario. The electricity distributor says about 23,000 customers are without power as of mid-morning. &nbsp;THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick</p>
canada
As Alberta pivots to renewables, expect more conflicts between environmental values, experts say
Benita Estes is opposed to the development of a biodigester plant 200 metres from her home near High River, Saturday, April 6, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
energy and resources
Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.5% to record low in fiscal year through March 2023
FILE PHOTO: A pipe for transporting carbon dioxide to removal equipment is shown at the Tomakomai carbon, capture and storage (CCS) test site in Tomakomai, Hokkaido prefecture, Japan March 22, 2018. Picture taken on March 22, 2018. REUTERS/Aaron Sheldrick/File Photo
energy and resources
California battery plant to be among world’s largest as power storage booms
A drone view shows California's largest battery storage facility, as it nears completion on a 43-acre site in Menifee, California, U.S., March 28, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake
energy and resources
Japan to collaborate with U.S. on cutting floating offshore wind costs
FILE - The turbines of America's first offshore wind farm are seen from a tour boat off the coast of Block Island, R.I., Oct. 17, 2022. The Biden administration approved a new offshore wind project off the Massachusetts coast Tuesday, April 2, 2024. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
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Alberta fails to move needle on emissions reduction plan
A general view shows a Syncrude oil sands mining facility near Fort McKay, Alberta, on September 7, 2022. - At Fort McKay near Fort McMurray in western Canada, in the heart of the country's boreal forest, the pines and the people were long ago cleared out to make way for huge open-pit mines dedicated to excavation of oil sands. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)
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Wind, solar operators urged to invest now to protect against extreme weather risks
The West Pubnico Point Wind Farm is seen in Lower West Pubnico, N.S. on Monday, Aug. 9, 2021. Wind and solar operators in Canada are being urged to reduce the likelihood of future catastrophic grid outages by making their infrastructure more resilient to climate change. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
energy and resources
U.S. electric utilities brace for surge in power demand from data centres
The sun begins to rise near power lines Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, near Monee, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
world
Russian air strikes damage electric system in southern Ukraine
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky looks on during a joint press conference with President of Finland following their meeting in Kyiv on April 3, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP) (Photo by GENYA SAVILOV/AFP via Getty Images)
explainer
China’s wind power industry: What to know as EU investigates subsidies received by suppliers
Wind turbines are seen at sunset on Pingtan Island, in China's southeast Fujian province on January 16, 2024. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP) (Photo by GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)
analysis
Ottawa rebuffs calls for last-minute fixes to green subsidies as Indigenous leaders sound alarm
Matt Jamieson, President and CEO of Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corp., is photographed at the Nanticoke Solar farm on August 29, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail. The SNGRD is which is emerging as a significant player in the renewable energy field.
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Nuclear players making a push into heavy industry
With just seven months to go before the deadline to complete projects financed by Ottawa's $4-billion Infrastructure Stimulus Fund, legions of backhoes, cranes and other construction machinery are humming across the country to get the work finished on time. The Port of Belledune, in northern New Brunswick, is a key shipping point for bulk commodities, including Canadian wood pellets and zinc concentrate heading to ports around the world, and coal arriving from Columbia and the United States on its way to a nearby power plant. A $61-million expansion of the port is under way, with about $26-million coming from Ottawa's infrastructure program (and $20-million from the province) , and it should be spent by the March 31 deadline, said the port's chief executive officer Rayburn Doucett. "We're right on time and right on budget."
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New LNG entrant plots rail shipments in B.C., avoiding need for long pipeline
Sept. 21, 2023, for pic labelled PrinceRupertFairviewContainerTerminal: DP World PLC operates the existing Fairview container terminal at the Port of Prince Rupert in northern British Columbia. The port authority is collaborating with DP to study the feasibility of constructing a second container terminal. Brent Jang/The Globe and Mail Image by Brent Jang
canada
Hydro-Québec expects to fix remaining power outages from Thursday storm by end of day
More than 255,000 Hydro Quebec customers are in the dark this morning as a significant spring storm rolls through the region. A person moves past cracked and fallen trees following a storm in Montreal, Friday, April 7, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
alberta
Albertans lose power in rolling blackouts as grid issues persist
The AESO’s vice president of grid reliability operations, Marie-France Samaroden, told media Friday that the operator’s forecast of how much power would be generated by wind farms had far outstripped actual production, leaving it with a supply shortfall.
canada
Major utility companies in Ontario, Quebec still working to restore power after spring storm
A pedestrian crosses the street through the snow as a spring storm dumped over 20cm of snow, Thursday, April 4, 2024 in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz