Renewables
Giant wind park starting up is another blow to nuclear industry
Thursday, April 9, 2020, 6:34 AM MDT
Sweden’s biggest wind farm began producing power this month, and the region’s nuclear reactors are feeling the heat. Vasa Vind…
The solar industry was poised for a strong year, but now demand is plummeting
Monday, April 6, 2020, 6:20 AM MDT
When the coronavirus hit China late last year, America’s solar industry immediately started worrying about manufacturing. Asia is the main…
Boosting electric vehicle production could stimulate Canada’s economy: Report
Friday, April 3, 2020, 6:22 AM MDT
Targeted policy support to enable a shift to electric vehicle production is critical to future-proof Canada’s auto industry and ensure…
Hydrogen-fuelled climate goals need radical carbon price hike
Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 6:35 AM MDT
Hydrogen could be key to eliminate greenhouse-gas emissions from vast swaths of the economy, but it will need significant intervention…
Big Oil’s interest in renewable energy investments expected to waver: report
Monday, March 30, 2020, 6:47 AM MDT
Budget cutting in response to the twin challenges of COVID-19 demand destruction and low oil prices mean the world's oil…
Coronavirus crushing global forecasts for wind and solar power
Monday, March 30, 2020, 6:03 AM MDT
It’s not just oil taking a hit from the coronavirus pandemic. Forecasts for clean energy are being pummeled, too. Reports…
A new solar-panel plant could have capacity to meet half of global demand
Monday, March 30, 2020, 6:01 AM MDT
GCL System Integration Technology Co. plans to build the world’s biggest solar-panel manufacturing plant, with capacity to meet half of…
China coal-plant boom spurs first global increase since 2015
Friday, March 27, 2020, 6:41 AM MDT
Global electricity produced from burning coal slipped three per cent last year as more countries shifted to cleaner fuels, but…
Bill Gates-led fund invests in startup that built a new hydropower turbine
Thursday, March 26, 2020, 6:20 AM MDT
Hydropower — converting moving water into energy — is the single biggest source of clean power in the world, but…
U.S. solar workforce could be halved by virus, group says
Tuesday, March 24, 2020, 6:33 AM MDT
The leading U.S. solar-trade group warns fallout from the coronavirus could slash the industry’s workforce in half. The Solar Energy…
Beijing power company plans to build 5GW clean energy and storage plant
Tuesday, March 17, 2020, 6:38 AM MDT
Beijing Jingneng Power Co., a Chinese state-owned utility, plans to invest 23 billion yuan ($3.3 billion) in a project that…
TransAlta buying cogeneration plant in Michigan for US$27 million
Tuesday, March 17, 2020, 6:11 AM MDT
TransAlta Corp. has acquired a cogeneration facility in Michigan from two private companies for approximately US$27 million. TransAlta chief executive…
