Renewables
U.S. removing tariffs on Canadian solar panels
Monday, July 11, 2022, 6:49 AM MDT
Canada and the United States have reached an agreement to remove American tariffs on Canadian-made solar products. International Trade Minister…
China’s renewable energy growth outlook for 2022 keeps getting bigger
Friday, June 24, 2022, 7:05 AM MDT
China’s leading renewable energy think-tank gave the most bullish forecast yet for its renewable power build-out this year as it…
Oil producers are planning the world’s biggest floating wind farm
Friday, June 17, 2022, 6:23 AM MDT
A group of oil and gas producers including Equinor ASA, Shell plc and TotalEnergies SE are considering building what would…
World will spend an estimated $1 trillion on offshore wind power by 2031
Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 7 AM MDT
Offshore wind power installations will increase nearly nine-fold this decade as the world pours $1 trillion into the clean energy…
Parkland Corporation to build renewable diesel plant at Burnaby refinery
Tuesday, May 10, 2022, 6:20 AM MDT
Parkland Corporation says it plans to spend $600 million to increase renewable fuel production at its Burnaby refinery in British Columbia.…
TransAlta signs deal with Meta on new 200-megawatt Oklahoma wind project
Tuesday, April 5, 2022, 2:14 PM MDT
TransAlta Corp. says it has signed a deal with Meta, formerly known as Facebook, to sell the technology giant power…
Suncor getting out of wind and solar; will shift focus to hydrogen and renewable fuel
Tuesday, April 5, 2022, 6:16 AM MDT
Suncor Energy says it is getting rid of its wind and solar assets. In a news release Monday, the Calgary-based…
Third federal loan guarantee finalized for N.L.'s troubled Muskrat Falls project
Friday, April 1, 2022, 6:13 AM MDT
Financing has been secured for Ottawa's third loan guarantee propping up a delay-plagued hydro project in Newfoundland and Labrador. The…
N.L.'s wait for Muskrat Falls power could carry on another year, consultant says
Monday, March 21, 2022, 2:54 PM MDT
A sharply worded new report from a consulting firm hired to monitor the long-delayed Muskrat Falls hydro project in Newfoundland…
U.K. to ramp up offshore wind targets in energy security push
Friday, March 18, 2022, 6:27 AM MDT
The U.K. is planning to significantly raise targets for offshore wind power as part of its drive toward energy self-sufficiency…
RBC, Shopify to buy power from Berkshire’s Alberta wind project
Friday, March 11, 2022, 7:19 AM MST
Royal Bank of Canada, Shopify Inc. and Bullfrog Power Inc. have agreed to buy a combined 90,000 megawatt-hours of energy…
French power-plant emissions rebound after gas-to-coal switches
Monday, February 28, 2022, 6:42 AM MST
Greenhouse-gas emissions from France’s power sector increased 10 per cent last year as rising natural-gas prices pushed electricity producers to…
