Renewables
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…
Oil and gas producers making deals across the green energy space
Tuesday, February 15, 2022, 6:09 AM MST
Solar, wind energy and hydrogen projects attracted significant deal interest from companies traditionally focused on upstream oil and gas in…
Feds, N.L. say Muskrat Falls financing terms are signed, as Innu Nation cries foul
Tuesday, February 15, 2022, 6:08 AM MST
Ottawa and the Newfoundland and Labrador government have signed terms for two key pieces of a $5.2-billion financing agreement aimed…
CNOOC aims to master emerging floating wind for clean power role
Tuesday, February 8, 2022, 6:45 AM MST
China National Offshore Oil Corp. aims to use its expertise from fossil fuels to win a role in the emerging…
