Tech Innovation
Sturgeon Refinery completes maintenance shutdown, re-introducing SCO
Sunday, December 22, 2019, 5:32 PM MST
The Sturgeon Refinery has completed a major maintenance shutdown that was scheduled to include a full test run of the…
Supreme Court dismisses appeal in long running Packers Plus technology fight
Sunday, December 22, 2019, 4:56 PM MST
CALGARY — A long-running court battle over who owns a well-completion technology that helped usher in the shale oil and…
Petro-Canada completes ‘electric highway’ of more than 50 charge stations from B.C. to N.S.
Thursday, December 19, 2019, 7:22 AM MST
Petro-Canada says it has completed a cross-Canada network of electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers, with more than 50 sites located…
First rare earths pilot plant outside China opens in Colorado
Thursday, December 19, 2019, 7 AM MST
USA Rare Earth and partner Texas Mineral Resources have opened a pilot plant processing facility in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, which…
B.C.’s General Fusion closes US$65MM funding round, sets sights on prototype construction
Tuesday, December 17, 2019, 7:17 AM MST
Burnaby’s General Fusion Inc. announced Monday the close of US$65 million ($85 million) Series E funding round led by Singapore-based…
Trump helped nix electric car tax measure sought by Tesla, GM
Tuesday, December 17, 2019, 7:15 AM MST
The expansion of a tax credit for electric vehicles isn’t likely to appear in a broad deal being negotiated by…
Incoming clean fuel standard sparks innovation into greener fuels
Monday, December 16, 2019, 7:28 AM MST
Many Canadian motorists might not know it, but they are likely to soon be pumping some fraction of their gasoline…
Conuma Coal converting its fleet of trucks to all-electric power at Northeast B.C. mines
Monday, December 16, 2019, 7:18 AM MST
Conuma Coal, which operates three metallurgical coal mines in northeastern B.C., is electrifying its fleet of haul trucks at one…
Sales of electric vehicles plummet in Ontario after rebate cancellation
Monday, December 16, 2019, 7:15 AM MST
TORONTO — Sales of electric vehicles in Ontario have plummeted since the Progressive Conservative government cancelled a rebate last year,…
COSIA ‘turns up the volume’ on call for innovators to solve oil sands technical challenges
Thursday, December 12, 2019, 7:19 AM MST
Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) is reaching out to innovators and technology developers in Alberta, across Canada, and around…
Alberta launches Canadian Energy Centre to 'fight back' with the truth
Wednesday, December 11, 2019, 2:38 PM MST
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Energy Minister Sonya Savage were at SAIT on Wednesday to officially launch the Canadian Energy…
Harbour Air conducts first test flight of all-electric seaplane
Tuesday, December 10, 2019, 6:15 PM MST
Richmond, B.C.-based Harbour Air says it successfully conducted the first test flight of an all-electric seaplane on Tuesday.The company reported…
