Energy

Say energy storage and most imagine EV lithium-ion batteries. But a range of "long duration" concepts that store power for weeks rather than hours are coming to market, among them one called high-density hydro that uses a mud-brown slurry pumped through a long loop of plastic pipe on a hillside to store energy until it's needed. With first systems now being built, the technology could change the way renewables-powered grids work in the future.

More than 5,000 individuals and 300 organizations have called on the Canadian government to stop engaging in diplomatic shenanigans that interfere with tribal, state and federal actions in the U.S. against Line 5.

Enbridge Inc. and Six Nations Energy Development LP announced plans Monday to develop a massive wind energy project in southeast Saskatchewan.

Canadian oil and gas companies facing a federally imposed emissions cap will decide to cut their production rather than invest in too-expensive carbon capture and storage technology, a new report by Deloitte says.

The province aims to capture a "multi-hundred billion dollar" market with development of a fusion energy industrial ecosystem centred around a reactor design from Princeton University spin-off Stellarex.

For months, Canada's natural gas utilities have mustered lobbying efforts and funded online misinformation campaigns to fight efforts by municipalities to phase out the climate-warming fuel. And now they have a new ally with deep ties to the province's NDP to push the pro-gas message in the province's lefty media. 

Smith's office says the new space is meant to expand the province's presence in the nation's capital and to amplify Alberta's voice on the national stage.

Debt, drought and demand weigh heavily on the Crown corporation.

A new government-commissioned report says Ontario should develop related policies and communicate its vision clearly to the public about a transition to electrification.

New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative government has released its strategy to become carbon neutral within 12 years through the use of nuclear, wind and solar energy.

If ambitious regulations are put in place, a net-zero electricity grid will be within reach by 2035, with massive benefits for human health.

Because the carbon price increases are relatively small compared to the average household income in Canada, proponents of unrestrained fossil fuel consumption falsely claim the tax hurts the most vulnerable. 

More than 50 Alberta CEOs, entrepreneurs and industry leaders are in Ottawa this week in an effort to raise the profile of their province and promote "collaboration" on issues related to energy, climate and the economy.

Ryan Kelly was already a heat pump advocate when he installed one in his almost century-old home a couple of years ago, but even he was surprised at how well it performed during a cold snap last winter.

The roadmap, unveiled Monday, “doesn't forecast what kind of a supply mix Ontario is going to have in the future. It doesn't make a commitment to net zero in any year ... it doesn't really forecast and talk about the price of electricity going forward because it's not forward-looking,” said Keith Brooks, programs director at Environmental Defence.