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The Diesel Dilemma in Canada’s Remote Regions
Canada is rich in natural resources waiting to be harnessed as renewable energy, but this doesn’t mean that the road to a low-carbon future will be easy: all over the country, hundreds of remote and rural off-grid communities still heavily rely on diesel generators.
Darren Sweeney Named to Kathairos Solutions’ Board of Directors
Renowned Alberta business leader Darren Sweeney joins Kathairos Solutions’ Board of Directors.
Old Rigs, New Reefs: A New Use for Offshore Oil Platforms
More than 12,000 offshore oil and gas platforms exist worldwide, with many nearing the end of their operational lifetimes as they continue to drain reservoirs of fossil fuels from beneath the ocean floor.
It’s Not So Easy Being Green: Renewable Energy Prices Soar 30%
A report released by LevelTen Energy reveals that the price of electricity generated from renewable sources in North America has increased by almost 30% over the past year, due to fast-rising development costs and overwhelming demand.
Hydropower: An Overview
Hydropower is the largest source of renewable energy in the world, accounting for more than 18% of the world’s electricity. So, how exactly are we using water for energy? What systems exist?
Clean Technology: An Overview
More and more, we are seeing the impacts of climate change: how do we tackle this growing global problem. Clean technology.
Russian Gas is Out: What About EU Climate Ambitions?
The Paris Agreement and the climate ambition of a carbon-neutral EU by 2050 have been sidetracked by the war in Ukraine… or have they?
What’s the (Hydrogen) Hold Up?
More and more, hydrogen is being heralded as the new super fuel to combat climate change, as a sustainable energy source that does not produce CO2 emissions.
So why aren’t we all speeding full steam ahead on the hydrogen train?
Where the Wind Takes Us: The Future of Wind Power
Researchers gathered opinions from upwards of 140 leading experts in the field of wind power about what they expect to be the future of wind plant design.
What they found? Size matters… even more than previously thought.
A New Engine… With No Moving Parts?
Engineers at MIT and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have designed a heat engine with no moving parts, with the ability to convert heat to electricity with over 40% efficiency- a performance better than modern steam turbines.
Energy and Foreign Policy Decision-Makers Discuss the Most-Pressing Challenges for a Global Energy Shift
Energy and foreign policy decision-makers from all over the world convened at the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Forum in Dubai to discuss the many factors impacting the global energy transition.
Global Energy Leaders Vow to Strengthen Energy Security and Accelerate the Energy Transition
Global energy leaders met in Paris earlier this week for the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) 2022 Ministerial Meeting, sending a strong message of unity on the need to strengthen energy security, reduce market volatility and accelerate the global energy transition.
Plug and Play Alberta Announces 10 Start-Ups For Inaugural Sustainability Program
The start-ups, chosen by the Advisory Board, represent a variety of novel sustainable cleantech innovations focused on renewable and alternative energy, biotechnology, water innovation, new materials and energy optimization.
China, the Cleantech Capital
China consumes around 26% of the annual global energy supply, with its per year energy needs more than tripling since the turn of the century. This has resulted in tremendous growth… at a staggering cost.
COVID-19 and the Global Climate Crisis
After the first few months of global lockdowns, you could see changes in air quality in some of the world’s most polluted cities… but what about the changes in something we can’t see?
Revisiting Canada’s Reduction Targets: Possibility or Pipe Dream?
Canada formally pledged to reduce its national greenhouse gas emissions by 40-45% below 2005 levels by 2030 during the United Nations COP26 climate conference held in 2021. The ultimate end goal? To achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
The Nuclear Lie and Why It’s Holding Us Back
You’ve actually been lied to about nuclear energy. When we think nuclear, our immediate thoughts go to times in history when the use of nuclear power was devastating: Hiroshima. Nagasaki. The Chernobyl Incident. Fukushima— the list goes on.
Gone with the Wind: How Wind Energy Can Address the Energy Crisis
Every 24 hours, wind generates enough energy to produce nearly 35x the amount of electricity that the global population uses in a day. The key to tapping into the potential of wind? Well, it’s something so simple that humans have used it for as long as we’ve had agriculture.
Solving the Solar Problem
In the last decade, solar energy has become the cheapest way to generate electricity, surpassing even the price of coal! Despite this, solar energy still only accounts for around 3.1% of global electricity.
Hydrogen: Fuel of the Future?
Much like electricity, hydrogen is an energy carrier, meaning it stores and delivers energy that can later be transformed to other usable forms, like mechanical work and heat.