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City of Calgary taking advantage of Alberta municipal solar program
Since program launched in June – 104 residences, businesses and non-profits had systems pre-approved The City of Calgary is saving money and reducing greenhouse gas emissions with support from the Alberta Municipal Solar Program, according to an Alberta government press release. The program has helped Calgary add more than 2.3 megawatts of energy capacity to six […]
Strong investor interest in renewables program – AESO
Program expected to attract $10.5 billion of investment into Alberta economy- AESO Alberta moves one step closer to its target of 30 per cent renewable energy by 2030 as round one of the Renewable Electricity Program enters the request for proposals stage, according to a press release. The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) has invited […]
Will PACE-style financing home energy efficiency upgrades work in Alberta?
The City of Edmonton is pursuing PACE as part of its energy transition strategy By David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca Currently, the biggest barrier to people and organizations investing in energy-efficiency upgrades and renewable energy on their buildings is access to affordable financing. That’s according to Brian Scott, an Edmonton developer and Leigh Bond, an entrepreneur who […]
New global upstream oil projects to double in 2017 – Wood Mackenzie
Potential for further improvement in drilling speed of 20% to 30% in some early-life tight oil plays Wood Mackenzie forecasts the investment cycle will show the first signs of growth in 2017 since 2014 and final investment decisions (FIDs) will double, compared with 2016. “2017 will demonstrate how efficient the oil and gas industry has […]
Exxon Mobil starts production at Julia Oil Field in Gulf of Mexico
Exxon Mobil on track to start up 10 new upstream projects in 2016/17, adding 450,000 oil-equivalent b/d of production capacity IRVING, Texas – Oil production has started under budget and ahead of schedule at the Julia oil field in the Gulf of Mexico, Exxon Mobil said Tuesday. The first production well is now online and a second well […]
Lithium Ion batteries are leading energy storage for new projects – study
Estimated 1,653.5 MW of new storage announced worldwide in 2015, 33.8% of new capacity coming from North America A new report from Navigant Research says 2015 marked a record year for the global energy storage industry, with continued increases in deployed and newly announced project capacity. The study examines global energy storage projects, providing a database of 1,119 […]
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