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Federal clean fuel standard could lead to economic growth, up to 31,000 jobs – report
Report estimates 1.2 million electric vehicles could be on Canadian roads by 2030 Last year, the federal government announced it would develop a policy that aims to cut more carbon pollution than any other in the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change, by promoting the production and use of cleaner fuels in vehicles, […]
Wind to blow $3.7 billion in local spending to Alberta companies by 2030 – study
Alberta-based companies developed 32% of Canada’s wind capacity The Alberta Government’s plan to add 5,000 MW of new renewable energy capacity by 2030 will deliver economic opportunities, in addition to environmental benefits, according to a new report by The Delphi Group for the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA). The report was funded by the Alberta […]
Utility-scale solar power generation costs fell nearly 30% in 2016, says new US govt report
Record-low costs enabled by decline in module and inverter prices The installed cost of solar power fell to record lows in the first quarter of 2017 because of the continuing decline in photovoltaic module and inverter prices, higher module efficiency, and lower labour costs, according to a new US government analysis. While utility-scale solar costs […]
Canada a ‘late entrant’ to global LNG market, says new NEB report
Woodfibre LNG only Canadian project where company reached final investment decision to proceed Canada is a late entrant to the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market and the next several years will be critical to the development of the Canadian industry, according to a new report released by the energy information and analysis unit of […]
API Report: Amidst shale revolution, industry safer than ever
Injury and illness rate for U.S. oil, gas workers fell 45% from 2006 to 2015 by Jack Anderson, EnergyInDepth The American Petroleum Institute (API) released a new report last week that discusses the long history of hydraulic fracturing in the United States and forecasts the outlook for the future. Spoiler alert: the best may be […]
Activist group steps on a rake with endangered river report
River report uses scare tactics pushing misinformation about threats that don’t actually exist by Nicole Jacobs, EnergyInDepth American Rivers has just released its annual list of the top-10 “most endangered” U.S. rivers, which is based on decisions the group feels could impact the rivers and communities around them. Virginia’s Rappahannock River happens to come in […]
New report examines costs to US industrial sector of Obama’s Paris pledge
Hardest hit sectors would be iron and steel WASHINGTON, DC – Meeting the commitments President Obama made as part of the Paris climate accord could cost the US economy $3 trillion and 6.5 million industrial sector jobs by 2040, according to a comprehensive new study prepared by NERA Economic Consulting. The study was commissioned by […]
Stanford unveils new software to reduce risk of induced seismicity
Despite all recent alarmist headlines, risk of induced seismicity is small, rare and manageable By Seth Whitehead, EnergyInDepth Just a day after the United States Geological Survey (USGS) released a report that finds a 50 percent reduction in the number of U.S. citizens who live in areas with the potential for induced seismicity since 2016, a […]
Uncovering the Permian Basin’s potentials and pitfalls – study
New report details infrastructure constraints as drilling prepares to ramp up In the latest instalment of its Fundamental Edge market outlook series, Drillinginfo has released an interim report on what has become the most watched oil and gas basin in the US, the Permian Basin in West Texas/Southeastern New Mexico. The Permian is arguably the hottest […]
EPA’s final report on fracking and groundwater: 10 things to know
If fracking was inherently risky to drinking water, EPA report would produce more than list of hypothetical contamination scenarios By Seth Whitehead, EnergyInDepth A thorough review of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 666-page final drinking water report further solidifies what EID reported last week: the substance of the report — its actual data — reinforces the […]
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