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‘Refined’ coal accounts for 20% of US coal-fired power generation so far in 2017

Refined coal was encouraged through tax credits in American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 The U.S. power sector consumption of coal is increasingly shifting to refined coal, even as coal-fired electricity generation decreases, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Refined coal has been processed to remove certain pollutants from raw, or feedstock, coal. Electricity […]

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Pan-Canadian framework on clean growth and climate change: 1st year update

Canada

$1.4 billion in new federal financing for clean tech firms, $400 million for Sustainable Development Technology Canada The Pan-Canadian framework on clean growth and climate change is a year old and the Canadian government says progress has been made toward meeting the country’s emissions reduction target while growing the economy. The plan includes pricing carbon

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BC to complete controversial Site C hydroelectric dam, price tag balloons to $10.7 billion

Canada

Cancellation of Site C would have cost B.C. $4 billion dollars: $2.1 billion already spent, $1.8 billion for site remediation The Site C dam will be completed because cancelling it would have cost the British Columbia government $4 billion with nothing to show for the money spent, Premier John Horgan announced Monday. The British Columbia government

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60% of Canadian business energy research and development spent on fossil fuels

Innovation

In-house R&D spending on to non-emitting and renewable energy declined from $644 million in 2014 to $492 million in 2015 Research and development spending on fossil fuels accounts for more than half of energy research and development by businesses, according to the latest data released by Statistics Canada. In 2015, $1.6 billion of in-house research and development (R&D) expenditures in Canada were directed to

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Buildings an unlocked source of energy savings – IEA

Innovation

In many markets energy efficiency investments in buildings still often considered a risk By John Dulac, IEA Energy Analyst The past decade has seen major changes across the energy sector, from the emergence of solar PV or shale oil and gas to electric vehicles and high-efficiency lighting. But one sector has seen very little change. The

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US energy-related CO2 emissions fell in most states from 2005 to 2015

USA

California is third-lowest emitter on a per capita basis Between 2005 and 2015, energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions decreased in 43 states (including the District of Columbia) and increased in 8 states, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. On a per capita basis, energy-related CO2 emissions decreased in 49 states (including the District of Columbia)

Statoil installing intelligent battery system named ‘Batwind’ for world’s first floating wind farm

Innovation

Batwind battery will make decisions based upon real-time data to determine when to hold electricity, when to send to grid Hywind Scotland, the world’s first floating wind farm, will install a 1MW battery system called “Batwind” that it hopes will maximize the value of the project’s electricity, according to a press release from project owner Statoil. “As part

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Kinder Morgan shares drop as investors fret about permit delays for Trans Mountain Expansion

Energy Financial

Kinder Morgan loses $75 million revenue for every month delay to Trans Mountain Expansion project Kinder Morgan Canada shares fell on Tuesday after the company reported its $7.4 billion Trans Mountain Expansion project could miss its expected September 2019 start date. Kinder Morgan released its Financial Expectations for 2018, which pushes back start of construction

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Canada needs ‘energy brand’ oilfield services association tells Ottawa

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“Supplying the world with Canadian energy would help reduce global GHG emissions. The world needs more Canada.” The Petroleum Services Association of Canada has sent a message to Canadian parliamentarians: Canada needs a brand for energy that communicates the country’s strong oil and gas regulations and its commitment to lowering greenhouse gas emissions. PSAC highlighted

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Natural gas power generation share grew for decade in Southern states as coal declined

USA

Texas and Oklahoma in region with some of country’s best wind resources Coal’s share of total electricity generation in the South declined over the past decade, from 50 per cent in 2006 to 29 per cent in 2016, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.As the use of coal has declined, the use of natural gas

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