Energy

An alliance formed this week between Canada and Germany is revealing a major point of disagreement that could determine the future of hydrogen in the global economy.

Canada says it can repurpose LNG infrastructure for hydrogen exports. "It's so factually incorrect that it kind of drives you crazy to hear people say it," says hydrogen expert Paul Martin.

With the drive for renewables leading to land-use conflicts, building highly efficient utility-scale solar farms on ever-smaller tracts of land has become a top priority. New approaches range from installing PV arrays that take up less space to growing crops between rows of panels.

Months before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushed European energy security to mainstream attention, Canada was trying to muscle in on the continent's gas market, documents obtained by Canada's National Observer reveal.

With a goal of reaching net-zero by 2040, the University Pension Plan Ontario has catapulted itself to a position of climate leadership, advocates say.

The Vatican is endorsing the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty following earlier calls to divest from coal, oil and gas.

Export Development Canada is tapping a former Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers president to advise on sustainable investing.

The federal government said it would provide up to $56 million to the University of Toronto to help it retrofit some of its dozens of old and energy-inefficient buildings in downtown Toronto.

On Monday, Environment and Climate Change Canada launched consultations on how to best cap and curb oil and gas sector emissions, teeing up a political battle.

Alberta is investing millions of dollars into carbon capture technologies at a time when climate experts say the technology should be used as a last resort.

One in five bank directors also serves on the board of a fossil fuel company, reveals an investigation by Canada's National Observer.

The $4.3−billion Heartland Petrochemical Complex, which has been under construction northeast of Edmonton since 2018, has produced its first plastic pellets.

Fearing Russia might cut off natural gas supplies, the head of Germany’s regulatory agency for energy called on residents on Saturday, July 2, 2022, to save energy and to prepare for winter, when use increases.

The economics are clear: Renewables are cheap enough for the country to rapidly decarbonize. Less evident is the political will to pull it off.

When Trans Mountain's new pipeline and facilities are ready to operate, the company says "a slight increase" to its $1-billion liabilities plan for the existing pipeline will be sufficient to cover the risk of an oil spill on either the current line or its new counterpart.