Darius Snieckus
About Darius Snieckus
Darius Snieckus has reported on the global renewable energy, hydrogen and oil & gas sectors since 1996. Before joining CNO, he was Chief Executive Editor at offshore wind intelligence consultancy Aegir Insights. From 2009-2023, he was first Technology Editor and later Editor-in-Chief at renewables industry news platform Rechargenews.com, as well as convenor of the Recharge Thought Leaders roundtable and summit series. Between 1997-2008, he reported for Offshore Engineer, Oil & Gas Journal and the Petroleum Economist. Snieckus is a regular speaker/moderator/panellist at international wind power conferences and commentator on the energy transition and the blue economy.
Canada slowed flow of money into foreign fossil fuels, but lags on renewables
One of 39 nations that pledged to end non-domestic support for fossil fuels at the COP26 climate change conference in 2021, Canada spent $6.75-billion less last year backing new sector projects, according to International Institute of Sustainable Development
'All of a sudden we’re cool' — Green builders draft a cleaner, more profitable blueprint for construction
A new generation of developers and architects deliver net-zero and green retrofit designs for an emerging clean economy.
Canada among five “other petrostates” dooming Paris climate goals with oil and gas ramp-up
Canada, United States, Norway, United Kingdom and Australia called "climate hypocrites" for claiming environmental leadership while granting record numbers of oil and gas drilling licenses in 2024, says a new report by independent think tank IISD.
Green building pioneers chart persuasive paths to profit
A new generation of developers and architects are designing a future for the building sector that is less polluting and still profitable
Why cleaning up Canada’s building industry could be a big win for the economy and climate
New net-zero building designs and decarbonizing retrofits could lay the foundation for a green building boom — but the challenges are formidable.
Nova Scotia offshore wind hopes rise
Focus on a local ports and suppliers in province’s master plan to build wind farms in the Atlantic seen as a positive signal for a planned first five gigawatt capacity auction next year.
Ontario bets on sparking nuclear 'renaissance' with new-generation fusion power
The province aims to capture a "multi-hundred billion dollar" market with development of a fusion energy industrial ecosystem centred around a reactor design from Princeton University spin-off Stellarex.
Ontario EV battery recyclers get $10M for critical minerals recovery
The two companies will each receive $5 million from the federal government to help finance the development of new technologies designed to recover valuable nickel, cobalt, copper and other minerals from the “black mass” of shredded flat batteries.
Mining skills shortage looms as Ontario gears up for EV boom
Ontario's mining industry risks a shortfall of over 3,500 skilled green-collar workers by 2040, unless it jump-starts education and training for the new generation of technicians needed as Canada's critical minerals-hungry electric vehicle sector gears up this decade