October 21, 2024 The evolv1 building in the University of Waterloo Research and Technology Park in Waterloo, Ontario, has become self-sufficient in electricity following the installation of an innovative DC-optimized rooftop and carport solar system. Over a three year period, the system offset 105% of the facility’s energy use and saved approximately $360,000 in energy…
October 8, 2024 Ontario can maintain its clean energy advantage and continue to attract investment by modernizing its electricity regulations, finds a new report by the Pembina Institute. Optimizing Ontario: Regulatory solutions to sustainably meet growing demand outlines 14 opportunities for the Government of Ontario, the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) and the Independent Electricity System Operator…
September 27, 2024 By Jim Kalogiros – VP, Secure Power Canada, Schneider Electric Canada, we have an AI power complex. I mean this literally and figuratively. Allow me to explain. On the one hand, we have been leading the world in AI innovation for more than 30 years. Specifically, we are the first country ever to launch…
An international boiler expert helps industry professionals take advantage of high voltage electrode boilers’ virtually 100% efficient, zero-emission capabilities, providing guidance on selection and installation For consulting engineers tasked with planning, designing, and supervising construction projects for a wide range of industries, advanced electric boilers – particularly high voltage electrode boilers – offer numerous advantages…
September 24, 2024 The Community Solar Project in Nova Scotia is Canada’s first subscription-based community solar program. Since its launch in March 2024, academics, industry, and the public have received it well. The program aims to increase solar energy access to communities and individuals by allowing them to participate in and benefit from generating renewable…
August 21, 2024 By Keith Sones, seasoned utility industry executive “I really don’t want to do this.” “You have to Keith. You have no choice. You can’t leave him hanging” replied my wife. I stared at the phone like a child looks at liver on their plate. They know you have to eat it but also…
RS offers an extensive range of Industry 4.0 technologies designed to help energy and utility organizations overcome pervasive challenges and achieve ambitious modernization goals. Operating challenges including downtime, skilled labor shortages, and inefficiencies affect every industrial market segment, and their cumulative effects can be disastrous. For example, the average manufacturer experiences 800 hours of equipment downtime a year, which costs industrial organizations almost $1.5 trillion a year — roughly 50% more than it did in 2019–2020 — due to spiraling inflation and production lines running at higher capacities.
August 15, 2024 Designed by Stantec, the Travers Solar Farm consists of more than 1.3 million solar panels, enough to generate 465 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy and power more than 163,000 homes. The project will offset almost 625,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) each year and make significant strides in decarbonization. It will…
August 15, 2024 Production of primary energy increased 4.6% to 1.9 million terajoules in May on the strength of crude oil and natural gas. Secondary energy production fell 4.0% due to a decline in refined petroleum products. Canada returns to being a net electricity exporter in May Following three consecutive months of electricity imports surpassing exports, Canada returned to…
August 7, 2024 The Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) have released a study analyzing the experiences of six homeowners in The Region of Peel, Ontario, that installed an ASHP (air source heat pump) to operate with an existing furnace for heating during Winter 2023/2024. Interviews, utility data, surveys, and smart thermostat data were used to…
August 7, 2024 Fifty-three renewable energy projects have withdrawn applications from Alberta’s electricity grid development process in the last 12 months since the provincial government announced a moratorium on renewables development, new analysis from the Pembina Institute has found. Creating (Un)certainty for Renewable Projects looks at the trends of renewable energy project applications in the Alberta…
July 22, 2024 As demand for electricity increases, the need to diversify supply also rises. In Episode 120 of thinkenergy, Lesley Gallinger, CEO of Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), unpacks what’s driving the transformation of the province’s power system, the potential opportunities, and the obstacles standing in the way. From hydrogen innovation to resource…
July 22, 2024 Ed Cullinan, from Nova Scotia Power, joins the Reimagined Energy Podcast to discuss the Smart Grid Nova Scotia project and its goal of integrating distributed energy resources into the energy system. The project included pilot programs such as battery storage, community solar gardens, and EV smart charging. The key findings, which showed…
July 10, 2024 FLO recently introduced two new EV chargers, a new FLO Home line and their DC fast charging offering, FLO Ultra. At this year’s EV & Charging Expo we spoke to Travis Allan, Chief Legal and Public Affairs Officer with FLO to gain some insight into the key elements of their new product…
July 10, 2024 British Columbia and Quebec leading the pack; Alberta and Saskatchewan falling further behind Canada is on track to significantly reduce its emissions this decade, thanks to governments that are implementing policies to reduce emissions and shifting towards low-carbon energy generation and use, a new report by the Pembina Institute and Simon Fraser…
June 26, 2024 By Blake Marchand The April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse was the first since 2008, although that event was only visible from Nunavut. The last total eclipse visible from Ontario was 1979 and the next one in Canada is slated for 2044. This time around there was some disappointment across Ontario due…