Powering the future
Canada West Forum is presenting an online event available without cost on a Zoom livestream, Monday, March 9, 10:15 a.m. Moderated by filmmaker and environmental journalist Damien Gillis, the panel…
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African Solarpunk is Real
The future will be powered by renewable energy and the continent of Africa is an example of what’s to come to other continents: solarpunk. Solarpunk is the vision of a…
Just have a think about energy
The latest report from Ember, a global energy think tank, says the way we measure energy can distort our understanding of the transition now underway. The paper highlights why accurate…
Clean renewables – the cheapest way to create electricity
Too often, the default approach is to maximize immediate wealth from non-renewable resources and defer the long-term consequences. That choice effectively transfers environmental, economic, and social costs to future generations.…
BC Hydro must prioritize low-impact renewables
If B.C. is serious about building a resilient and forward-looking energy system, its public utility must invest more decisively in the innovations already being studied here at home. The University…
Making heat pump installations more efficient
Dave Borlace of Just Have a Think explains heat pumps. He discusses how one British Company is helping heat engineers deliver the most efficient ways of heating a home with…
Did anyone tell Premier Smith that the world is awash in oil today; and maybe for the next five years?
Sadiq S. Adatia CFA, FSA, FCIA is a bright man. He is currently the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) for BMO Global Asset Management , and he’s responsible for overall investment…
On Reforming Capitalism
These are the conventional definitions of capitalism. Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their use for the purpose of obtaining…
Ontario Just Made it Clear: Get Solar or Pay More
Homeowners in Ontario are about to pay a lot more electricity with no sign of rate increases stopping anytime soon. The far right Conservative government has torn up renewable developments…
I’m Supposed to Write a Blog Post Today
When I rebooted this blog in the fall of 2018 I made a commitment to post at least once a month and so far I have kept that promise to…
I’m Supposed to Write a Blog Post Today
When I rebooted this blog in the fall of 2018 I made a commitment to post at least once a month and so far I have kept that promise to…
Terawatts of clean energy
American company Quaise Energy is developing a new way to access the largest untapped energy source available. It will use established production methods of the fossil fuel industry, but the…
The Efficiency of Electric vs Fossil Fuel Economies
Markham Hislop and Professor Mark Jacobson dive into the rarely discussed fact that the electric economy is significantly more efficient than the fossil fuel economy, and therefore, less energy is…
China Leads Renewable Investments
China is clearly winning the global race to renewable energy, with a near trebling of investment into the sector over the last decade. China’s manufacturing industry is primed to produce…
How Microgrids in Puerto Rico Help During Hurricanes
Back in 2017 Puerto Rico was hit hard by Hurricane Maria and lost power for an extended period of time and led to nearly 3,000 lives lost due to the…
Geothermal, ever present energy
Months ago, I wrote Geothermal — clean, non-destructive renewable energy. It was about Calgary-based Eavor and the company's use of unique drilling technology to realize geothermal energy. I have followed…
Alberta Politicians should ask one question: Who is going to buy natural gas after 2035?
Fortis BC has been advertising an interesting programme. The programme is a rebate that assists their customers in transitioning to a new “dual fuel” heat pump system. The idea is…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Jim Stanford offers a reminder of the problems with treating raw GDP as a proxy for well-being or social development. Dario Radley highlights…
Game changer
The global battery market is now valued at around C$220 billion. That number is expected to be near half a trillion dollars in five years. Even that estimate may be…
Prague may only have EV Taxis by 2030
By the end of 2024, Oslo ensured that all of their taxis were electric. Hamburg adopted the same rule at the beginning of 2025; and it seems like Prague might…