Several months ago, the Government of New Brunswick pitched the idea of “Wind West,” a proposal to massively build out offshore wind power generation to potentially power not only itself, but a large portion of the country with supposedly reliable wind....
By Sammy Hudes Cenovus Energy Inc. says it is “cautiously optimistic” about the federal government’s commitment to building new projects that aim to spearhead economic growth, but the company hopes to see Ottawa clear obstacles that lie in the...
MACOUN, REGINA – While SaskPower has not yet chosen a site for a prospective nuclear power plant, it has purchased land along the north shore of Rafferty Reservoir, also known as McDonald Lake, just in case it is needed. The site is due south of Macoun, on the west...
Cenovus Energy reported on July 31 that it had finally brought its Rush Lake blowout under control. The initial blowout began on May 9. In an emailed statement, Cenovus said, “Cenovus Energy has safely controlled the well that caused the steam release to surface...
Capital Power Corp. says it’s holding out for an opportunity to power a large-scale data centre at its Genesee Generating Station, but Alberta’s grid operator is not currently making enough electrical connection capacity available for the size of project...
Precision Drilling Corp. says the outlook for its business is improving enough for it to reverse cuts to its capital spending program it had made amid economic uncertainty earlier this year — and further increase it. “While macro uncertainties persist, customer...
