SaskPower to add a 46 megawatt natural gas turbine each for power stations at North Battleford and Kerrobert
Even as it announces new renewable power generation, SaskPower is building natural gas-fired power generation to back it up.
A day after announcing the opening of a new 10 megawatt solar facility at Weyburn, SaskPower announced it would be expanding its peaking stations at North Battleford and Kerrobert.
The Crown utility said in a release on July 20, “As part of its continued efforts to provide reliable, cost-effective power to customers, SaskPower will add two new natural gas turbines to its generation fleet.
Pesâkâstêw Solar Facility opens near Weyburn, first grid-scale solar facility done in cooperation with First Nations Power Authority
On June 19 SaskPower officially opened its second grid-scale solar power facility just southwest of Weyburn.
The Pesâkâstêw Solar Facility is has a nameplate capacity of 10 megawatts. SaskPower expects roughly 25 per cent of nameplate output for solar facilities like this one.
Biden announces modest climate actions; pledges more to come
President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced modest new steps to combat climate change and promised more robust action to come, saying, “This is an emergency and I will look at it that way.”
The president stopped short, though, of declaring a formal climate emergency, which Democrats and environmental groups have been seeking after an influential Democratic senator quashed hopes for sweeping legislation to address global warming. Biden hinted such a step could be coming.
Canada siding with U.S. in burgeoning CUSMA fight with Mexico over energy policies
Canada joined forces Wednesday with the United States in a bilateral effort to push back against what they consider protectionist energy policies in Mexico that violate both the spirit and the letter of North America's new trade rules. U.S. Trade Representative...
BMO buying Calgary-based emissions reduction advisor Radicle Group Inc.
BMO Financial Group says it has struck a deal to buy Radicle Group Inc. for an undisclosed sum as it looks to expand its emission reduction advisory services.
Calgary-based Radicle is a developer of carbon offsets and helps organizations measure and reduce emissions.
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EDC targets reduced portfolio emissions from oil and gas, aerospace
OTTAWA — Export Development Canada (EDC) has laid out emission reduction targets for its lending portfolios in the oil and gas and aerospace industries as part of its long-term goal to become carbon neutral by 2050. The Crown corporation says it...
David Yager: As the world pivots on climate policy, Canada keeps pitching last year’s plan
Only a year ago, Canada was determined to be a climate leader in every way. Last July the federal government announced it would not only meet its 2030 targets but exceed them. Instead of cutting emissions by 30 per cent from 2005 levels, the new goal was 40 to 45 per cent. This was part of the Liberal election platform on September 20, 2021. Framework legislation was introduced earlier this year.
On July 18, Ottawa reminded Canadians that its emission reduction goals would not be interrupted by events as trivial as geopolitical energy chaos.
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High Arctic is going tropical, selling well servicing to Precision, and snubbing to Team, but keeping other divisions here
Precision Drilling is getting larger on the well servicing side, and perhaps now ironically named High Arctic Energy Services is getting out of its Canadian well servicing and snubbing operations to focus on tropical work in Papua New Guinea. But it is keeping nitrogen and small rentals operations going here.
Suncor reaches deal with activist investor, will consider sale of Petro-Canada
By Adena Ali Suncor Energy Inc. said Monday that it has reached a deal with activist investor Elliott Investment Management LP that will see it undertake a strategic review of its Petro-Canada gas station chain with the goal of "unlocking...
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Feds propose to cap oil, gas emissions using industry-specific carbon pricing system
OTTAWA — The federal government is proposing to use an industry-specific cap-and-trade system or a modified carbon pricing system to set a ceiling for emissions from the oil and gas sector and drive them down almost 40 per cent by the end of this...
Canada’s oilsands look into use of nuclear power as ‘net zero changes everything’
CALGARY — The pressing global need to slash emissions in the face of a growing climate crisis is driving renewed interest in nuclear power — and few places more so than in Canada's oilsands. While the idea of using nuclear power to replace the...
David Yager: North America could solve the world’s energy crisis for a third time. But will eco-politics permit it?
Should Canada and the U.S. decide to restore order to global energy markets, it could easily be done Daniel Yergin is a serious guy. He started in 1992 with his epic oil history book The Prize. Thirty years and two books later, Yergin has become the world’s most...
Two days ago, Saskatchewan set another summer power consumption record. Today, Alberta’s wind is currently putting out 1.2% of its capacity
It’s hot out, and Saskatchewan people have cranked up their air conditioners. SaskPower announced on July 15 that two days earlier, the province hit a summer peak in electrical demand. On July 13, at 5:22 p.m., SaskPower observed a new summer demand record for electricity of 3,551 megawatts (MW).
Poilievre says Trudeau finally found a pipeline he supports. Problem is, it’s a Russian pipeline, not Canadian
On July 14 front-running Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre released a video on social media taking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to task for allowing turbines under repair in Canada to be returned to Germany for the operation of the Russian Nord...
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SIMSA’s energy event to return in person, sporting a new name as the 8th Annual Saskatchewan Suppliers’ Energy Forum
REGINA - This fall will mark the in-person return of the Saskatchewan Industrial and Mining Suppliers Association’s (SIMSA) premier energy event. Sporting a new name, it’s now the 8th Annual Saskatchewan Suppliers’ Energy Forum. It was formerly known as the...
Turbine shipment to Germany to defuse weaponization of energy by Russia: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending Canada’s decision to return six turbines for a pipeline that carries natural gas from Russia to Europe, even as the Ukrainian World Congress looks to stop the shipment in Federal Court.
The Liberals’ decision to grant Siemens Canada an exemption to deliver the equipment to Germany while it has sanctions in place against the Russian regime has earned it sharp rebuke from the Ukrainian government and critics at home.
Brian Zinchuk: No, I don’t hate electric vehicles. But I have a lot of hard questions about their widespread adoption
The other day I had a chance to get up close and personal with a brand-new Ford F-150 Lightning, the electric pickup. It had just arrived in Estevan, and was charging up at the local Peavey Mart. I ran out there, shot a short video of it, posted it and an accompanying...
Minister: Brazil wants to buy a lot of diesel from Russia
By Edith M. Lederer in Tanzania UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Brazil’s foreign minister said Tuesday the country wants to buy as much diesel fuel as it can from Russia following a deal with Moscow. Carlos França called Russia “a strategic partner” and said Brazil is in...
U.S. exporting Canadian natural gas as global LNG demand surges
Outlook shows strong case for Canadian LNG projects Canadian natural gas is finding its way to global customers desperate for more LNG, but it’s not because of any export project on Canada’s coasts. Instead, the supply is taking off on ocean tankers as part of the...
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Gas pipeline shutdown starts amid German suspicion of Russia
A major gas pipeline from Russia to western Europe shut down for annual maintenance on Monday as Germany prepared to give the green light for 10 coal-fired power plants to restart amid concerns that Russia may not resume the flow of gas as scheduled.
The Nord Stream 1 pipeline runs under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany and is the latter’s main source of Russian gas. Gas is usually sent onward to other countries as well. It is scheduled to be out of action until July 21 for routine work that the operator says includes “testing of mechanical elements and automation systems.” The operator’s data showed the gas flow dropping as planned on Monday morning.
Suncor cancels investor update in wake of CEO’s resignation
CALGARY — Suncor Energy Inc. has cancelled its planned investor update about oilsands operations and safety in the wake of last week’s resignation of chief executive Mark Little.
The Calgary-based energy giant had scheduled the update, which was to take place Wednesday, months ago in response to investor concerns about operational performance and workplace safety. The company had pledged to provide an update on what it’s doing to improve safety and operations at its oilsands facilities.
State Dept. backs up Canada’s decision to return Nord Stream 1 turbines to Germany
The federal government has found a powerful supporter for its decision to allow a natural gas pipeline between Russia and Europe to resume operations.
The U.S. State Department says it backs Canada’s decision to send repaired turbine equipment vital to the Nord Stream 1 pipeline back to Germany.
Six things to watch during Biden’s trip to the Middle East
By Chris Megerian in Washington WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will confront a kaleidoscope of challenges when he travels to the Middle East this week, his first trip there since taking office. With the American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in the...