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Renewable energy projects power irrigation districts
Irrican owns multiple hydroelectric facilities and solar sites
A new battery storage facility is helping power two southern Alberta irrigation districts.
Soybean growers brace for Trump’s policies
Chicago/Evansville, Wisconsin (Reuters) — American farmers are worried that President-elect Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff plans will curb their access to top soy buyer China, but tariffs could also lure companies to build more U.S. crushing plants, hungry for domestic supplies. Trump’s plans to roll out blanket import tariffs could slam the door on imported vegetable […] Read more
Solar expansion in U.S. sparks worries over soil
Parties disagree on whether solar farms are the best use of farm and ranchland as concern grows over soil degradation
JASPER COUNTY, Indiana (Reuters) — Dave Duttlinger’s first thought when he saw a dense band of yellowish-brown dust smearing the sky above his Indiana farm was, “I warned them this would happen.” About 445 acres of his fields near Wheatfield, Indiana, are covered in solar panels and related machinery — land that in April 2019 […] Read more
U.S. firms invest in RNG project
REUTERS — Renewable energy firm Clean Energy Fuels says it will jointly develop renewable natural gas production plants at dairy farms across seven U.S. states in the U.S. with RNG producer Maas Energy Works. The project will collect manure from dairies with a combined herd size of about 35,000 cows, preventing methane emissions from entering […] Read more
Renewables ban costs calculated
OTTAWA (Reuters) —Alberta’s restrictions on some renewable projects could hurt $11.1 billion in investments and stall up to 6.3 gigawatts of solar and wind power capacity, a study has said. The new rules can potentially impact 42 projects valued at more than $11 billion and several thousand jobs, the Pembina Institute, an Alberta-based clean energy […] Read more
War continues on clean energy in Alta.
Last year was a rough one for the many Albertans who care about the impact of global warming on their children’s future. Despite opinion polls showing 75 percent of respondents would like to see more renewable energy projects in the community where they live and 65 percent oppose the seven-month ban on regulatory approvals for […] Read more
Renewable energy hearings enter next phase
First part of inquiry heard about the impact of solar and wind projects on pristine landscapes and their use of farmland
MEDICINE HAT — The Alberta inquiry into development of renewable energy projects is entering its final stage and hearings are set to end next month. The first part of the inquiry wrapped up just before Christmas and included input from the public, municipalities, officials from power producers and environmental experts. Discussions involved the impact of […] Read more
Both sides have a say at Alta. renewable energy hearings
Meetings about the sector’s future in the province hear from both proponents and opponents of continued development
MEDICINE HAT — The Alberta Utilities Commission panel has heard it is not necessarily a question of whether the province should move ahead with renewable energy development but where that should take place. Virtual hearings with the unwieldy title, “Inquiry into the ongoing, orderly and efficient development of electricity generation in Alberta,” were held Dec. […] Read more
BASF to buy 49 percent of shares
(Reuters) — BASF has struck a deal with Swedish utility Vattenfall to buy into two German offshore wind farms in the German chemicals giant’s latest move to secure fossil-free power and reduce its carbon footprint. The companies said Dec. 6 they had signed a memorandum of understanding for BASF to buy 49 percent of shares […] Read more
