Few people attend recent consultation session, but those who do favour an inquiry into renewable energy expansion
Renewable energy development is a hot topic in southern Alberta, but an initial engagement session hosted by the Alberta Utilities Commission on the future of the sector attracted only lukewarm attendance during a recent stop in Medicine Hat. AUC has started an inquiry into renewable energy development at the province’s request, after the provincial government […] Read moreTag Archives renewable energy — page 2
Small works in solar energy projects
Renewable energy is a tremendous economic opportunity for any community with the foresight to embrace it. The capital cost of building wind and solar infrastructure continues to fall as demand grows exponentially around the world. At the same time, performance improvements will continue to increase the efficiency of generating electricity from renewable energy assets. In […] Read more
Alta. sets stage for renewable energy inquiry
Interested parties will be able to attend in-person meetings or make written submissions as part of the review
The Alberta Utilities Commission is announcing details of its public engagement schedule that will form part of an inquiry into renewable power development in the province. The AUC will divide its renewables inquiry into two sections with the initial part examining land impact issues of the energy resource development as well as the role of […] Read more
Municipality divided over renewable energy
Landowners in Alberta are not required to allow renewable projects on their property, unlike oil and gas energy development
Cypress County councillors dug in at their early September council meeting and made their opinions clear regarding renewable energy projects in the rural municipality. Premier Danielle Smith announced a moratorium on regulatory approvals of new wind and solar projects in August, citing requests from regulatory agencies, the Alberta Utilities Commission and the Alberta Electricity Systems […] Read more
Renewables pause painted as landowner issue
Alberta says regulatory approval pause will allow it to consider how landowner rights fit into the renewable energy boom
Following a surprise announcement by the Alberta government, no new regulatory approvals for wind or solar projects that are more than one megawatt in size will be issued for the next six months as of August 2023 as it reviews the state of the industry. Provincial government officials have said alternative energy developments have happened […] Read more
Solar power requires better site selection rules
Now is the time to set the rules and strike a better balance on site selection for solar power.
Alta. regulator denies Frank Lake solar project
The 150-megawatt Foothills Solar Project would have been the largest such development by Elemental Energy Renewables Inc. in Alberta, with the surface area of the solar panels totalling 270 to 300 acres.
Making the case for renewable energy
It is natural gas electricity generation with the exorbitant added cost of carbon capture and storage that will be uncompetitive and heavily subsidized by taxpayers.
Sask. canola crushing facility to double capacity
Louis Dreyfus’s expansion plans will allow its processing plant in Yorkton to crush two million tonnes of canola a year
Louis Dreyfus is the latest in a list of companies that see a promising economic future in oilseed crushing.
Renewable energy booms in southern Alberta
Shifting energy production from hydrocarbons to renewables is an on-the-ground reality in southern Alberta. Along the electrical transmission lines between Medicine Hat to Brooks, Oyen to Foremost and Hanna to Taber, there are more than 60 proposed wind, solar and battery storage projects on the Alberta Electric System Operator’s list. Those projects carry with them […] Read more
