B.C. demand for renewable power could boom
Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun, April 30, 2013
KPMG report sees LNG, population and industry growth as catalysts for new wave of IPPs
Wind power development could boom in British Columbia as the province scrambles to support a potential LNG export industry, according to a study.
Giant windmill blades arrive
Staff Writer, North Island MidWeek, November 16, 2012
The first gigantic wind turbine components destined for the Knob Hill wind farm site have arrived in Port Hardy.
Tidal power studies start with community input
Brian Kieran, Campbell River Mirror, November 06, 2012
A Nanaimo-based engineering firm that wants to investigate the feasibility of tidal power in this area is starting the process by measuring the ebb and flow of public sentiment.
Caisse invests $100m in hydroelectric firm
Canadian Press, The Province, July 27, 2012
The Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec is investing almost $100 million in a Quebec hydroelectric company that is acquiring a presence in northeastern B.C.
The pension fund manager said Thursday it bought 9.6 million common shares of Innergex Renewable Energy for $10.27 per share for a total cost of $98.9 million.
Germany sets new solar power record, institute says
By Erik Kirschbaum, Reuters, May 26, 2012
BERLIN - German solar power plants produced a world record 22 gigawatts of electricity per hour - equal to 20 nuclear power stations at full capacity - through the midday hours on Friday and Saturday, the head of a renewable energy think tank said.
Focus On Technology Overlooks Human Behavior When Addressing Climate Change
Science Daily, March 19, 2012
Technology alone won't help the world turn away from fossil fuel-based energy sources, says University of Oregon sociologist Richard York. In a newly published paper, York argues for a shift in political and economic policies to embrace the concept that continued growth in energy consumption is not sustainable.
East Bay MUD's $32 million upgrade diverts food waste to electricity to power 13,000 homes.
By Mike Taugher, Contra Costa Times, 04/04/2012
With a new jet-engine sized turbine and truckloads of chicken blood, food scraps and other nasty waste, an East Bay wastewater utility has become the first in the country to generate more power than it uses, an industry official said Tuesday.
The end of baseload? It may come sooner than you think
By Giles Parkinson, RenewEconomy, 20 February 2012
One of the principal architects of Germany’s push into renewable energy technologies, Hans-Josef Fell, believes that the country could achieve 100 per cent renewables in its electricity sector by 2030 – and may do it quicker. The rest of the world could follow soon after.
Green energy's deadly doldrums
Richard Blackwell, Globe and Mail, Feb. 23, 2012
In late 2007 and early 2008, the global renewable energy sector seemed on the cusp of a golden age, as investors pushed the price of big, multinational players in the green-tech space to record highs.
A Gold Rush of Subsidies in Clean Energy Search
By ERIC LIPTON and CLIFFORD KRAUSS, New York Times, November 11, 2011
WASHINGTON — Halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, on a former cattle ranch and gypsum mine, NRG Energy is building an engineering marvel: a compound of nearly a million solar panels that will produce enough electricity to power about 100,000 homes.
Massive store of energy right beneath our feet
By Margaret Munro, Postmedia News, Ottawa Citizen, September 14, 2011
Clean, renewable, constant source
A "massive" store of clean, renewable energy is sitting at Canadians' feet, according to a federal report on geothermal energy.
Nahwitti windfarm wins public approval moving a step closer to construction
By Ken Manning, North Island Gazette, March 31, 2011
PORT HARDY — Green energy pioneer Nomis Power Corp (NPC) unveiled its Nahwitti Windfarm Project to local residents and invited public comment on the project during an open house at Port Hardy Civic Centre Mar. 24.
North Island windfarm gets new name and a makeover
By J.R. Rardon, North Island Gazette, March 31, 2011
PORT HARDY — The North Island's Knob Hill Wind Farm is dead, but only in name.
NaiKun headaches hold lessons for offshore wind projects
By Dave Simms, CBC News, Mar 30, 2011
The fierce, consistent winds blowing through the Hecate Strait on the northwest coast of British Columbia would seem to make the site an easy choice for Canada's first offshore wind project. But reality has turned out to be a lot more complex.
Chetwynd area wind farm powers up for BC Hydro sales
By Gordon Hamilton, Vancouver Sun, March 2, 2011
VANCOUVER — Plutonic Power Corporation has completed the startup of its 43-turbine wind farm at Dokie Ridge near Chetwynd, and is selling energy to BC Hydro under a 25-year energy purchase agreement.
B.C.'s largest wind farm starting up
By Tom Fletcher, BC Local News, Hope Standard, November 24, 2010
B.C.'s second wind farm is up and running.
With 48 towers, Dokie Wind Farm near Chetwynd is larger than the 34-tower Bear Mountain Wind near Dawson Creek, which started feeding the BC Hydro grid in October 2009.
BC Hydro purchases clean power from Zellstoff Celgar pulp mill
Pulp and Paper Canada, November 16, 2010
Castlegar, B.C. - BC Hydro is now purchasing clean electricity from the Zellstoff Celgar's Green Energy Project as a result of a series of upgrades that allow the pulp mill to direct more steam to energy production. A new 48-megawatt condensing turbine is now generating electricity for use in the BC Hydro power grid. Once the turbine is fully optimized, the pulp mill will produce enough surplus electricity to power the equivalent of 20,000 homes in B.C.
'We Have the Technology to End Our Dependence on Fossil Fuels'
Christoph Seidler, Der Spiegel, June 10, 2010
Bertrand Piccard has been working on a solar-powered plane for almost a decade and hopes to fly it around the world in 2013. He spoke to SPIEGEL ONLINE about ending the world's addiction to fossil fuels, the aviation industry's need to change and how he plans to stay awake during the round-the-world flight.
Geothermal could meet Canada’s power needs
Tyler Hamilton, The Star, May 17 2010
Canada could technically meet all its electricity needs and dramatically lower greenhouse-gas emissions if it moved aggressively to develop enhanced geothermal power projects, according to the first comprehensive assessment of the country’s deep geothermal resources.
Northern wind power surges in BC Hydro's Clean Power Call
SCOTT SIMPSON, Vancouver Sun, May 11, 2010
Half of the electricity supply additions come from wind energy
Wind energy accounts for about half the new electricity supply contracted by BC Hydro in the 2008 Clean Power Call, which is finally close to completion.
Giant gravel batteries could make renewable energy more reliable
Alok Jha, guardian.co.uk, 26 April, 2010
Wind and solar power are often criticised for being too intermittent, but Cambridge researchers could change that
BC Hydro selects 4 more projects for EPA awards
BC Hydro, March 31, 2010
BC Hydro has selected an additional 4 projects for the award of electricity purchase agreements in the first set of awards under the Clean Power Call. The list of the selected Proposals can be viewed on the Selected Proposals page.
BC Hydro selects 19 projects for EPA awards
BC Hydro, March 11, 2010
BC Hydro has selected 19 projects for the award of electricity purchase agreements in the first set of awards under the Clean Power Call. The list of the selected Proposals can be viewed on the Selected Proposals page.
Wind-turbine plan envisions switch to nuclear
By Dave Coper, Edmonton Journal, February 17, 2010
Tiny nuclear reactors originally designed to power mini-submarines could eventually replace wind power in a local firm's plans for storing energy as compressed gas in pipelines across North America.
Clean Energy Investments Power B.C.'s Future
NEWS RELEASE, Office of the Premier, Feb. 15, 2010
VANCOUVER - Premier Gordon Campbell officially kicked off Clean Energy Day at Robson Square during the 2010 Winter Games by announcing three new major clean energy and technology investments in the province of British Columbia.
