Friday, April 18, 2025
Next phase open for Alberta Renewable Energy program
The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) has opened the first of a three-stage competitive process, under which bids will be considered to provide a total…
energy
Schaller takes over at Voith Group
As of April 1, Stephan Schaller has begun in his role as head of the Corporate Board of Management (CEO) at Voith GmbH & Co.…
Five appointed to Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board
Five new members have been appointed to the Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board, just a few days following the abrupt resignation of nine members of the board.…
Canada, Ontario announce funding for Wataynikaneyap Transmission Project
The Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario have announced funding for the Wataynikaneyap Power Transmission Line Project in the aggregate amount of $1.6…
Manitoba Hydro board members resign
Nine of the ten members of the Manitoba Hydro-Electric board have resigned. H. Sanford Riley, chair of the board, released the following statement on behalf…
CNL issues RFP for laboratory research complex
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) has announced that it has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the design and construction of its Advanced Nuclear Materials…
BC Hydro proceeding with First Nations’ energy projects
BC Hydro has announced it plans to pursue negotiations for electricity purchase agreements with five First Nations’ clean energy projects through its Standing Offer and…
A new age for energy
The Canadian energy landscape is undergoing a period of great change, as the move from coal to renewables and the rapid pace of innovation is…
Battery energy storage facility coming to Eglinton LRT
Ontario is partnering with Toronto Hydro to build an innovative energy storage system that will provide back-up power to the Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit…
Partnerships for clean energy
Developing clean energy assets for Indigenous communities across Canada is integral to meeting our national needs for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the…
Hydro-Québec wins Massachusetts power contract
Hydro-Québec has been selected as the successful applicant to provide 9.45 terawatts of clean energy to utilities in Massachusetts, which will help the state enhance…
N.S. tidal demonstration permits available
Nova Scotia is building on its position as a leader in the tidal energy industry by creating another way for developers to test and prove…
Kenora Hydro to merge with Thunder Bay Hydro
Kenora’s municipal council has announced that it has approved the merger of Kenora Hydro and Thunder Bay Hydro. In the last few years, Kenora Hydro…
Robinson named chair of the Canadian Electricity Association
The Canadian Electricity Association (CEA) and its board of directors announced the appointment of Ray Robinson, president and chief executive officer of Saint John Energy,…
Atlantis Resources sells stake in FORCE facility
Atlantis Resources Limited has announced that it has agreed to sell its stake in its Canadian joint venture in the FORCE facility in the Bay…
Financial close reached for Henvey Inlet Wind project
Pattern Energy Group LP has announced completion of a $1 billion financing for the 300 megawatt (MW) Henvey Inlet Wind project located on Henvey Inlet…
Capstone increases stake in N.S. wind farms
Capstone Infrastructure Corporation has announced that it has acquired the remaining interests in Glen Dhu Wind Energy Limited Partnership and Fitzpatrick Mountain Wind Energy Inc.,…
Preferred proponent named for Site C spillways civil works
BC Hydro has announced that AFDE Partnership, a partnership between Aecon Constructors, Dragados Canada, Inc., Flatiron Constructors Canada Limited, and EBC Inc., has been selected…
Growth continues for non-hydro renewable power
Canada’s non-hydro renewable power capacity grew by more than eight per cent in 2016, adding nearly 1,300 megawatts (MW) of solar, biomass and wind-generated power,…
Canada investing in NWT wind energy study
The Government of the Northwest Territories’ Department of Infrastructure is exploring the feasibility of using wind turbines and energy storage devices in the Town of…
Energy, transport hurting emission reduction efforts
A reaffirmed commitment to fighting climate change has set Canada on a greener course, but the country needs to quickly implement planned measures to reduce…
Enel to build 146 MW of new wind capacity in Alberta
Enel S.p.A. (Enel), through its U.S.-based renewables subsidiary Enel Green Power North America, Inc. (EPGNA), has been awarded two 20-year Renewable Energy Support Agreements (RESAs)…
Quanta Services to build East-West Transmission Tie
Quanta Services, Inc. has announced that it was selected by NextBridge Infrastructure (NextBridge) through a competitive bid process to construct the Ontario East-West Tie Line…
Contract awarded for Bruce Power refurbishment
A fully integrated joint venture formed among AECOM, Aecon and AREVA NP—the Steam Generator Replacement Team (SGRT)—have signed a contract valued at more than $130…