April 18, 2023

Thousands of construction jobs, billions in spending on British Columbia energy projects

Labour challenges have added significantly to the cost of both the CGL and TMX projects, which competed with each other for labour.

April 18, 2023

G-7’s nuclear fuel pact offers boost for Canadian uranium deals

Canada is the world’s second-largest uranium producer and home to nuclear fuel maker Cameco Corp.

April 18, 2023

Supply-chain problems in the forecast as battery metals demand surges – study

Under a scenario where 40% of vehicles are electric by 2050, the need for lithium globally will increase by 2,909% from the 2020 level.

April 17, 2023

Suncor’s Fort Hills expansion to be reconsidered by regulator

The Alberta Wilderness Association had asked the regulator to revoke the permission after finding deficiencies in Suncor’s plan.

April 17, 2023

New battery recycling system allows for 70% lithium recovery

A new recycling system allows for recovering 70% of lithium from battery waste without corrosive chemicals, high temperatures, and prior sorting of materials.

April 16, 2023

Europe’s biggest reactor caps 14-year delay to begin commercial output

Olkiluoto-3 is the first new atomic reactor in the Nordic countries since the mid-1980s.

April 16, 2023

Coal phase-out not happening fast enough to avoid rising global temperatures — study

A recent study shows that the use of coal power is not decreasing fast enough to avoid a temperature rise higher than 2 degrees Celsius by 2100 as established in…

April 15, 2023

G-7 nears fossil fuel phase-out deal without coal exit deadline

The Group of Seven fell short of sealing a deal on a timeline to exit coal.

April 15, 2023

Germany retires nuclear plants in hopes of greener pastures

Germany ends its tumultuous six-decade reliance on nuclear energy.  

April 14, 2023

Industrial contamination may no longer be contained by Arctic permafrost  —  study

Industrial legacy buried in the Arctic permafrost or deposited on its surface may no longer be contained by the frozen soil, researchers have found.