Britain’s bp exits Canadian oil sands and snaps up stake in offshore project

It is divesting its interest in the Sunrise oil sands project while buying a 35% interest in the Bay du Nord oil project from Cenovus Energy

Fresh $2m investment plugged in for EV chargers in Alberta

The project will support Canada’s target of ensuring all passenger vehicles sold in the country are zero emission by 2035

Enhance Energy unveils plans for carbon sequestration hub in Alberta

The proposed Origins Project would be able to manage CO2 from hard-to-abate industries, such as cement, power generation and petrochemicals that exist along Alberta’s Highway 2 Corridor

TransAlta completes coal phase out in Canada

The achievement follows the completion of the last of three planned coal to gas conversions at its Alberta Thermal power generation facilities

Suncor and ATCO join forces for clean hydrogen project in Canada

They claim it could produce more than 300,000 tonnes of clean hydrogen per year, reduce Alberta’s emissions by more than two million tonnes per year and help Canada in achieving net zero by 2050

German utility RWE inks solar PPA with Direct Energy

The 25MW Canadian Hull solar plant, which is located in Southern Alberta, is expected to supply up to 50,000MWh of electricity annually under the 10-year contract

Canadian province launches climate plan

A Canadian province has announced its plans to tackle climate change. The ‘Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan’ stated two thirds of the electricity generated from coal will be replaced by renewables by 2030. Green energy sources will also account up to 30% of the region’s energy production during the same period. Alberta will also set a […]

IKEA buys Canadian wind farm from Irish renewable firm

IKEA has closed a deal to buy a 46MW wind farm in Canada from an Irish renewable energy company. It is the furniture retailer’s second purchase from the renewable firm in three months, having announced the signing of a deal for the Carrickeeny wind farm in Ireland in August. The project is part of IKEA’s […]

Enbridge plans $600m oil pipeline expansions

Canadian energy transporter Enbridge announced it is set to invest around $600 million (£374m) to further expand its oil pipeline system in the US and Canada. The expansion between Hardisty, Alberta and the US border, with a cost of around $400 million (£249m), is expected to increase capacity by 230,000 barrels per day. The company’s […]

World’s first oil sands CCS project

The world’s first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project for an oil sands operation is set to be built in Canada. The ‘Quest’ project by Shell will be built on behalf of the Athabasca Oil Sands project which is linked to the company’s Scotford Upgrader near Alberta. The Athabasca oil sands contains black, oily material […]