The story of humanity largely is the story of harnessing energy, suggests Kevin Krausert, chief executive officer and co-founder of Avatar Innovations Inc. Perhaps for hundreds of thousands of years, he notes, the human species existed in the dark and cold, quite literally, before mastering the “transformational tool” that is fire.
January 19, 2021, 6 AM MST
As the world transitions to net-zero carbon emissions mid century, one of the greatest underappreciated opportunities to get there may lie in carbon capture, utilization and storage. According to the Global CCS Institute, somewhere between 350 and 1,200 gigatonnes of CO2 will need to be captured and stored this century.
January 14, 2021, 6 AM MST
Chevron Corporation announced a Series C investment in San Jose-based Blue Planet Systems Corporation, a start-up that manufactures and develops carbonate aggregates and carbon capture technology intended to reduce the carbon intensity of industrial operations.
January 14, 2021, 9:45 AM MST
The Natural Gas Innovation Fund (NGIF) announced an investment of $200,000 in Carbon Upcycling Technologies’ (CUT) development and evaluation of a carbon-capture membrane unit.
January 13, 2021, 10:20 AM MST
With its vast network of oil and natural gas pipelines, Western Canada is well positioned to benefit from the growing interest in hydrogen as an alternative energy source, says the head of a Calgary-based infrastructure information provider.
January 7, 2021, 7:53 AM MST
Stakeholders will have until March 4, 2021, to review and submit comments on the federal government’s proposed Clean Fuel Standard regulations designed to help Canada achieve its goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
January 7, 2021, 6:26 AM MST
Innovation Saskatchewan (IS) and the Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre are partnering up to establish a cleantech accelerator program in Saskatchewan as part of the province’s commitment to grow its technology sector and deliver on Saskatchewan’s Prairie Resilience climate change strategy.
January 6, 2021, 10:30 AM MST
When four Canadian professionals working in the gas purification and separation industry started a company specializing in carbon capture technologies in 2007, the global financial crisis was about to unfold.
December 31, 2020, 10:04 AM MST
JWN Energy is currently offering four e-learning courses.
December 30, 2020, 9:39 AM MST
Start-up Meteor Biotech is developing new technology to uncover additional production while reducing emissions per bbl of oil at the same time in oilsands operations.
December 23, 2020, 12 AM MST
The Natural Gas Innovation Fund (NGIF) announced the finalists from Round 5 of its funding competition for clean technologies for natural gas production.
December 16, 2020, 3:36 AM MST
Energy companies across Alberta are making the transition towards a low-emissions future — reporting on and reducing emissions for various reasons, including environmental impact, adhering to regulatory requirements, and appeasing investors.
December 11, 2020, 8:53 AM MST
On Jan. 21, 2021, the CERI Methane Emissions Management (MEM) course will provide an overview of federal and provincial methane regulations and review emissions mitigation technologies available to meet regulatory requirements by emission source.
December 11, 2020, 8:03 AM MST
A national hydrogen strategy to be released “very soon” will seek to make Canada a world-leading producer of clean hydrogen, Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan said this week.
December 10, 2020, 11:09 AM MST
Energy companies across Alberta are making the transition towards a low-emissions future — reporting on and reducing emissions for various reasons, including environmental impact, adhering to regulatory requirements, and appeasing investors.
December 10, 2020, 7:41 AM MST
On Jan. 21, 2021, the CERI Methane Emissions Management (MEM) course will provide an overview of federal and provincial methane regulations and review emissions mitigation technologies available to meet regulatory requirements by emission source:
December 10, 2020, 7:37 AM MST
Canada is at an economic crossroads.
December 9, 2020, 12 AM MST
The COVID-19 pandemic has reluctantly forced us to cancel the 2021 Daily Oil Bulletin Energy Excellence Awards, but that doesn’t mean we don’t want to learn about your successes in project execution, innovation and technology, as well as environmental excellence (click here for all of the 2020 winners).
December 9, 2020, 4:24 AM MST
The Natural Gas Innovation Fund (NGIF) launched a $3-million funding call for clean technology solutions to support natural gas production in Canada.
December 9, 2020, 9:28 AM MST
New data and a new processing script will help improve the ability to understand natural gas resources in British Columbia’s northeast region, and potentially aid in identifying natural gas leak sources, says Geoscience BC.
December 9, 2020, 7:56 AM MST
There are plenty of reasons for oil and gas producers to get an early jump on cutting their greenhouse gas emissions, including access to numerous financial incentives handed out by provincial and federal governments and the ability to design their own mitigation programs.
December 8, 2020, 7:19 AM MST
With the recent presidential election results in the United States — for the most part — now determined, there is “renewed concern” over the future of Keystone XL, says Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan. However, he assures the local business community that Canada’s federal government continues to promote and support the project.
December 7, 2020, 7:09 AM MST
There is “renewed focus” on national energy security, says Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan, and Canadian leadership consistently highlights the importance of continental energy security with those in power south of the border — be it with the outgoing Donald Trump presidential administration or the incoming Joe Biden one.
December 7, 2020, 10:40 AM MST
Technician experience is increasingly important in comprehensive and compliance leak detection and repair (LDAR) surveys now required for methane emissions detection, according to the largest provider of optical gas imaging (OGI) services in Canada and the U.S.
December 3, 2020, 7:11 AM MST
Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) and Export Development Canada (EDC) have signed a trusted partner memorandum of understanding (MOU).
December 3, 2020, 10:04 AM MST
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