THE FUTURE OF ENERGY STORAGE EVLO, the Hydro-Québec subsidiary specializing in energy storage systems, has launched one of its most advanced storage system, EVLO 1000. EVLO’s unique position, which benefits from 40 years’ worth of research at Hydro-Québec’s research institute (IREQ), gives the company a headstart in understanding the issues surrounding its [...]
While skyscrapers and buildings are the crown jewels of cityscapes and horizons, the unheralded upholder of all construction is the ground and foundation—without sufficient coverage (and depth) of borings or soundings, or determining the characteristics and strength properties of the on-site soils, a project is doomed before it has even begun. Menard [...]
For the last decade, thousands of workers have descended onto Romaine’s shores to build Hydro Quebec’s Romaine hydroelectric complex in the Côte-Nord region. Ten years later, the fourth and last power plant—Romaine 4—is close to operational. Hydro-Québec's distribution grid, which serves 4.3 million customers located throughout the province, is about to get [...]
FortisBC Plans Major Expansion of Tilbury LNC Facility to Improve Gas System Resiliency and Meet Demand By Tina Costanza An expansion to increase storage and meet rising demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) is in the works at FortisBC’s Tilbury LNG facility in Delta, B.C. The Tilbury Phase 2 LNG Expansion project [...]
By Anna Guy Since its inception in 1998, Rigstar has connected people in remote locations with vital telecommunication services, empowering its clients with the ability to safely live and work across North America. Over the course of two decades, Rigstar has emerged as an industry-leading telecom service provider by delivering agnostic fibre, [...]
(Reuters) - Canadian Natural Resources Ltd (CNQ.TO), Canada’s biggest oil producer, would support any commitment by the federal government to cut oil production as long as it was applied fairly to the industry, company president Tim McKay said on Wednesday. “We supported curtailments here in Alberta to help balance the market when you have [...]
Meeting the Growing Demand For Power in Saskatchewan By Anna Guy $140 million in local contracts; power for 350,000 homes in Saskatchewan; and supporting renewable energy and producing less greenhouse gas emissions—SaskPower’s latest capital project, the Chinook Power Station, will help lead the province toward their 2030 carbon emissions targets. After three [...]
Saskatchewan is an energy giant, with the most diverse primary energy resource base in Canada. Premier Scott Moe’s government espouses investing in infrastructure that promotes clean energy solutions to creating a strong low-carbon economy and sustainable future. The Chinook Power Station, which went online in December 2019, is a big piece of the puzzle [...]
The New Approach To Project Development Companies in the mining sector can’t afford to leave money on the table, even during an upswing. Lower capital costs remain the highest contributor to improved project economics while operating costs and production capacity must meet commitments in order to succeed; it is lower capital and [...]
Pathway to Power By Anna Guy First Nation Power Authority (FNPA) is a breaking new ground for First Nations’-owed power generation companies. The first and only First Nations governed, not-for-profit development company of its kind in North America, FNPA has connected Aboriginal and Corporate Canada in the development of environmentally-preferred power generation [...]