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US DOE, Natural Resources Canada open pilot plant to advance oxy-combustion carbon capture at coal-fired power plants

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) and Canada’s Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) opened a new 1 Megawatt thermal (MW th ) facility to test an advanced process to capture CO 2 emissions from coal-fired power plants. Successful results from this project will help scale up the oxy-PFBC process to commercial scale.

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US, Canada and Mexico release atlas mapping North American potential CO2 storage capacity; 500 years of geologic storage

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The US Department of Energy (DOE), Natural Resources Canada and the Mexican Ministry of Energy have released the first-ever atlas mapping the potential carbon dioxide storage capacity in North America. Those technologies can also be used for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) to produce hard-to-access oil, while storing the carbon dioxide.

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Canada’s First Ministers release Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change

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Canada’s First Ministers (The Prime Minister of Canada and the provincial and territorial premiers) issued a joint communiqué and released the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change following the First Ministers’ Meeting. We will position Canada to contribute to global solutions that can be exported to the world.

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Hydro-Québec will support the clean hydrogen sector in Québec

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The company’s energy reserves are stored in its 28 large reservoirs, which can accumulate 176 TWh. With this energy, it will be able to power Québec’s economic development while boosting its contribution to the decarbonization of neighboring markets by signing new long-term export contracts. This offers immense hydroelectric potential.

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TransAlta to use Tesla stationary batteries in Alberta’s first large-scale commercial energy storage project

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TransAlta will use commercial-scale lithium-ion batteries to reduce energy costs for the customer; 5 commercial-scale Tesla Powerpack batteries will be installed, each about the size of a household fridge, in a medium-sized building, such as a large grocery store, apartment block, post-secondary institution building or small office tower.

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Electrovaya to provide repurposed end-of-life electric vehicle Li-ion battery energy storage system to Manitoba Hydro

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The repurposed batteries could be used to store electricity generated by renewable energy systems, such as wind and solar power. Major funding for this project comes from the Government of Canada’s Clean Energy Fund and Manitoba Hydro. Electrovaya Inc. The University of Manitoba is also participating in this project.

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Swedish EV battery maker Northvolt will get US$400 million from Ontario pension investmrent

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Northvolt AB, a Swedish sustainable battery corporate that’s exploring putting in store in Canada, gets a US$400-million funding from Ontario’s pension investmrent for presidency staff. The corporate, which already produces electric-vehicle batteries in Sweden, will worth the cash from Funding Control Corp.