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Solar In Alberta's Double-Peaking System

Solar In Alberta’s Double-Peaking System

The ECOreport reposts an OP-ED about Solar In Alberta’s Double-Peaking System

Originally Published on the Pembina Institute

By Benjamin Thibault & Sara Hastings-Simon

Around the world, electricity system operators and commentators have noted that solar generation aligns well with peak demand, mainly because air conditioners draw a lot of power on hot sunny days when solar is producing the most.…

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Coal's Last Canadian Bastion is Alberta

Coal’s Last Canadian Bastion is Alberta

Coal’s Last Canadian Bastion is Alberta

Originally Posted on the Pembina Institute 

By Benjamin Thibault &  Andrew Read

These are not good days for the global coal industry. There is bad news at every turn, with countless reports of “sputtering” and even falling demand.

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Images Related To Air Quality in Alberta

Images Related To Air Quality in Alberta

Originally Published on the Pembina Institute

By Benjamin Thibault, Andrew Read & Joe Vipond

In February, Environment Canada presented a series of images related to air quality in Alberta at the Oil Sands Monitoring Symposium. The Alberta Environmental Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Agency, which hosted the symposium, recently posted the full suite of images, including videos, online.

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Should Ontario Build Wind Turbines On Migration Routes?

Should Ontario Build Wind Turbines On Migration Routes?

By Roy L Hales

When the first winter’s snow covers their hunting grounds, Ontario’s Golden Eagles head south. Many fly along the shore of the Great Lakes, crossing into the United States when the shores are close. This is a major flyway and, according to an article in the Kingston Field Naturalists, “12 million migratory birds pass through” Ontario’s Prince Edward County every year. Some, like…

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