Alberta’s Renewable Energy News
Town of Raymond completes seven net-zero solar installations; on track for more in 2019
Dec 10, 2018 Lethbridge News Now
Lethbridge County looks to expand solar power in the community
Nov 30, Global News
Pushing the envelope with a “net-negative” home
Nov 25, 2018 Lethbridge News Now
Albertans take a shine to solar power
Nov 14, 2018 Government of Alberta press release
Alberta increasing solar rebates as the green energy industry grows 500% since 2015
Nov 14, 2018 Global News
CanWEA honors Canada wind power leaders
Oct 31, 2018 North American Windpower
CanWEA: Canada’s wind power industry ‘ready to deliver’
Oct 27, 2018 North American Windpower
Cleanup of wind and solar sites won’t land at Alberta farmers’ feet
Oct 17, 2018 CBC News
More wind power would have warming effect
Oct 12, 2018 Calgary Herald/Associated Press
Anti-carbon tax emperors have no clothes
Oct 12, 2018 Calgary Herald (editorial)
Vital Signs report shows significance of wind power in southwest Alberta
Oct 7, 2018 Global News
U of Alberta researchers move forward cheap, flexible solar commercialization
Oct 5, 2018 JWN Energy News
Canada: Alberta government issues RFP for 135,000MWh of solar
Oct 3, 2018 PV Magazine
Alberta seeks 135,000 MWh of new solar electricty
Oct 2, 2018 Government press release
Albertan municipalities can lead the growth of the clean energy economy
Sept 30, 2018 Pembina Institute
Alberta to fund green upgrades for non-profits
Sept 29, 2018 CBC News
Maskwacis Mall has gone solar
Sept 25, 2018, Red Deer Advocate
Airdrie set to become home to Canada’s largest rooftop solar field
Sept 24, 2018, Calgary Herald
Capital Power places 202MW Vestas order for Alberta wind
Sept 19, 2018, North American Windpower
Whitla Wind Farm construction begins
Sept 15, 2018 Medicine Hat News
Federal government commits $1.4M for Enmax grid modernization project
Aug 29, 2018, Calgary Hearld
Ditch the scarcity mindset: We’re entering a new era of cheap and limitless energy
Aug 22, 2018, Calgargy Herald
Hydro power storage project to be built near Jasper National Park
Aug 16, 2018, CBC News
Turning Point Generation announces the approval of Alberta’s first pumped-hydro energy storage project
Aug 14, 2018, Cision Newswire
TransCanada sheds renewable energy portfolio
Aug 4, 2018, Calgary Herald
Barnes blasted for blurry carbon talk
July 20, 2018 Medicine Hat News
Lethbridge County going solar to power building
July 20, 2018 Lethbridge Herald
Alberta’s TransAlta retiring coal-fired unit
July 20, North American Windpower
Axing carbon tax could mean dead calm: NDP
July 19, 2018 Medicine Hat News
Canada’s largest wind event to blow into Calgary this Fall
July 19, 2018 Canadian Newswire
Mexican beer helping to promote solar power
July 19, 2018 Lethbridge Herald
Sol Beer backs Milk River solar park
July 18, 2018 CTV News (video)
Energy companies partner to educate and inspire in Alberta
July 12, 2018 Calgary Economic Development
Plenty of wind and solar companies looking to take up shop in MD of Taber
July 4, 2018 Taber Times
Alberta increases funding to support renewable energy in Indigenous communities
June 26, 2018 JWN Energy
Wind energy investment is creating new supply chain opportunities in Alberta
June 24, 2018 Canadian Wind Energy Association press
Solar conference moves to Calgary, with hot emerging market in Western Canada
June 21, 2018 Global News
Solar energy investors expected to snub Ontario, look to Alberta in wake of Ford decisions
June 20, 2018 Global News
CanWEA chief sees surge in 2018 Canadian wind installations
May 25, 2018 REcharge News
CPPIB now owns some of the biggest wind turbines in the world
May 24, 2018 Calgary Herald (video)
City of Edmonton looking to cut carbon emissions with ‘accelerated’ plan
May 23, 2018 Edmonton Star
City of Lethbridge launches new energy efficiency pilot project
May 4, 2018 Global News
The coming energy disruption
May 14, 2018 JWN
As renewable energy costs fall, natural gas producers buy in
May 9, 2018 Calgary Herald
Enbridge and Canada Pension Plan sign renewable energy investment deal
May 9, 2018 Calgary Herald
Why Prairie Canada is primed for solar growth
Feb 1, 2018 PV Buzz
Plan would allow homeowners to pay for energy efficiency upgrades on property tax bill
April 13, 2018 Calgary Herald
Saving money while building a clean economy [with P.A.C.E. financing]
April 12, 2018 Government of Alberta press release
Alberta explores ways to soothe landowner angst as wind and solar take off
April 13, 2018 CBC
Oilsands research could be “game-changer” for renewable energy
April 12, 2018 CBC
Canada’s wind energy sector in Calgary for two day forum
April 10, 2018 CanWEA press release
Alberta opens bidding for more renewable power generation
April 4, 2018 Calgary Herald
Province announces $54 million from carbon tax for ‘greening’ cities
March 14, 2018 Edmonton Journal
Local governments can be producers or purchasers of green technology
March 5, 2018 Edmonton Journal
AIMCo partners with Enel on Alberta wind duo
Feb 8, 2018 North American Windpower
Energy Efficiency Alberta saves Albertans $300M in its first year
Jan 7, 2018
Alberta renewable revolution begins with launch of largest solar project in Western Canada
Dec 22, 2017 CBC
Wind power blowing oil & gas workers in new direction
Dec 22, 2017 Globe & Mail
TransAlta fast-tracks green transition, expects up to $50M in carbon credit windfall
Dec 19, 2017 Calgary Herald
Alberta wind power auction ‘blows old renewable energy myths out of the water’
Dec 14, 2017 Calgary Herald
Canada’s oil capital is making the leap towards renewable energy
Dec 14, 2017 Bloomberg
Alberta’s renewable electricity program has resulted in the lowest price ever for wind power in Canada
Dec 13, 2017 Canadian Wind Energy Association
Why a new system of industrial emissions management and standards makes sense for Alberta
Dec 7, 2017 Canadian Wind Energy Association blog
Alberta’s new ‘Carbon Competitiveness Incentives program makes ‘too much sense’
Dec 7, 2017 North American Energy News
Renewable Energy jobs provide new opportunities for Alberta workers
Nov 3, 2017 CBC News
Solar power making gains
Oct 29, 2017 Lethbridge Herald
Alberta environment minister on Canadians hitting peak fossil fuel use in 2019
Oct 27, 2017 National Observer
Louis Bull Members Learn to Install Solar Panels as Part of Retraining Program
Oct 20, 2017 Edmonton Journal
Province downplays bird-deaths issue as it expands wind-power
Oct 16, 2017 Calgary Herald
Energy transition promises new markets for Canadian wind energy
Oct 5, 2017 Canadian Wind Energy Association press release
Alberta town hopes to pull new kind of energy from old gas well
Sept 27, 2017 The Canadian Press
Wind Energy Sector Poised to Deliver $3.7B in Local Spending in Alberta (Report)
Sept 27, 2017 Canadian Wind Energy Association press release
Global Power Players from South Africa to Switzerland Eye Alberta Market
Sept 15, 2017 Calgary Herald
Strong Investor Interest in Renewables Program
Sept 15,2017 Government of Alberta press release
Simons Londonberry Unveils Solar Parking Canopies, EV-chargers
Aug 24, 2017 Youtube video and Retail Insider article
Town of Cardston and Enmax Unveil Two Significant Solar projects
Aug 19, 2017 Town of Cardston Press Release
Alberta’s Oil Workers are Shifting to Renewable Energy Jobs
Aug 14, 2017 Huffington Post
Sun Rises on Solar Rebates
June 21, 2017 Alberta Ministry of Environment & Parks press release
First Renewable Power Power Auction Draws ‘Exceptional’ Interest; AESO
June 9, 2017 Calgary Herald
Alberta Energy Minister Touts ‘exciting time’ for Renewables Sector at Calgary Conference
June 5, 2017 CBC News
As Trump Quits Team Paris, a Silver Lining for Canada
June 1, 2017 Clean Energy Canada
Why Canada’s Clean Energy Investment Plummeted in 2016
May 19, 2017 National Observer
Government of Canada Releases Technical Paper on Federal Carbon Pricing
May 19, 2017 Canadian Newswire
Wind Industry Set to Deliver Long-Term Benefits (Alberta Summit)
May 9, 2017 Canadian Newswire
TransAlta Corp Fast-tracks Transition to Cleaner Power
April 24, 2017 Calgary Herald
TransAlta Approves Plan to Accelerate Transition to Clean Power in Alberta
April 24, 2017 North-American Energy News
Federal Natural Resource Minister Delivers Closing Keynote Address at CanWEA Summit
April 5, 2017 CanWEA Press Release
Review to Explore Greener Community Power Generation
March 31, 2017 Province of Alberta Press Release
AESO Opens Renewable Energy Program Round 1
March 30, 2017 AESO Stakeholder Newsletter
Brandt Group Plans Wind Turbine Factory in Saskatoon
March 24, 2017 Saskatoon StarPhoenix News
Paris Climate Accord Could Make World $19T Richer; Report
March 21, 2017 Huffington Post Canada
Alberta’s Capital Power Wins Innovation Award for Kansas Windfarm
March 20, 2017 American Energy News
Partnerships Kick-off North Kent Wind Project in Ontario
March 20, 2017 RENews
PEI, Already Generating 25% of Electricity from Wind, to Add 70MW
March 20, 2017 RENews
Minister Phillips Responds to Critics of Energy Efficiency Contract
March 20, 2017 Lethbridge Herald
Energy Efficiency and Solar Power for Farm Stewardship Centre
March 19, 2017 Lethbridge Herald
Calgary on Path to Become Hub for Green Energy
March 14, 2017 Metro News
Decommissioning Canada’s Oldest Wind-farm
March 8, 2017 Windpower Engineering & Development
Alberta Government Announces Solar Rebates for Homes and Businesses
Feb 27, 2017 Ministry press release
Enbridge Invests 49.9% Stake in German Offshore Wind Project
Feb 17, 2017 Renewables Now
Next Steps in Saskatchewan Solar Procurement Underway
Feb 15, 2017 SaskPower press release
Iron & Earth: Oilsands Workers Ready for Renewable Energy Shift
Feb 14, 2017 North American Wind Power Magazine
Canadian Technology Employed in French Offshore Wind Sector
Feb 10, 2017 North American Wind Power Magazine
Feeding Frenzy Expected at Acclaimed Alberta Tenders
Feb 8, 2017 RECharge News
SaskPower Starts 200MW Wind Search
Feb 8, 2017 Renews.biz
Quebec’s First Community Windfarm Comes Online
Feb 6, 2017 North American Wind Power Magazine
Enercon Tops Rivals in Canadian Wind Market
Feb 1, 2017 RECharge News
