Near-Term Power Generation
July 04, 2007
Everyone knows where electricity comes from – the wall socket. And to get light just flip on the wall switch More →
Alternative Energy
Ancient energy becomes new again
July 01, 2007
How shocked might they be to learn that conventional wisdom puts the potential for solar power in the real world at no more than about two per cent of global energy production on average? The future of solar power is brighter than it might appear More →
Will the Bay of Fundy wash ashore Nova Scotia’s hidden energy potential?
July 01, 2007
The ocean currents that flow into the lakes and bays of Nova Scotia have tremendous potential to provide the coal-dependent east coast province with not only a source of renewable energy but also some potential relief from dependence on fossil fuels More →
Promises, promises?
July 01, 2007
Thanks to $55 million in federal and provincial funding, fans attending the 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, B.C. will be able to do their part in tackling climate change by taking hydrogen-powered buses that promise to get you there in style without tainting the pristine mountain surroundings – a demonstration project of BC Transit that will be one of the first large-scale hydrogen transportation projects in the country More →
Ethanol
October 01, 2006
Will cellulose slake the growing thirst for renewables? After decades of hype and hyperventilating by both critics and champions, where is ethanol headed? Alberta Oil looks at some of the myths and mysteries surrounding this perpetually promising biofuel More →
Small Cells Make Big Strides
April 01, 2006
When a 5kW solid oxide fuel cell showed up at NAIT’s main campus in Edmonton this year, the post-secondary institution entered an elite group. Only nine other places in the world can lay claim to having a solid oxide fuel cell in their possession—even the U.S. Department of Energy is on a waiting list to get one More →
Not Just your Granny’s Fuel
October 01, 2005
No longer just used to produce heat in the conventional sense, the possible future for coal lies in many different directions. Some of these are well established areas; others are growing in commercial importance and market entry; and others still are at the frontier of research and development activities More →
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