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Studies and Modelling

As fossil fuel use declines, experts urge planning and coordination to prevent chaotic collapse

By Grant Schreider1 day ago

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Trump administration is canceling more than $83 billion in Biden-era clean energy loans

January 27, 2026

Alberta’s corporate renewable energy market collapses 99% while Nova Scotia emerges as national leader

January 27, 2026
Canadian Solar wins US patent dispute against Maxeon Solar Technologies

January 20, 2026
Ontario’s proposed nuclear waste repository poses millennia-long ethical questions

January 16, 2026
Canadian province of Saskatchewan announces largest solar project in its history

January 14, 2026

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UL starts certification program for plug-in solar, also known as balcony solar

The program establishes construction, performance and labeling criteria for manufacturers.

January 14, 2026

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Perspective

The solar boom has a dirty secret: How to avoid another mountain of waste that can’t be recycled

Designing panels for a circular future

January 14, 2026

Science and Technology

Q&A with MIT Professor: How AI could optimize the power grid

Why does the power grid need to be optimized in the first place?

January 12, 2026

Press Release

Boralex commissions Sanjgon battery energy storage facility in Ontario

The storage system consists of 89 utility-scale lithium-ion battery units.

January 8, 2026

NOW STREAMING

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What if the future of solar is a material you’ve probably never heard of?

By Diana A. N.January 20, 2026

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Matt Ferrell: How this perovskite breakthrough could change solar panels forever

By Diana A. N.December 2, 2025

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This YouTuber spent 6 years trying to prove his home solar would pay off—well, did it?

By Diana A. N.November 12, 2025

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Inside the massive solar microgrid powering one of Canada’s most remote resorts

By Diana A. N.October 22, 2025

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Matt Ferrell: How this bifacial solar panel reaches 91% efficiency

By Diana A. N.September 9, 2025

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Matt Ferrell: How the U.S. just handed the renewable future to China

By Diana A. N.August 19, 2025

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The Barnwell micro solar grid sits in the corner of a field

Perspective

Alberta looks to repurpose abandoned wells as micro solar projects

Can micro solar farms turn oil and gas liabilities into clean power for nearly every home in the province?

January 5, 2026

Press Release

NB Power is seeking a 15-year partnership to develop battery energy storage systems

Seeking battery storage that will total 50MW for roughly four hours

December 20, 2025

Studies and Modelling

Making clean energy investments more successful

Tools for forecasting and modeling technological improvements and the impacts of policy decisions can result in more effective and impactful decision-making.

December 17, 2025

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Goodbye renewables? DOE renames NREL in dramatic energy pivot

The lab’s renaming signals a shift in federal energy priorities, downplaying renewables in favor of a broader, cost-driven energy strategy.

December 2, 2025

world’s largest battery power plant caught fire

Perspective

When the world’s largest battery plant burned, toxic metal fallout scattered for miles

The Moss Landing battery fire sent hazardous fumes and burnt battery debris across nearby communities.

December 1, 2025

Research and Development

PhD research points to silicon as a key material for next-gen lithium-ion batteries

A new green processing method using urea makes silicon porous and stable enough to double or even triple lithium-ion battery capacity.

November 28, 2025

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Research and Development

Breakthrough method pinpoints two defect types, enabling higher-efficiency silicon cells

Understanding how these defects behave and transform opens the door to more targeted passivation strategies and higher cell efficiencies.

November 26, 2025

Norway Vianode Synthetic Graphite Plant in Ontario

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$3.2B bet: the massive Ontario plant aiming to power two million electric vehicles a year in Canada

Norway’s Vianode has begun developing a $3.2 billion synthetic graphite plant in St. Thomas, Ontario

November 24, 2025

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Alberta hit a $70-million renewable energy jackpot—now it might all disappear

Alberta’s rural municipalities just hit a $70-million high from renewable-energy tax revenue, but the policies that once fueled that boom are now choking ...

November 19, 2025

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Research and Development

MIT develops ultrathin polymer film that could prevent solar panel corrosion

Scientists have long explored graphene coatings to protect solar cells from corrosion, but scaling graphene into usable films has remained a major hurdle.

November 18, 2025