ArticleEnergy Storage UpdateFive companies have now been selected to provide energy storage services as part of the IESO 35 MW procurement of renewable energy storage capacity.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesMcCarthy Tétrault
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ArticleFederal Budget Promotes Clean Tech, Carbon Capture And StorageCanada’s 2009 federal budget includes support for the clean technology industry and introduces measures intended to benefit developers of carbon capture and storage technology, an emerging area. CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesMcCarthy Tétrault
ArticleFederal Government Recruiting For New Canadian Energy Regulator PositionsAt least one commissioner will be Indigenous.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleFit And Microfit 2.0 UpdateOn July 11, 2012, the Minister of Energy issued a directive to the Ontario Power Authority to finalize the rules and contracts for the FIT and microFIT 2.0 programs.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesCassels
ArticleGoing Green: Recent Climate Change And Energy DevelopmentsWhile Canada, along with the rest of the world, continues its efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic, several recent federal and provincial announcements have confirmed that government has not lost sight of the threat posed by global climate change.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesDavies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
ArticleHydro Quebec Launches Call For Interest On New Hydroelectric And Wind ProjectsHydro-Québec is launching a call for interest to companies in the engineering and construction sector as it implements its Action Plan 2035. This call aims to gauge the interest, expertise and capacity...CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesBennett Jones LLP
ArticleIssuance Of Request For Qualification For 200 MW Of Wind Energy In SaskatchewanLast week, SaskPower, the provincial electricity production corporation for Saskatchewan, initiated a procurement process for 200 MW of wind energy for a fixed term of 25 years.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesMcCarthy Tétrault
ArticleIssue 19: March 8, 2023A group of NGOs filed a lawsuit against BNP Paribas in a Paris court, which they describe as the world's first climate lawsuit against a commercial bank.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesSteptoe LLP
ArticleKey Takeaways From CELF's Annual Jasper Research SeminarThe Canadian Energy Law Foundation (CELF) held its Annual Jasper Research Seminar in mid-June, the 56th year this world class event has been held in Alberta.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesBennett Jones LLP
ArticleKinstellar Advises Canadian Nuclear Partners On The Framework Agreement With Nuclearelectrica For The Refurbishment Of Unit 1 At The Cernavoda Nuclear Power PlantJune 2024 – Kinstellar has advised Canadian Nuclear Partners (a subsidiary of Ontario Power Generation, one of the world's largest power generators...CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesKinstellar
ArticleManual 008: Oil Sands Exploration And Coal Exploration Application Guide ReleasedOn August 19, 2014, the Alberta Energy Regulator released its 12 page Manual 008: Oil Sands Exploration and Coal Exploration Application Guide which sets out the application requirements, processes, and expected timelines for oil sands exploration and coal exploration programs. CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
ArticleMexico´s Anticipated Energy Reform Is Now A RealityA step forward in the modernization of Mexico's energy sector, the long-in-the-making Mexican Energy Reform, substantially diluted from its original to ensure passage through a divided Congress, is still considered by experts as sufficiently far-reaching to shore up the country's flagging oil industry.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesDentons Canada LLP
ArticleMinister's Directive Re LRP II, Conservation First And Support ProgramsOn June 10, 2016, the Minister of Energy directed the Independent Electricity System Operator to expand the scope of the second phase of the Large Renewable Procurement ("LRP II")...CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleMinister Carr Appoints The NEB Modernization Expert PanelOn November 8, 2016, Natural Resources Minister Carr announced the members of the Expert Panel that will provide recommendations on modernizing the National Energy Board (NEB). CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleNEB Moves Closer To Resuming Its Review Of The Energy East ProposalOn January 10, 2017, the National Energy Board (NEB) announced the appointment of the three new panel members who will consider TransCanada's Energy East pipeline project.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleNew Net Metering Regulation To Focus On "Right-Size" Renewable Energy Systems; Ends Limit Of 500 kW Max OutputThe Ministry of Energy recently posted an overview of proposed amendments to the Net Metering Regulation to the Environmental Registry for public comment.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleNew Ontario Government Outlines Plan For Energy, Gas In First Throne SpeechThe incoming Progressive Conservative provincial government delivered its first Speech from the Throne on July 12, 2018, in the Ontario Legislature. CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleNew Report Highlights Key Role Ontario LDCs Can Take In Advancing Distributed Energy ResourcesThe Ontario Electricity Distributors Association (EDA) recently released a Report titled The Power to Connect: Advancing Customer-Driven Electricity Solutions for Ontario.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleNIMBYism, Low Frequency Noise And Wind Energy DevelopmentThe movement known as NIMBY(Not In My Backyard)-ism is taking its toll on Canadian renewable energy projects, particularly on wind farm developments.CanadaEnergy and Natural ResourcesStikeman Elliott LLP