Electricity Generation

Electricity 101

2023-11-27T14:45:09+00:00September 26th, 2023|Beginner, Educational Resources, Energy Stories, News|

What is electricity?  To understand the electricity we use every day, you must first understand a few common concepts to help explain it.  Electricity is the flow of electrons through a conductor (wire), like water through a garden hose. This flow is called an electric current.   Current is measured in

How can burning oil help us reach net zero?

2023-08-29T20:22:55+00:00July 26th, 2023|Commentaries|

Commentary by Jonathan Alward, Vice President, Policy Given all the interest in climate change and in reducing the use of fossil fuels, especially those generating electricity, it is no surprise many people were shocked to learn about Nova Scotia Power’s plans to transition existing coal-fired electricity generation at the Lingan Generating Station to use

Atlantic Canada’s Electricity Future – Discussion Series Part 1: Electricity Supply

2022-11-23T02:18:39+00:00November 23rd, 2022|Discussion Papers, Publications|

The purpose of this discussion paper is to help Atlantic Canadians better understand how federal regulatory changes, aimed at achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, will impact the supply of electricity in Atlantic Canada. This paper uses publicly available federal data through the Canada Energy Regulator’s Energy Futures 2021 report. Open Publication

Atlantic Canada’s Electricity Future – Discussion Series Part 2: Electricity Demand

2022-11-23T02:35:58+00:00September 27th, 2022|Discussion Papers, Publications|

The purpose of the second discussion paper in Atlantic Canada’s Electricity Future – Discussion Series is to help Atlantic Canadians better understand how federal regulatory changes and policies aimed at achieving net-zero emission by 2050, as well as evolving consumer behaviours, will likely increase electricity demand across the Atlantic provinces. Like the first paper in

Ambitious climate targets need bold energy innovation

2022-11-23T15:30:00+00:00August 23rd, 2022|Commentaries, Energy Stories, News|

COMMENTARY: Michelle Robichaud, President, Atlantica Centre for Energy It seems we don't hear the word energy without climate change alongside it. In the face of the unmistakable consequences of climate change, society expects actions toward our clean energy future. Canada's goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 is ambitious and important. There are less

Are advanced Small Modular Reactors (aSMR) part of the Climate Change solution?

2023-03-17T17:19:19+00:00June 28th, 2022|Commentaries, Energy Stories, News|

Michelle Robichaud, Commentary We have less than eight years to reach the ambitious greenhouse gas reduction targets Canada has put in place (cutting emissions by 40 to 45 per cent below 2005 targets by the year 2030). Following this, there will likely be a Clean Electricity Standard in place that will further require a net-zero electricity

The Clock is Ticking – Commentary

2022-11-21T21:11:36+00:00April 26th, 2022|Commentaries, Energy Stories, News|

Commentary Colleen d’Entremont Now that we have finished the first quarter of 2022, and my time at Atlantica wraps up, we find ourselves just that much closer to the deadlines for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Each quarter that passes must have significant accomplishments if we are collectively going to transform our energy production and

The Generation Landscape of Nuclear Technology

2022-11-22T23:30:01+00:00April 1st, 2022|Infographic, Publications|

The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) completed a Life Cycle Assessment Report of Electricity Generation Options, proving that over its full life cycle, nuclear accumulates the lowest greenhouse gas emissions, the smallest ecological footprint and the least minerals and metals used, even when compared to all other evaluated energy technologies!

Not the time for costly Clean Fuel Standard

2022-11-23T15:16:03+00:00September 17th, 2020|Commentaries, News|

The Atlantica Centre for Energy has issued letters to the premiers of the Atlantic Canadian provinces and to the federal government warning that as the region struggles with the impacts of the pandemic, it is not the right time to impose the Clean Fuel Standard. The federal government is expected to reveal details of the

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