Energy Transition

Biofuels 101: Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

2025-03-13T16:09:53+00:00January 28th, 2025|Educational Resources, Energy Stories, Featured, News|

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is an alternative for petroleum-based jet (aviation) fuel, which is made in-part from biomass. Its production and use create significantly fewer emissions than petroleum-based jet fuel. What is jet (aviation) fuel? Like jet fuel, SAF is a mixture of different hydrocarbons which ratios can vary widely. Instead, its definition is

2025 Energy Turning Point Predictions for Atlantic Canada

2025-01-28T20:21:45+00:00January 28th, 2025|Commentaries, Featured, News, Uncategorized|

Last January, the Atlantica Centre for Energy suggested that 2024 could be a pivotal year for the energy sector if some of the ‘politics’ can be removed to give Atlantic Canadian businesses more confidence to make investments. By the end of 2024, the federal government finalized the Investment Tax Credits for many types of

Grid-Scale Batteries 101

2025-03-13T16:13:30+00:00April 23rd, 2024|Beginner, Educational Resources, Energy Stories, Intermediate, News|

What are grid-scale batteries? Grid-scale batteries, also known as utility-scale batteries or Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), are a collection of individual smaller batteries housed within a single controlled, large-scale energy storage system. They are designed to store electricity that can be accessed for use during periods of high demand or low generation and

Atlantic Canada can win in the energy transition, despite the ‘politics’

2024-11-05T18:04:27+00:00March 26th, 2024|Commentaries, News|

$40 Billion in energy projects expected to begin construction before 2030 Commentary by Michelle Robichaud, President The Atlantica Centre for Energy’s Chair, Stephen MacMackin, recently wrote 2024 can be a pivotal time in Atlantic Canada’s energy transition if “some of the ‘politics’ can be removed to allow businesses to invest

Lessons learned from Europe’s clean energy transition

2023-07-25T23:34:09+00:00May 31st, 2023|Energy Stories, News, Uncategorized|

The Atlantica Centre for Energy was a breakfast sponsor for the Smart Energy event held in Halifax, April 17-18, 2023. Atlantic invited Michael Galvin, the Director of Hydrogen and Sustainable Fuels with the Simply Blue Group, to present “Lessons Learned from Europe and Fundamental Principles for a Smooth Transition to a Clean Energy Future

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