The Atlantica Centre for Energy participated as a breakfast sponsor for the Smart Energy event held in Halifax, April 17-18. The message we wanted to impart on the audience of 600 came from an unlikely source with the title of our keynote address: Lessons Learned from Europe and Fundamental Principles for a Smooth Transition
Andy Fillmore, Member of Parliament for Halifax and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, was welcomed at the 2023 Smart Energy Event, as he kicked off the second day with the following spoken remarks. MP Fillmore weaved his personal experience as a city planner into an important message about the
Commentary by Stephen MacMackin, Chair Potential clean energy investments in Canada have been stalled. Francis Bradley, the President and CEO of Electricity Canada, recently commented “We’re kind of stuck in neutral right now and we need to get this into gear.” Investment decisions have been waiting, in large part, for a clear path forward
The Community of Creative Citizens (CCC) is self-described as “a group of New Brunswick residents drawn from business, public administration, consulting, health care, and academia, all of whom share the dream that their beloved province flourish economically, socially, and culturally”. The group remains focused on “the present, the near-term future and the longer-term future of New
Commentary by Michelle Robichaud, President, Atlantica Centre for Energy It feels like Atlantic Canada is in a global race to be part of the net zero by 2050 transition. New sources of energy generation, storage and/or transmission seems to be a priority for each and every province and state. For the first time in history,
Facts about advanced Small Modular Reactors New Brunswick has a long history of safely producing nuclear energy at the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station. Nuclear energy supplies about 40 per cent of the province’s electricity, part of its 80 per cent non-emitting electricity generation. This article provides information about advanced Small Modular Reactors (aSMR)
Commentary by Jonathan Alward, Vice President, Policy, Atlantica Centre for Energy Recent analysis shows that cost-effectively transitioning our energy system in Atlantic Canada to net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be based upon a mixed portfolio of solutions including wind-, hydro-, nuclear-, and natural gas-based energy generation. The federal government is currently developing the
Clean hydrogen will play a key role in the future energy system—particularly in decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors. By 2030, clean hydrogen is expected to be used in sectors such as aviation, refining, and road freight, and expand into others such as shipping thereafter. Through interviews with over 350 CEOs, executives, and leaders across the private
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