News Archive at The Electricity Forum

Vancouver Arc Flash Training With The Electricity Forum

VANCOUVER - More than 20 local electrical professionals recently attended the Electricity Forum's Arc Flash and Electrical Safety certified training…

Elizabeth May wants a fully renewable electricity grid by 2030. Is that possible?

TORONTO - Green Party Leader Elizabeth May has a vision for Canada in 2030. In 11 years, all new cars…

Report: Solar ITC Extension Would Be ‘Devastating’ for US Wind Market

WASHINGTON - The booming U.S. wind industry faces an uncertain future in the 2020s. Few factors are more important than…

Yukon receives funding for new wind turbines

DESTRUCTION BAY, YUKON - Kluane First Nation in Yukon will receive a total of $3.1 million in funding from the…

U.S. Department of Energy Announces $110M for Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has announced approximately $110 million in federal…

Worker injured after GE turbine collapse

WASHINGTON - A GE turbine collapsed at a wind farm in north-east Brazil, injuring a worker and sparking a probe…

Washington County planning officials develop proposed recommendations for solar farms

WASHINGTON - Incentives for establishing solar farms at industrial spaces instead of on prime farmland are among the ideas the…

Battery-electric buses hit the roads in Metro Vancouver

VANCOUVER - TransLink's first battery-electric buses are taking to the roads in Metro Vancouver as part of a pilot project…

Atlantic grids, forestry, coastlines need rethink in era of intense storms: experts

HALIFAX - In an era when storms with hurricane-force winds are expected to keep battering Atlantic Canada, experts say the…

Multi-billion-dollar hydro generation project proposed for Meaford military base

MEAFORD, ON - Plans for a $3.3 billion hydro-electric project in Meaford are still in the early study stages, but…

Electric vehicles are a hot topic in southern Alberta

CALGARY - As green technology for vehicles continues to grow in popularity, attendance at a seminar in southern Alberta Wednesday…

Turkish powership to generate electricity from LNG in Senegal

ANKARA - Turkey's Karpowership company, the designer and builder of the world's first floating power plants and the global brand…

Iran supplying 40% of Iraq’s need for electricity

TEHRAN - “Iran exports 1,200 megawatts to 1,500 megawatts of electricity to Iraq per day that is dealing with severe…

Share of coal in UK's electricity system falls to record lows

LONDON - The share of coal in the UK’s electricity system has fallen to record lows in recent months, according…

China's Data Centers Alone Will Soon Use More Electricity Than All Of Australia

BEIJING - A hidden environmental price makes storing data in the cloud a costly convenience.

Between 3 to 5% of…

Feds to study using electricity to 'reduce or eliminate' fossil fuels

OTTAWA - The federal government wants to spend up to $300,000 on a study aimed at understanding whether existing electrical…

Brand New Renewable Technology Harnesses Electricity From The Cold, Dark Night

LOS ANGELES - Two years ago, one freezing December night on a California rooftop, a tiny light shone weakly with…

Climate change: Electrical industry's 'dirty secret' boosts warming

LONDON - Sulphur hexafluoride, or SF6, is widely used in the electrical industry to prevent short circuits and accidents.

But leaks…

Coal, Business Interests Support EPA in Legal Challenge to Affordable Clean Energy Rule

WASHINGTON - The largest trade association representing coal interests in the country has joined other business and electric utility groups…

Electricity Forum - News Archive