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April 2022
Opinion: The sun is rising on a circular economy for renewable energy | April 28, 2022 Edmonton Journal
Self-generation and sale of excess power in Alberta enabled under proposed legislation | April 27, 2022 CBC News
Developer proposes new $340M solar farm project for Sturgeon County | April 27, 2022 Edmonton Journal
Program funds residential energy retrofits in Leduc, Alberta | April 27, 2022 Journal of Commerce
Canada's wind and solar build set for 'five-fold' boom fuelled by oil-rich Alberta: S&P | April 26, 2022 ReCharge News
TC Energy, Nikola eye southern Alberta site for possible hydrogen production hub | April 26, 2022 Financial Post
Transport ready for hydrogen switch | April 26, 2022 Toronto Star
Rise of EVs will require smarter, greener electricity grid: expert | April 25, 2022 Alberta Prime Times
Tool helps Calgary homeowners see if solar is a smart financial decision | April 25, 2022 CBC News
New residential energy retrofit financing program for Leduc, Alberta | April 25, 2022 City of Leduc
Hydrogen could be the next big thing in Alberta energy | April 25, 2022 University of Alberta
Montem Resources exploration of renewable energy project in southwestern Alberta raises questions | April 25, 2022 CBC News
Earth Day 2022: reimagining waste for big impact | April 22, 2022 Alberta Innovates
Invest Alberta announces INCA Renewtech’s Advanced Bio-Composites Manufacturing Facility to be built in Alberta | April 21, 2022 Invest Alberta Corporation
Mining company signs deal with Alberta to turn coal proposal into renewable energy project | April 20, 2022 Global News
Montem Resources (ASX:MR1) looks at converting old coal mine in Alberta to renewable energy complex | April 19, 2022 The Market Herald
Federal Government releases 2030 Emissions reduction plan | April 19, 2022 BLG
ATCO group and Microsoft announce long-term renewable energy power purchase agreement | April 19, 2022 CISION Newswire
Energy transition will be challenging in era of public protests, regulatory hurdles | April 18, 2022 CBC News
A third major wind project proposed for Cypress County | April 14, 2022 Medicine Hat News
Manchin visits Alberta as the Canadian province ramps up US lobbying amid energy crisis | April 14, 2022 Open Secrets
Alberta Coal Company Mulls Shift to Green Hydrogen | April 10, 2022 The Energy Mix
Opinion: Federal climate plan won’t work in Alberta’s best interests | April 9, 2022 Lethbridge Herald
'Which thing to build?': Montem Resources weighs coal mine versus hydrogen in Alberta | April 8, 2022 CBC News
Taking a step towards cleaner energy | April 8, 2022 The Nanton News
Hillcrest Church goes solar in big way | April 7, 2022 Medicine Hat News
Suncor's decision to get out of wind and solar criticized by Greenpeace | April 5, 2022 BNN Bloomberg
March 2022
PACE announces headquarters in Alberta, scaling up cleantech and solar development and investment | Mar 31, 2022 Globe Newswire
Provinces agree on nuclear energy plan for small reactors to reduce emissions | March 28, 2022 Global News
Capital Power switches on 41-MW solar farm in Alberta | Mar 23, 2022 Renewables Now
Opinion: Alberta’s sunny little secret | March 22, 2022 Calgary Herald
Capital Power signs 126MW PPA in Alberta | March 18, 2022 Renews
MEGlobal and Capital Power Announce a 10-year Renewable Energy Agreement | March 18, 2022 Capital Power
Provincial funding earmarked for UCalgary clean-energy projects | Mar 18, 2022 University of Calgary
Canada's Switch selling its half of 75-MW solar partnership in Alberta | March 17, 2022 Renewables Now
Shopify, Royal Bank pledge to be some of the first buyers of energy from Warren Buffett’s Alberta wind project | March 14, 2022 Financial Post
Oil and gas here to stay for ‘decades’ despite demand for green energy: Alberta energy minister | March 11, 2022 Global News
Financing secured for Canada’s first co-produced geothermal power project | March 10, 2022 Think GeoEnergy
BHE Canada signs power purchase agreements with RBC, Bullfrog Power Inc., and Shopify Inc. | March 9, 2022 BHE Canada
Bullfrog Power signs renewable energy power purchase agreement alongside Shopify and RBC | March 9, 2022 Bullfrog Power
Power Perspectives 2022 - Alberta Regional Overview | March 3, 2022 Lexology
February 2022
Growth of SkyFire Energy's green business reflects power of the sun | Feb 27, 2022 Calgary Herald
Scotiabank and Evolugen announce 15-year renewable energy Power Purchase Agreement | Feb 9, Yahoo! News
Federal investment to result in over 100 new EV chargers in Alberta | Feb 2, Leth News Now
Gondek vs. Kenney: Competing visions of Alberta's energy future | Feb 1 2022 CBC News
January 2022
BluEarth starts up 46 MW of solar farms in Alberta | Jan 21, 2022 Renewables Now
Feds announce $3M investment for Calgary’s Energy Transition Centre | Jan 19, 2022 Global News
David Staples: How did Alberta survive wicked cold snap? Thanks for nothing, solar power | Jan 14, 2022 Edmonton Journal
'Transformative change': Wind-generated electricity starting to outpace coal in Alberta | Jan 14, 2022 CTV News
Alberta's opportunities abound in green transition (video) | Jan 13, 2022 Financial Post
Alberta researcher says province's energy transition has already begun | Jan 10, CBC News
Alberta’s ‘Quiet’ Transition to Renewables Moves Faster than Planned | Jan 3, 2022 The Energy Mix
Wind and solar: A robust forecast for renewable energy in Alberta | Jan 1, CBC News
December 2021
Burning Questions: Is hydrogen destined to be Alberta's next great energy export? | Dec 28, 2021 Financial Post
Albertans approve of more investment in renewable energies: poll | Dec 15, 2021 Calgary Herald
Alltrade, SkyFire rejoin to build new Alberta solar project | Dec 10, 2021 DCN-JOC
Alberta's Hydrogen Roadmap – On The Right Road? | Dec 9, 2021 Mondaq
Global energy transition could be a $61B opportunity for Alberta, new study finds | Dec 7, 2021 CBC News
TransAlta brings online 206MW Canadian onshore | Dec 3, 2021 Renews
Westbridge acquires controlling stake in Canadian solar firm | Dec 1, 2021 Renews
November 2021
Could green energy be key to replacing the oil and gas workers who’ve vanished from Calgary’s core? | Nov 21, 2021 The Globe and Mail
Alberta to introduce rules to help align battery storage in electrical system | Nov 18, Medicine Hat News
Chris Varcoe: Alberta power industry prepares for a net-zero future by 2035 | Nov 17, Financial Post
Bill would allow companies to self-supply unlimited power, sell excess to Alberta power grid | Nov 17, 2021 CBC News
THE NEW ENERGY BOOM: The sun is shining on Alberta’s solar industry | Nov 16, 2021 Alberta Farmer Express
Shell to partner with renewables firm on solar farm at Scotford refinery near Edmonton | Nov 9, 2021 Global News
Pattern breaks ground on 150MW Alberta wind | November 8, 2021 Renews
How Canada's largest solar farm is changing Alberta's landscape | Nov 3, CBC News
Alberta's economy looks to transition to renewable energy | Nov 1, 2021 Global National
October 2021
Hydrogen plans continue to spike | Oct 30, Medicine Hat News
Renewable power has high cost, Fraser Institute says, but province calls it 'unrealistic'| Oct 22, 2021 CTV News
Proposed southern Alberta coal mine could become renewable energy complex instead | Oct 21, Global News
Instead of a coal mine, this Alberta mountain may now become a 'green energy complex'| Oct 20, 2021 CBC News
September 2021
Calgary solar power projects will be largest of their kind in Western Canada: ATCO | Sept 29, 2021 CTV News
EDPR signs ‘largest wind power deal’ in Canada’s oil sands capital with firm that scrapped $9bn pipeline | Sept 21, 2021 ReCharge News
$700-million Travers Solar Project largest farm ever built in Canada | Sept 20, 2021 Journal of Commerce
Aura offloads Canadian solar project | Sept 14, 2021 Renews
Nearby renewable energy projects get regulatory OK | Sep 1, Medicine Hat News
August 2021
Task Force established to Advance Hydrogen Economy in Southeast Alberta | Aug 13, Invest MH
July 2021
Varcoe: Renewable energy gains traction in Alberta, amid strong backing for oil and gas | Jul 14, 2021 Calgary Herald
Solar energy in southern Alberta: ‘The best place in Canada to do this kind of work’ | July 8, Global News
June 2021
Amazon to purchase power from massive southern Alberta solar farm | Jun 24, CBC News
Amazon's solar farm offtake deal to accelerate Alberta's renewable energy transformation| Jun 23, 2021 Financial Post
CIP, Greengate turn sod on Canadian solar giant | Jun 23, 2021 Renews
April 2021
Amazon unveils 1.5GW renewables spree | April 19, 2021 Renews
Capstone soaks up the Alberta sun | April 19, 2021 Renews
Enercon scores 305MW Canada wind treble | April 1, 2021 Renews
January 2021
Canadian Solar offloads Alberta duo | Jan 5,2021 Renews
November 2020
Siemens Gamesa collects 130MW Canadian contract | November 25, 2020 Renews
GP JOULE Completes Construction on Alberta Solar Project | Nov 19, 2020 Solar Industry Magazine
The era of cheap wind and solar has arrived, U of C researchers find | Nov 18, 2020 CBC News
A $100B opportunity: Alberta could emerge as Canada's first hydrogen energy hub, report says | Nov 17, 2020 Financial Post
Southern Alberta witnessing ‘unprecedented’ surge in renewable energy projects| Nov 16, 2020 Global News
Capstone Infrastructure Releases Update on Claresholm Solar Financing | Nov 6, 2020 Solar Industry Magazine
Enbridge aims to drastically cut carbon footprint as global climate pressures rise | Nov 6, 2020 The Guardian
Pipeline giant Enbridge becomes largest oil company in North America to set 2050 emissions goal | Nov 6, 2020 Regina Leader-Post
Enel Green Power partners to create opportunities for Indigenous learners | Nov 5, 2020 Lethbridge College Press Release
CanREA welcomes Alberta’s new Energy Savings for Business program | Nov 3, 2020 CanREA Press Release
October 2020
Unlimited, on-demand renewable energy anywhere in the world — is Eavor-Loop climate change's holy grail? | Oct 27, 2020 ReCharge News
Here’s where to find every wind turbine in Canada | Oct 23, 2020 Canada's National Observer
U of A program aims to address shortage of professionals in renewables | Oct 23, 2002 Calgary Herald
$20 million solar project under construction south of Medicine Hat | Oct 22, 2020 Lethbridge News Now
Village of Stirling launches community-focused utilities company | Oct 20, 2020 Global News
Edmonton council approves rezoning for river valley solar farm | Oct 19, 2020 CBC News
Alberta premier says resource project financing depends on climate progress | Oct 17, 2020 CBC News
Alberta wants to clear the way for development of 'untapped' geothermal energy | Oct 7, 2020 CBC News
TD Bank Subsidiary Launches Canada’s Biggest Grid Storage Project in Alberta | Oct 7, 2020 The Energy Mix
September 2020
'Growth drive': how the world's battered oil sands capital is learning to love renewables | Sept 28, 2020 ReCharge News
Already battered, Alberta braces for the energy transition — can it also embrace it? | Sept 22, 2020 CBC News
Canadian Solar Sells Suffield Solar Project to BluEarth Renewables | Sept 21, 2020 PV Magazine
Alberta could lead Canada in wind and solar power by 2025, expert says | Sept 21, 2020 CBC News
Another SE Alberta wind play approved by regulator | Sept 11, 2020 Medicine Hat News
August 2020
Sunny skies for large-scale solar projects in Alberta | Aug 13, 2020 Canadian Renewable Energy Association
Alberta’s small-scale solar industry seeking $250-million from province | Aug 11, 2020 Lethbridge News Now
Calgary shared housing community now generates more power than it uses through solar panels | Aug 10, 2020 CBC News
Bio-waste plant to produce natural gas | Aug 6, 2020 The Western Producer
Tesla Megapack batteries to crush anti-renewables FUD in Canada’s oil province | Aug 6, 2020 Teslarati News
RWE signs offtake deal for 25MW Canada solar | Aug 6, 2020 Renews
DP Energy expanding plans for Medicine Hat solar farm | Aug 5, 2020 Medicine Hat News
July 2020
RBC signs agreement to support Alberta solar farm projects | July 30, 2020 Journal of Commerce
Massive 340,000-panel solar farm to take flight at Edmonton International Airport | July 7, 2020 Edmonton Journal
Vestas makes 588MW end of Q2 surge | July 1, 2020 Renews
June 2020
Canadian developer commits to final phase Whitla giant | June 24, 2020 Renews
Enbridge selects Alltrade/SkyFire joint venture for Alberta Solar One project | June 23, 2020 Journal of Commerce
Capital Power Moves to Third Phase of the Whitla Wind Facility | June 23, 2020 North American Windpower
Morgan Solar, Silfab to supply 10.5 MW of PV modules for Canadian project | June 22, 2020 Renewables Now
Tesla deploys new Megapacks at ‘WindCharger’ project | June 15, 2020 Electrek
New bill cuts energy efficiency agency, ends cabinet approval of oilsands projects | June 11, 2020 CBC News
North America’s largest pipeline company aims to pivot to natural gas and renewable energy | June 8, 2020 Edmonton Journal
May 2020
Two new Pincher Creek wind farms come online | May 26, 2020 Calgary Herald
Canadian Renewable Energy Association Name Leader | May 21, 2020 Machinery & Equipment Magazine
Enel Green Power Connects Three North American Wind Farms | May 21, 2020 North American Windpower
TC Energy joins hydroelectric power storage project at retired coal mine site | May 20, 2002 CBC News
Former Alberta coal guy is now a solar guru sought after around the world | May 13, 2020 Green Energy Futures
How Alberta could give old oil wells new life — but it has nothing to do with crude| May 1, 2020 CBC News
April 2020
As Oil Industry Swoons, Tar Sands Workers Look to Renewables for Jobs | April 30, 2020 Yale Environment 360
Alberta Utilities Commission approves solar-plus-storage project as ‘in the public interest’| April 27, 2020 Energy Storage News
Opportunity knocks: Federal government launches Alberta-specific wind and solar procurement process | April 27, 2020 Osler, Hoskin, and Harcout LLP
CBC News poll: Why the economic crisis could speed up transition to renewable energy | April 16, 2020 CBC News
March 2020
Innogy seals Alberta PV power play | March 9, 2020 Renews
Alberta to give $100-million loan to decommission orphan wells | Mar 2, 2020 Edmonton Journal
February 2020
In Alberta, abandoned oil wells are being transformed into solar energy sites | Feb 18, 2020 The Globe and Mail
Oil giant Suncor taps Siemens Gamesa for one of Canada's largest wind farms | Feb 12, 2020 ReCharge News
Low-cost, clean hydrogen from underground oil fires could kill off green H2 sector | Feb 7, 2020 ReCharge News
Canadian 400 MWac merchant solar plant secures financing | Feb 4, 2020 PV Magazine
January 2020
Capstone captures 132MW Alberta solar share | Jan 31, 2020 Renews
Solar & wind energy a “huge economic opportunity” in southern Alberta | Jan 24, 2020 Lethbridge News Now
Vulcan County's planning commission approves Greengate's 400-MW solar farm | Jan 23, 2020 The Vulcan Advocate
Cree youths explore impact of solar project on community through film | Jan 7, 2020 CBC News
HatSmart solar rebate expected to be snapped up quickly | Jan 3, 2020 Chat News Today
December 2019
Enel unleashes 318MW US duo | Dec 30, 2019 Renews
Irish company more than doubles plan for solar farms in Calgary | Dec 23, 2019 CBC News
Alberta wind farm starts spinning | Dec 5, 2019 Renews
Suncor to build $300M wind-farm | Dec 03, 2019 Medicine Hat News
City takes action on climate change | Dec 03, 2019 Edmonton Sun
November 2019
Public feedback sought for Rattlesnake Ridge Wind Power Project at Whitla East | Nov 22, 2019 Medicine Hat News
Ermineskin First Nation soon to become major electricity generator | Nov 21, 2019 Red Deer Advocate
Proposal sees abandoned oil-wells going solar | Nov 22, 2019 The Western Producer
Alberta ranks 6th in Canada for Energy Efficiency | Nov 21, 2019 Red Deer Advocate
Opinion: Transition from coal could skip natural gas and go straight to renewables | Nov 19, 2019 Calgary Herald
Final phase prep work begins on massive Fort Chipeywan off-grid solar farm | Nov 18, 2019 Journal of Commerce
Buffett firm starts hunt for deal for 'Canada's largest wind farm' | Nov 12, 2019 ReCharge News
Solar power is the red-hot growth area in oil-rich Alberta | Nov 5, 2019 National Post
PPA hunt for 'Canada's Largest Wind Farm' | Nov 5, 2019 (originally pub Oct 16) Windpower Monthly
Local EVC station now operational | Nov 1, 2019 Pincher Creek Echo
October 2019
Energy efficiency Alberta programs scrapped by UCP | Oct 31, 2019 Calgary Herald
Alberta sets $30-per-tonne Carbon Tax on large emitters, some proceeds to fund GreenTech | Oct 29, 2019 Globe & Mail
Berkshire Hathaway advances 118MW Alberta wind plan | Oct 28, 2019 Renews
Trans Mountain Pipeline would fun d$500 a Year in Renewable Energy Projects; Liberals | Oct 24, 2019 Edmonton Journal
'The Nimby Thing is Alive and Well': Neighbors attack $50M solar farm expansion near Brooks | Oct 23, 2019 CBC News
GP-JOULE to build Alberta's First merchant solar project (Innisfail) | Oct 23, 2019 GP-Joule press release
Buffet Firm starts hunt for deal for 'Canada's Largest Wind Farm' | Oct 21, 2019 RECharge News
Renewables marketplace looking to take off in Alberta | Oct 19, 2019 Calgary Herald
Could selling renewable energy be Alberta's next big thing? | Oct 17, 2019 CBC News
'Game-Changing' Analysis; Unsubsidized renewables, efficiency costs less than new Alberta gas plants | Oct 16, 2019 EnergyMix
Berkshire Hathaway unveils 118MW Alberta wind plan | Oct 16, 2019 Renews
Berkshire Hathaway scors PPA for Alberta Wind Farm | Oct 15, 2019 North American Windpower
Warren Buffet's firm to launch $200M Wind Farm in Alberta | Oct 15, 2019 CBC News
More testing needed for college wind turbines | Oct 12, 2019 Chat News Today Medicine Hat
Wind power developers upbeat about Alberta despite end of power auctions | Oct 10, 2019 JWN
Varcoe: Alberta is a powerhouse for both green energy and fossil fuels | Oct 10, 2019 Calgary Herald
CANWEA 2019 explores ways to capitalize on Alberta's massive wind energy resources | Oct 10, 2019 CanWEA Press Release
Wind Power Association pursues merger with Solar, Storage Technologies | Oct 10, 2019 National Observer
Alberta will fall short of Renewable Energy Targets set by NDP, says AESO Forecast | Oct 8, 2019 Calgary Herald
TEAM-1 Academy bolsters Alberta College's Wind Technician Program | Oct 4, 2019 North American Windpower
After Oil & Gas: Meet Alberta workers making the switch to solar | Oct 3, 2019 The Narwhal
September 2019
Claresholm Solar Farm construction to proceed after TC Energy Deal signed | Sept 30, 2019 Global News
FORTIS Alberta explains the complex, sophisticated system that brings electricity to you | Sept 25, 2019 Calgary Herald
Alberta Lithium project receives $5M USD Boost | Sept 19, 2019 JWN
Shift to Electric Vehicles in Alberta inevitable, conference-goers told | Sept 17, 2019 Calgary Herald
TransAlta to spend $1.5M US on gas conversions, wind farms | Sept 16, 2019 Renewables Now
Baby-Step for SAAMIS Solar Project in Medicine Hat | Sept 5, 2019 Chat News Today Medicine Hat
Renewables Projects push on in Canada, despite politics | Sept 3, 2019 Engineering New-Record
Alberta Coal-Mine Reclamation Project to provide Green Energy Source | Sept 3, 2019 Alberta Innovates press release
Solar Panel spill releases almost 1,000,000 Lumens of sunlight into the environment | Sept 1, 2019 The Beaverton
August 2019
Sunrise for Alberta's solar industry; Economics of commercial-scale solar projects increasingly make sense | Aug 29, 2019 Calgary Herald
Canada's Solar Breakthrough? 600 MW-DC Merchant Project gets green light in Alberta | Aug 27, 2019 Greentech Media
Canada's largest solar farm gets approval for Southern Alberta | Aug 27, 2019 Edmonton Journal
Solar project approved for Southern Alberta would be Canada's largest, by far | Aug 27, 2019 CBC News
$10M First-of-its-kind Geothermal Pilot Project underway in Alberta | Aug 22, 2019 CBC News
Eden Valley Reserve celebrates new era of solar power | Aug 21, 2019 CBC News
Edmontonians urge city council to keep moving forward on Carbon Emission Targets | Aug 20, 2019 Edmonton Journal
Sunny Idea: City of Edmonton offering rebate for homes that install solar panels | Aug 18, 2019 Calgary Herald
Alberta Solar Rebate Program showing no signs of renewal | Aug 16, 2019 Global News
Corporate Renewable Energy Deals; Big in America, Coming to Canada | Aug 13, 2019 JWN
Penhold Ready for a Solar Energy Future | Aug 7, 2019 Penhold Province
$850M in Economic Growth: Energy Efficiency in Alberta releases Annual Report | Aug 8, 2019 Edmonton Journal
Solar Energy moves Indigenous communities towards a renewable future | Aug 8, 2019 Cision Newswire Service
CANWEA praises Alberta's decision to return to "Enery-Only" market | Aug 1, 2019 North American Windpower
July 2019
Plans for Renewable Diesel Refinery in Lethbridge gain momentum | July 31, 2019 Lethbridge News Now
Innovation Energy: How Calgary became an unlikely location for a creative solar solution | July 30, 2019 Financial Post
Geothermal Project heats up in Swan Hills | July 30, 2019 Edmonton Journal
Property rights advocate proposes Renewable Energy Clean-Up Fund | July 26, 2019 Edmonton Journal
UCP's decision to stick with status quo on electricity market a boon for renewables, companies say | July 25, 2019 Calgary Herald
Feds give Edmonton $22M for 'Urban Climate Centre' | July 19, 2019 Edmonton Journal
Three Alberta construction Unions file applications against company building Whitla Wind Project | July 19, 2019 Medicine Hat News
Southern Alberta Waste Refinery turning trash into 'High-Grade, Low Cost' biodiesel | July 11, 2019 Global News
Community Energy Big renewable opportunity for rural Canada | July 9, 2019 Folio
Edmonton prefers province runs renewable energy Home Improvement Program | July 5, 2019 Global News
Renewable Energy plan officially, dead, but AB Wind Companies still see a bright future | July 3, 2019 Edmonton Journal
Stanford study boosts wind production | July 2, 2019 Renews
‘Wake steering’ could boost low wind-speed project output by 50% | July 1, 2019 ReCharge News
June 2019
Largest 'Building-Integrated' Solar Cell Installation in country coming to Edmonton | June 28, Edmonton Journal
Sunny Future: Alberta town becomes solar-powered 'Net-Zero' community | June 27, 2019 Calgary Herald
Government casts shadow over future of Alberta solar industry | June 22, 2019 CBC News
Community Solar Garden could grow profits not plants for residents | June 20, 2019 CBC News
Renfrew Community Garden idea taps solar energy | June 20, 2019 LiveWire Calgary
Net-Zero Alberta town grasps electrical Holy Grail | June 20, 2019 Western Producer
Clear appetite for Alternative Energy among Alberta Municipalities and Businesses | June 1, 2019 Pembina Institute
May 2019
UCP steps back from scrapping NDP's Energy Efficiency Alberta; will look at programs with 'An Open Mind' | May 24, 2019 Vancouver Sun
Renewable sector on hold in Alberta | May 23, 2019 Western Producer
Solar companies concerned with Alberta Rebate Program uncertainty | May 16, 2019 Global News
After 5 years, Medicine Hat powers down $12M Solar Thermal Power Plant | May 16, 2019 CBC News
Officials look at future of renewable energy sector in Alberta (video) | May 16, 2019 Global News
April 2019
Lease amendment approved for Solar Farm | April 30, 2019 Innisfail Province
End of REP won't stop Renewable Energy in Alberta | April 24, 2019 Investing News Network
Canadian Wind leaders optimistic about growth of Wind Energy in the country | April 18, 2019 Windpower Engineering & Development
Is the Alberta solar market safe from Jason Kenney's Conservatives? | April 17, 2019 PV Buzz
Coal Phase-Out Campaign up in the air amid Election Campaign | April 15, 2019 CBC News
TransAlta files management information circular, highlights plan to advance Clean Energy Strategy | April 4, 2019 Cision Marketwire
Maskwacis First Nations fears UCP win will jeopardize solar energy investment | April 4, 2019 CBC News
Canada's largest municipal rooftop solar system nearly complete in Airdrie | April 4, 2019 Discover Airdrie
March 2019
Canada's largest solar farm one step closer in Rocky View County | March 6, 2019 Regina Leader-Post
Carbon Tax Chronicles: How six Alberta communities spent green money | March 6, 2019 Edmonton Journal
Alberta sets 30% Renewables target as it prepares for Fourth Auction | March 4, 2019 Windpower Monthly
February 2019
Alberta looking for increased Indigenous participation in Green Energy | Feb 26, 2019 CityNews
Alberta vows renewable energy will make up 30% of power grid by 2030 | Feb 26, 2019 Calgary Herald
MLA Report; Surging ahead on solar development | Feb 21, 2019 Medicine Hat News
Solar surge aims to dispel concern | Feb 21, 2019 Medicine Hat News
Solar energy projects gain momentum in Alberta | Feb 20, 2019 The Chronicle Herald
Innogy to build 57MW of subsidy-free solar in Canada | Feb 20, 2019 Renewables Now
Innogy kicks off subsidy-free solar in Canada | Feb 18, 2019 ReCharge News
Rooftops of Calgary a potential solar energy goldmine; Study | Feb 18, 2019 PVBuzz
Opinion: In Alberta, solar energy is at a tipping point | Feb 16, 2019 Calgary Herald
Alberta to double solar power capacity; Government facilities will be powered by the sun | Feb 15, 2019 Calgary Herald
Three new solar electricity facilities in Alberta contracted at lower cost than natural gas | Feb 15, 2019 CanSIA Press Release
Opinion: Here Comes the Sun - Alberta's next chapter on renewable energy | Feb 15, 2019 Calgary Herald
Energy-From-Waste Project gets funding to find site | Feb 14, 2019 Rocky Mountain Outlook
'Extraordinary': Less than half of Alberta's electricity was coal-powered in 2018, says province | Feb 13, 2019, Calgary Herald
Electricity sector eyes Election as changes jolt Alberta industry | Feb 11, 2019 Calgary Herald
Developers announce new solar farms in Fort Chipewyan and Calgary | Feb 9, 2019 The EnergyMix
New solar farm will replace 25 percent of Diesel used in Fort Chipewyan | Feb 9, 2019 CBC News
Largest solar energy project in Western Canada could be built with Calgary city limits | Feb 7, 2019 Global News
Developing Alberta's energy resources | Feb 5, 2019 Calgary Economic Development
Construction to begin this spring on new network of EV Charging Stations | Feb 5, 2019 Lethbridge News Now
January 2019
Canadian wind market set for 2019 rebound as Alberta lifts off | Jan 25, 2019 CanWEA press release / ReCharge News
Canadian Federal Government to support Innovative Solar Energy Technology in Alberta | Jan 24, 2019 CanSIA Press Release
Canadian wind market set for 2019 rebound as Alberta lifts off | Jan 23, 2019 ReCharge News
Jayman Built First Large Builder in Alberta to install solar on every new home built | Jan 21, 2019 Global News
Renewables Program seeks to aid rural projects | Jan 18, 2019 Medicine Hat News
Wind Power making gains as competitive source of electricity | Jan 16, 2019 CBC News
Canada joins the International Renewable Energy Agency - IRENA | Jan 15, 2019 PVBuzz
Opinion: It's time to accept that Alberta's Carbon Tax works | Jan 15, 2019 Edmonton Journal
BDC and ERA Partnership creates access to another funding avenue for innovators | Jan 9, 2019 Emissions Reductions Alberta
December 2018
Alberta invests $15 million in solar program for schools| Dec 19, 2018 Journal of Commerce
Alberta Procures Another 763 MW Of Wind Power | Dec 18, 2018 North American Windpower Magazine
Province announces new wind energy projects for Southern Alberta| Dec 17, 2018 Lethbridge News Now
TransAlta Announces Clean Energy Initiatives and Provides 2019 Outlook | Dec 17, 2018 Cision Newswire
Town of Raymond completes seven net-zero solar installations; on track for more in 2019| Dec 10, 2018 Lethbridge News Now
November 2018
Lethbridge County looks to expand solar power in the community | Nov 30, Global News
Pushing the envelope with a “net-negative” home | Nov 25, 2018 Lethbridge News Now
Albertans take a shine to solar power | Nov 14, 2018 Government of Alberta press release
Alberta increasing solar rebates as the green energy industry grows 500% since 2015 | Nov 14, 2018 Global News
October 2018
CanWEA Honors Canada Wind Power Leaders | Oct 31, 2018 North American Windpower
CanWEA: Canada’s Wind Power Industry ‘Ready To Deliver’ | Oct 27, 2018 North American Windpower
Cleanup of wind and solar sites won't land at Alberta farmers' feet | Oct 17, 2018 CBC News
More wind power would have warming effect | Oct 12, 2018 Calgary Herald/Associated Press
Anti-carbon tax emperors have no clothes | Oct 12, 2018 Calgary Herald (editorial)
Vital Signs report shows significance of wind power in southwest Alberta | Oct 7, 2018 Global News
UAlberta researchers move cheap, flexible solar panels closer to commercialization | Oct 5, 2018 JWN Energy News
Canada: Alberta Government issues RfP for 135,000 MWh of solar | Oct 3, 2018 PV Magazine
Diversifying the economy, powering our future | Oct 2, 2018 Government press release
September 2018
Albertan municipalities can lead the growth of the clean economy | Sept 30, 2018 Pembina Institute
Alberta to fund green upgrades for non-profits | Sept 29, 2018 CBC News
Maskwacis Mall has gone solar | Sept 25, 2018, Red Deer Advocate
Airdrie set to become home to Canada's largest rooftop solar field | Sept 24, 2018, Calgary Herald
Capital Power Places 202 MW Vestas Order For Alberta Wind | Sept 19, 2018, North American Windpower
Whitla Wind Farm construction begins | Sept 15, 2018 Medicine Hat News
August 2018
Federal Government commits $1.4M for Enmax Grid Modernization Project | Aug 29, 2018, Calgary Hearld
Ditch the scarcity mindset: We're entering a new era of cheap and limitless energy | Aug 22, 2018, Calgargy Herald
Hydro power storage project to be built near Jasper National Park | Aug 16, 2018, CBC News
Turning Point Generation Announces the Approval of Alberta's First Pumped Hydro Energy Storage Project | Aug 14, 2018, Cision Newswire
TransCanada sheds renewable energy portfolio | Aug 4, 2018, Calgary Herald
July 2018
Barnes blasted for blurry carbon talk | July 20, 2018 Medicine Hat News
Alberta’s TransAlta Retiring Coal-Fired Unit | July 20, North American Windpower
Axing carbon tax could mean dead calm: NDP | July 19, 2018 Medicine Hat News
Canada's largest wind event to blow into Calgary this Fall | July 19, 2018 Canadian Newswire
Sol Beer back Milk River Solar Park | July 18, 2018 CTV News (video)
Energy companies partner to educate and inspire in Alberta | July 12, 2018 Calgary Economic Development
Plenty of wind and solar companies looking to take up shop in M.D. of Taber | July 4, 2018 Taber Times
June 2018
Alberta increases funding to support renewable energy in Indigenous communities | June 26, 2018 JWN Energy
Solar conference moves to Calgary with hot emerging market in Western Canada | June 21, 2018 Global News
Solar energy investors expected to snub Ontario, look to Alberta in wake of Ford decisions | June 20, 2018 Global News
May 2018
CanWEA chief sees surge in 2018 Canadian wind installations | May 25, 2018 REcharge News
CPPIB now owns some of the biggest wind turbines in the world | May 24, 2018 Calgary Herald (video)
City of Edmonton looking to cut carbon emissions with ‘accelerated’ plan | May 23, 2018 Edmonton Star
City of Lethbridge launches new energy efficiency pilot project | May 4, 2018 Global News
The coming energy disruption | May 14, 2018 JWN
As renewable energy costs fall, natural gas producers buy in | May 9, 2018 Calgary Herald
Enbridge shares rise after it announces $3.2 billion in asset sales | May 9, 2018 Calgary Herald
April 2018
Plan would allow homeowners to pay for energy efficient upgrades on property tax bill | April 13, 2018 Calgary Herald
Saving money while building a green economy | April 12, 2018 Government of Alberta press release
Alberta explores ways to soothe landowner angst as wind and solar takes off | April 13, 2018 CBC
Oilsands research could be 'game changer' for renewable energy | April 12, 2018 CBC
Canada's Wind Energy Sector in Calgary for Two day Forum | April 10, 2018 CanWEA press release
Alberta opens bidding for more renewable power generation | April 4, 2018 Calgary Herald
March 2018
Province announces $54 million from carbon tax for 'greening' cities | March 14, 2018 Edmonton Journal
Local governments can be producers or purchasers of green technology | March 5, 2018 Edmonton Journal
February 2018
AIMCo Partners With Enel On Alberta Wind Duo | Feb 8, 2018 North American Windpower
Why Prairie Canada is Primed for Solar Growth | Feb 1, 2018 PV Buzz
January 2018
Energy Efficiency Alberta saves Albertans $300 million in its first year | Jan 7, 2018 Calgary Herald
December 2017
Alberta renewable revolution begins with launch of largest solar project in Western Canada | Dec 22, 2017 CBC News
Wind power blowing oil and gas workers in new direction | Dec 22, 2017 Globe & Mail
TransAlta fast-tracks green transition, expects up to $50M in carbon credit windfall | Dec 19, 2017 Calgary Herald
Alberta wind power auction blows 'old renewable energy myths out of the water' | Dec 14, 2017 Calgary Herald
Canada's Oil Capital is making the leap towards Renewable Energy| Dec 14, 2017 Bloomberg
Reports resulting from SAAEP Projects undertaken between 2006 and 2010:
Green Growth Plan Task Force Report - June 2007
Feasibility Study; Integrated Biodiesel Refinery - July 2007
Wind Energy in Southern Alberta - April 2009
Wind Energy Investment in Southern Alberta - April 2009
Solar Energy in Southern Alberta - April 2009
Geothermal Energy in Southern Alberta - April 2009
