Figuring Land Use Into Renewable-Energy Equation
May 31, 2010
How critical is land use in renewable energy?
We get questions
May 27, 2010
The Centre for Energy’s portal is loaded with factual and statistical information about Canada’s energy system. But we still get questions, like this one.
Q: What was Canada’s energy production in 2008?
A: Here is the breakdown.
| Energy Source |
Natural Units |
Quadrillion Btu |
Per Cent |
| Oil | 1,233 MMbbl |
7.093 |
39.9 |
| Natural Gas | 7,359 Bcf |
7.565 |
42.6 |
| Coal | 75,074,000 tons |
1.501 |
8.5 |
| Nuclear Power | 89.2 billion kW-h |
0.304 |
1.7 |
| Hydropower | 368.6 billion kW-h |
1.258 |
7.1 |
| Other Renewables | 11.5 billion kW-h |
0.039 |
0.2 |
| Total |
17.76 |
No Proof Wind Turbines Are Bad For Health: Report
May 24, 2010
Research shows that the noise generated by wind turbines is not loud enough to cause health issues
Full Story [The Vancouver Sun]
P.E.I. Students Tap Into Solar Heating
May 24, 2010
“Something new and exciting that everybody will want”
Latin American Solar Takes Off
May 24, 2010
Energy demand in Latin America is increasing and they are ready for solar and other forms of renewable energy
Tesla CEO: Model S To Be ‘Platform’ For Other Cars
May 21, 2010
Tesla and Toyota join forces to produce its own Model S sedan
Doctor, Bully, Futurist, Spy: The ‘Smart Meter’
May 21, 2010
Will the ‘smart meter’ be valuable for home use?
Geoengineering Doesn’t Work As Well As Natural Processes
May 21, 2010
“Each atom of iron supplied from below pulled more than 100,000 atoms of carbon out of the atmosphere”
Full Story [Environmental News Network]
Aquamarine Power Unveils Next Wave Machine
May 20, 2010
The Oyster 2, expected to be built and installed for testing at the European Marine Energy Centre by summer 2011
HP Unveils Cow-Powered Data Centre
May 20, 2010
A herd of 10,000 cows can produce nearly 200,000 metric tons of manure a year which can earn about $2 million a year
Full Story [Energy Efficiency News]
