Tag: hydroelectricity
Over 260,000 kms of rivers at risk due to planned hydroelectric...
Over 260,000 kilometres of river could potentially be severed by planned hydroelectric developments, according to McGill University researchers.
The Amazon, the Congo, and the Irrawaddy...
OPG Issues Green Bond to Finance Waterpower Holdings in U.S.
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has closed a second $500-million green bond issuance, with net proceeds primarily used to finance its recent acquisition of Eagle...
Academic Group and Royal Society of Canada Released Statement Opposing Site...
More than 250 prominent university professors from across Canada, including legal scholars, political scientists, water scientists, and environmental scientists, released a statement of concern...
Calgary and TransAlta Strike Agreement on Flood Mitigation and Climate Change
The tradeoffs between water, energy, and climate change are being handled cooperatively in Alberta through a new five-year agreement between the provincial government and...
Shifts in Water Temperature, Availability Could Mean Less Electricity
A recent study on the effects of climate change on hydroelectric and thermoelectric power plants shows the disruption of water resources could have a...
Quebec’s Blue Gold
Seasonal storage of floodwaters from three unexploited rivers that flow into James Bay and the channelling of this water to the Ottawa River could...
