This week: an Alberta coal conundrum, cooking oil cleantech and offshore wind in the U.S.

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Alberta NDP battling coal-power buy-back clause secretly passed by province’s PC government

Alberta's Deputy Premier said the clause was not included in more than a year of public hearings and the government took steps to hide it by exempting it from standard public disclosure » read more

Call it a soft opening—Tesla opens partially-complete US$5B Gigafactory

After two years of construction, just 14 per cent of the massive Nevada desert plant is finished, but Tesla has throw open the doors anyway and plans to produce batteries by the end of the year » read more

Cooking oil, graphene among entry ideas for Canadian oilsands’ CO2 capture prize

47 entrants looking to make use of emissions from fossil fuel-burning power plants will compete for a $20 million top prize » read more

Around the world in 505 days; solar-powered plane completes historic flight

Solar Impulse 2 returns to Abu Dhabi, becoming the first plane to circle globe fuel-free. A huge achievement for clean energy, but the historic flight did not come easy, or cheap » read more
 
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Researchers hit on potential lithium-oxygen battery breakthrough

Departing from past prototypes, the new battery does not use oxygen from the atmosphere, but contains it within a sealed unit, boosting efficiency and lifespan » read more

U.S. to bolster growing electric vehicle charging network with $4.5B in loan guarantees

Continuing to throw its support behind next-generation infrastructure, the White House says it will help private lenders finance charging stations » read more
 
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Ford teams up with tequila maker Jose Cuervo to make auto parts from agave

Automaker looks to find a home for some of the five billion metric tons of agricultural biomass wasted worldwide every year » read more

Construction begins on $104M Cote-Nord biocrude plant in Pont-Cartier, Que.

The first commercial-scale facility of its kind in Quebec, plant is expected to produce 40 million litres of renewable fuel oil each year » read more