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Facing uncertain future, fossil fuel workers want retraining in renewables

Workers in Canada's oilsands are eager to be retrained, but the transition comes at a price... sometimes as much as a 50 per cent pay cut, recruiters warn. So what exactly are they thinking?


Ballard to design fuel cell engine for new Siemens hydrogen-powered train

As the hydrogen train market builds momentum, the Vancouver-based fuel cell maker will integrate its technology into a new line of light commuter trains


Coal’s time is over, but the U.S. energy boom is just getting started

Falling solar costs will spell the end of coal-fired generation, but the dramatic resurgence of the U.S. oil and gas industry that’s already reshaped world energy markets has no end in sight, a new International Energy Agency report says


Terrestrial Energy’s molten salt nuclear reactor clears first regulatory hurdle

The next-generation, made-in-Ontario reactor uses uranium fluoride salt as a liquid fuel, replacing the solid fuels in use at pressurized water reactors around the world. It's designed to be safer, smaller and create far less nuclear waste than conventional plants
 
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Lamborghini going electric with bold new supercar—but the forget batteries

The cutting-edge concept vehicle incorporates a slew of futuristic components, such as an electric engine in each wheel and energy-storing supercapacitors in place of lithium-ion batteries » read more
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Worldwide carbon emissions rose this year after three years of stagnation

A new report from the Global Carbon Project estimates CO2 emissions increases two per cent this year, mostly on increased output from China, setting off alarm bells as the world struggles to decarbonize » read more
 
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Tesla lurches into mainstream as manufacturing issues stall Model 3 ramp up

Problems have plagued the Model 3’s early manufacturing run. Despite CEO Musk’s previous optimism, Tesla built just 220 of the cars in the third quarter, compared to 1,500 promised. It also fired 700 workers last month and has postponed the main Model 3 production ramp-up until next year » read more

In bizarre claim, U.S. Energy chief Perry says fossil fuels can prevent sexual assault

The statement, which one critic described as "blatantly untrue," is the latest in a series of comments the energy secretary has made in defense of oil, coal and natural gas » read more