As Canada’s solar industry accelerates toward net-zero goals, utility-scale developers across the country repeatedly face the same strategic question: Are single-axis trackers worth the added complexity and cost compared to traditional fixed-tilt systems? Canada’s vast geography spans latitudes ranging from about 42°N in the south to well over 60°N in the territories, creating highly seasonal […]

A common narrative in the energy transition is that the grid (power lines, substations, and vast transmission and distribution networks) will ultimately determine how fast we can scale new generation. Policymakers, utilities, and analysts point to massive interconnection queues, chronic congestion, and the need for trillions in new infrastructure as evidence that the system is […]

Given the recent renewed tensions in the Middle East, energy has moved back to the forefront of global conversations. When instability affects major oil and gas producing regions, the impacts are felt quickly and broadly. Prices rise, supply chains tighten, and governments begin reassessing how secure their energy systems really are. But geopolitics is only […]

The power sector is in the middle of the largest investment cycle it has seen in decades. Utilities across North America are preparing to spend hundreds of billions, and potentially more than a trillion dollars, on new infrastructure including transmission lines, substations, power generators, and grid modernization. After years of relatively modest growth, electricity demand […]

Brandolini’s Law states that “the amount of energy needed to refute a lie is an order of magnitude larger than to produce it.” In simple terms, misinformation is easy to create but far harder to correct. A misleading claim can be delivered in a few seconds, while debunking it requires evidence, context, and careful explanation. […]

If someone were to ask you what the most valuable element on earth is today, you might be inclined to say gold. It has dominated headlines in recent months, reaffirming its reputation as the ultimate “safe haven” asset in a geopolitically unstable world. Yet while its price has surged to unprecedented highs, surpassing $4,600 USD […]

In a world where clean energy technologies are advancing faster than almost anyone predicted a decade ago, the energy transition can feel both inevitable and perilously fragile. Solar panels, batteries, and electric vehicles are delivering strong real-world performance and have become so cost-competitive that entire countries are leapfrogging straight past fossil infrastructure. Yet political headwinds, […]

Deep beneath our feet lies one of nature’s greatest untapped wonders: the Earth’s relentless, molten heat engine. For over 10,000 years, Indigenous peoples around the world have revered hot springs as sacred lifelines, using them to heal, cook, and warm entire communities. What began as cultural wisdom slowly evolved into engineering ambition. In 1904, in […]

There is an ongoing debate about the future of energy: should we focus first on producing clean electricity and then electrify our lives, or should we electrify as much as possible now and worry about greening the grid later? The evidence clearly favors the second approach. We should electrify everything we can immediately, even on […]

In the sweltering heat of a Havana summer afternoon, lights flicker and die across entire neighborhoods, fans grind to a halt, and refrigerators fall silent. Families light candles or cluster around battery-powered radios as rolling blackouts stretch from hours into days, weeks, and beyond. It would be easy to assume this is a scene from […]