British Columbia

Tidewater Renewables Will Soon Produce Renewable Diesel And Hydrogen In British Columbia, Canada

2023-06-19T18:56:20+00:00

British Columbia is making significant strides towards its clean fuel goals and low-carbon future with the completion of Canada's first standalone renewable diesel refinery. The announcement was made by the Province and Tidewater Renewables on June 16, 2023. The Tidewater facility will use bio-feedstocks like canola, tallow, and tall oil to produce renewable diesel, which offers Read More

Tidewater Renewables Will Soon Produce Renewable Diesel And Hydrogen In British Columbia, Canada2023-06-19T18:56:20+00:00

For the first time ever, a coal mine with carbon caps has been approved by the Canadian government

2019-02-13T07:15:00+00:00

By Peabody Energy, Inc. (Provided by Peabody Energy) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons. The Murray River Mining Project near Tumbler Ridge in northeast B.C. will be the first new Canadian coal mine required to cap carbon emissions. The federal government’s Dec. 13 approval of the project is contingent on the mine limiting methane emissions to Read More

For the first time ever, a coal mine with carbon caps has been approved by the Canadian government2019-02-13T07:15:00+00:00

Oilsands, mining companies watch mine-to-solar conversion project with intrigue

2019-02-14T11:48:23+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG7YQ76KHmU Video: SunMine: How solar is transforming an old mining town. Contaminated mining sites could be reborn as solar fields in the near future. A new solar project at the Sullivan mine site near Kimberley in southeast British Columbia is attempting to do just that. Rather than leaving the reclaimed yet tainted site vacant, energy company Read More

Oilsands, mining companies watch mine-to-solar conversion project with intrigue2019-02-14T11:48:23+00:00

Mining Association of Canada endorses national carbon price

2019-02-18T11:56:01+00:00

Via: The Globe and Mail Canada’s largest mining companies have endorsed the federal government’s effort to establish a national price on carbon pollution. The Mining Association of Canada is set to release Wednesday its proposal for a national climate policy, which recommends a “broad-based carbon price that is applicable to all sectors of the Canadian economy.” Read More

Mining Association of Canada endorses national carbon price2019-02-18T11:56:01+00:00

Nevada Copper Forms Strategic Alliance With NV Energy on Solar Development Opportunity

2019-02-18T07:30:54+00:00

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Feb. 11, 2016) - Nevada Copper Corp. (TSX:NCU) ("Nevada Copper" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement (the "Agreement") with NV Energy to conduct a study of the potential to develop a solar energy generation project on Nevada Copper's privately-owned land ("Solar Study"). This land Read More

Nevada Copper Forms Strategic Alliance With NV Energy on Solar Development Opportunity2019-02-18T07:30:54+00:00

Mines Minister contemplates rescue package for struggling sector

2019-02-19T12:01:16+00:00

Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett rang in 2016 with thoughts of a potential rescue package for B.C.’s beleaguered mining industry on his mind to ward off potential mine shutdowns. Options for assistance to mining companies struggling with low commodity prices could include deferrals on payment of power bills and delayed payments on mineral taxes, Bennett Read More

Mines Minister contemplates rescue package for struggling sector2019-02-19T12:01:16+00:00

Miners developing renewable-energy ventures at BC mineral projects assured of govt support

2019-02-19T14:05:56+00:00

British Columbia’s economy had historically been firmly rooted in mining and, with a slew of new projects progressing through the permitting stage, the provincial government was ready for them to plug into its vast grid, brim-full of renewable electricity, and to support miners’ efforts to implement renewables projects at their mine developments. British Columbia Minister of Read More

Miners developing renewable-energy ventures at BC mineral projects assured of govt support2019-02-19T14:05:56+00:00

B.C. Energy Minister to provide keynote at renewables for mines summit.

2019-09-02T17:23:54+00:00

October 1, 2015, Toronto, ON - The Honourable Bill Bennett, BC Minister of Energy and Mines, is confirmed to provide a keynote presentation at the 3rd annual Energy and Mines Toronto Summit taking place October 22-23. Minister Bennett will discuss potential collaboration between the mining and renewable energy sectors to drive down operational energy costs for Read More

B.C. Energy Minister to provide keynote at renewables for mines summit.2019-09-02T17:23:54+00:00

Canadian Mines Weigh Renewables Options

2019-02-20T13:40:48+00:00

“Mining companies are looking for opportunities to use economic forms of alternative energy in order to reduce their reliance on stand-alone diesel generators and the generation of greenhouse gases,” says R. Brent Murphy, Vice President of Environmental Affairs at Seabridge Gold. For its KSM project in British Columbia which will be grid connected, Seabridge Gold has Read More

Canadian Mines Weigh Renewables Options2019-02-20T13:40:48+00:00
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