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Report calls for increase in electric buses as manufacturing footprint grows
TORONTO – A new report by a green energy think-tank calls for increased investment in electric buses to both reduce emissions and boost Canada’s growing manufacturing base of the vehicles. The report by Clean Energy Canada says that while Canada…
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Support for climate change action could wane if no help for coal workers: report
OTTAWA – The federal government has to prepare communities that are economically dependent on coal for a future when their products aren’t needed if it wants to maintain public support for climate-change action, says a task force on making that…
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FLIR Uncooled Methane Gas Detection Camera
FLIR Systems, Inc. FLIR GF77 Gas Find IR, is an uncooled thermal camera designed for detecting methane. It offers features to find potentially dangerous, invisible methane leaks at natural gas power plants, renewable energy production facilities, industrial plants, and other…
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Line 3 pipeline delays make oilsands expansion unlikely, MEG Energy says
CALGARY – The CEO of MEG Energy Corp. says a one-year delay in Enbridge Inc.’s Line 3 pipeline replacement project makes it highly unlikely it will approve an option to spend about $75 million to complete an expansion of its…
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Troubleshooting Gas Turbines
The objective of gas turbine maintenance is to maximize performance, improve maintainability and reliability, and reduce downtime. The objective can only be achieved by preventing turbine systems deterioration with an effective condition monitoring and maintenance program. This program must pay…
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Oil curtailment mistakes spawn costly Alberta rail plan, Husky execs say
CALGARY – The Alberta government’s decision to spend $3.7 billion to move more crude by rail is an unintended consequence of its poorly considered production cut order, executives with Husky Energy Inc. charged on Tuesday. The Calgary-based company, which has…
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Syncrude wants judge to dismiss lawsuit of former firefighter with PTSD
CALGARY – Oilsands giant Syncrude Canada wants a judge to dismiss a lawsuit by a former first responder who claims he was wrongfully fired following a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder. Michael Swan filed the lawsuit in Alberta Court of…
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Encana says cost cutting includes 15% job reduction after Newfield acquisition
CALGARY – The CEO of Encana Corp. says it cut its total workforce by 15 per cent and reduced its ranks of executives by 35 per cent in just over a week after closing its deal to buy U.S. rival…
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Most Important Asset for CMMS/EAM: PEOPLE
The importance of people’s reliability on your asset data integrity. Even though we are entering the era of IIoT and smart machines, the reality is that most organizations are using Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) or an Enterprise Asset Management…
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US seeks ways to recycle lithium batteries in cars, phones
CHICAGO – The U.S. government will lead an ambitious effort to develop technologies to recycle lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles, cellphones and other sources to ensure a reliable and affordable supply of metals crucial to battery production in anticipation of…
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CanWEA Highlights Operations and Maintenance
Over 250 industry professionals attended the CanWEA Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Summit recently at the Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale in Mississauga, Ontario. The two-day event offered attendees 25 exhibitors located within the largest exhibit spare ever for the event. Exhibitors featured their…
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A new Canadian city flirts with the dream: heated downtown sidewalks
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A winter-weary city councillor in St. John’s, N.L., is hoping to resurrect an idea that has been tried, tested and mostly abandoned in other Canadian cities: heated sidewalks. Sandy Hickman has asked city engineers to look…
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HPS Titan N
Hammond Power Solutions Inc. (HPS), now offers three phase encapsulated transformers for industrial and harsh environments named the HPS Titan N. HPS Titan N is completely encapsulated in epoxy and silica, providing protection from airborne contaminants and prevents the ingress…
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Mission Critical – Emergency Power Upgrades
TELUS completes an integrated project to build a new standby generation plant at a mission critical network facility. As one of Canada’s leading telecommunications companies, TELUS has a multitude of network buildings located throughout Canada. Network buildings provide a number…
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B.C. fuel up 4 cents, more hikes due as ‘bumpy’ year looms at pumps: expert
VANCOUVER – Extreme volatility in oil markets has resulted in a price jump for gasoline of four cents a litre in Metro Vancouver and an analyst predicts a further hike could arrive within days. Dan McTeague, a senior petroleum analyst…
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Nova Scotia’s Donkin coal mine suspends work after latest ‘roof fall’
DONKIN, N.S. – Operations have been suspended at Cape Breton’s Donkin coal mine after a “roof fall,” the latest in a string of incidents since last July, according to the provincial Labour Department. None of the mine’s 128 workers were…
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Festo’s New EFSD
Festo’s new EFSD electric stopper provides stop-and-release functionality in the movement of product from station to station in assembly and transfer systems. Benefits include: lower installation cost, faster commissioning and operational energy savings. EFSD cylinders are suitable for a wide…
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DC Power Supplies from AutomationDirect
AutomationDirect has added PSH series high efficiency power supplies and PSX series rugged IP67 rated power supplies to the RHINO DC power supplies line-up. RHINO high efficiency PSH series 12, 24 and 48 VDC power supplies offer efficiencies up to…
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Suncor warns forced provincial oil cutbacks pose safety, operational risks
CALGARY – Forced Alberta government crude oil production cuts next year will result in “unintended consequences” that could include increased safety hazards for its employees, Suncor Energy Inc. warned Friday. Despite the curtailments that begin Jan. 1, Canada’s largest integrated…
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Operational Excellence Takes Centre Stage
The Operational Excellence in Energy and Utilities conference and workshops took place recently at the Old Mill Inn in Toronto, Ontario. Over 150 industry professionals attended the event, including representatives from Enbridge, HydroOne, Suncor, SaskPower, Hydro-Québec, Toronto Hydro, Ontario Power…
