A field test in Canada’s Northwest Territories demonstrates how off-grid renewables can support transport electrification, lower energy costs and strengthen supply security in isolated regions.
Goldbeck Solar launched the 93 MW Fox Coulée solar farm in Alberta/Canada. The project is owned by Neoen.
Happy Canada Day: The Canadian PV market is also gaining momentum with larger projects. For example, hep solar recently received approval from the Alberta Utilities Commission for the construction and operation of a 120-megawatt PV park in Alderson.
Far up in the north of Canada, the mining company Rio Tinto is building a solar park. It will partially supply a diamond mine there with electricity.
The Canadian Province New Brunswick is preparing for the future by implementing Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). In February 2023, NB power launched a plan for the production of up 220 megawatts of electricity from renewable resources and up to 50 megawatts of energy storage.
SunPower and Maxeon Solar Technologies have announced the extension of their supply relationship through 2025, thereby ensuring greater supply to North America.
Goldbeck Solar is working with the Alternative Resource Energy Authority to build community solar farms in Berwick, Antigonish and Mahone Bay (Nova Scotia) with a total capacity of 9 MW.
Nearly everything is set to double this year in the world of clean hydrogen (H2), from electrolyzer installations to the number of countries creating H2 strategies according to a BloombergNEF.
