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Companies involved in these diverse businesses are all making major renewable energy investments in Alberta.
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Amazon, the largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy in the world, announced Monday its first such investment in Canada. It will acquire electricity from a new solar project in Newell County, to be built by Greengate Power Corp. of Calgary.
“It is significant that a company like Amazon is making its first commitment like this in Canada, in Alberta,” said Robert Hornung, president of the Canadian Renewable Energy Association.
Labatt and Capital Power announce partnership that advances Budweiser s 100% renewable electricity commitment – Padovanews padovanews.it - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from padovanews.it Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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This is the largest public renewable electricity commitment ever made by a Canadian brewer
Through this long-term Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA), Budweiser is purchasing 51% of the electricity generated from Capital Power s 75-megawatt Enchant Solar facility in Taber, Alberta
Beginning in 2022, the Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) from this partnership, will cover all of the electricity needed to brew Budweiser in Canada and will result in the early achievement of Labatt s 100% renewable purchased electricity goal by 2025
TORONTO, April 19, 2021 /CNW/ - Today, Canada s best-selling beer brand, Budweiser announced a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Capital Power, a leading player in state-of-the-art energy sustainability. The agreement includes approximately 51% of the electricity generated by a new solar facility in Taber, Alberta. Of Budweiser s contracted electricity, approximately one-quarter will be bundled with project-generated RECs directl
Posted: Dec 22, 2020 6:30 PM MT | Last Updated: December 23, 2020
The Edmonton Convention Centre has been used as a temporary homeless shelter since late October. (Codie McLachlan/CBC)
Partners at the Edmonton Convention Centre are celebrating Christmas this year despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The temporary shelter opened in late October. The centre has access to showers, laundry, ceremonial support for Indigenous peoples, regular meals and sleeping spots, among other support services.
Although holiday celebrations will look a bit different this year, there will special meals and gifts to mark the occasion. [We ll have] a Christmas lunch service as well as a traditional turkey meal for the evening and volunteers will be handing out gifts to each participant that is on site and so that ll be a bag of essential items socks, mittens and additional things they might need, some baked goods donated by local bakeries, said Scarlet Bjornson, marketing and