https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/generating-futures-webinar/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:44:15 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=157422 The journalists behind The Narwhal’s Generating Futures series share what they learned about communities leading the way on renewable energy The Narwhal Generating Futures Inside The Narwhal B.C. renewable energy Photo: Kimberley Kufaas / The Narwhal A playground next to a community building with solar panels on the roof https://thenarwhal.ca/great-lakes-waste-heat-clean-energy/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:46:32 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=157185 Using waste heat from sewers, data centres and power plants could cut costs and reduce the impacts of climate change in a growing region Brett Walton Analysis electricity Great Lakes nature-based climate solutions Ontario renewable energy solutions Photo: Supplied by Ever-Green Energy An industrial energy plant with steam blowing out of its main smokestack. https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-2026-renewables-explainer/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:33:58 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=156652 Three years after a government moratorium and new rules on renewable energy projects, a clearer picture is emerging of the impacts on a sector that was once surging in Alberta Drew Anderson Explainer Alberta electricity renewable energy Photo: Leah Hennel / The Narwhal Windmills are seen on Alberta's prairie landscape, with clouds above. https://thenarwhal.ca/nuclear-power-fervour-great-lakes/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=154897 Restarting an aging reactor and building next-generation modular plants on the shores of the world’s largest freshwater system Keith Schneider In-Depth freshwater Great Lakes renewable energy water Photo: J. Carl Ganter / Circle of Blue The Palisades Nuclear Plant on the shore of Lake Michigan is lit up at twilight. https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-environment-roundup-2026/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=154004 One month into the year and the Alberta government has been busy. From nuclear power to hunting, here’s what you need to know, environmentally speaking Drew Anderson Analysis Alberta Democracy oil and gas renewable energy Photo: Leah Hennel / The Narwhal Wheat fields with hay bails in the foreground, with wind turbines on a rise and mountains in the background. https://thenarwhal.ca/battery-storage-norfolk-county/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=153617 Several proposed battery storage facilities near Lake Erie could help satisfy Ontario’s soaring demand for electricity — and reduce the use of fossil fuels J.P. Antonacci News electricity Ontario renewable energy Photo: Supplied by Northland Power Dozens of white lithium-ion batteries, each about the size of a shipping container, are arranged in rows and protected by a chain link fence. https://thenarwhal.ca/quatsino-renewable-energy/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:05:36 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=153649 On the tip of Vancouver Island, the sun, wind and tides will power Quatsino First Nation into the future Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood and Kimberley Kufaas Generating Futures In-Depth B.C. climate adaptation electricity renewable energy solutions Quatsino energy champion Kara Wilson looks to the left into the soft sunlight, with wavy brown hair and lasses. Behind her, green and red trees are also aglow in the sun, and solar panels are visible on the roof of the building behind her. https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-renewable-energy-investment-collapse/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:36:52 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=153773 Corporate renewable energy investment is down 99% in Alberta, which once led the country in new renewable deals Drew Anderson News Alberta oil and gas renewable energy Photo: Jeff McIntosh / The Canadian Press Wind turbines and power transmission lines are seen near Pincher Creek, Alta., with mountains in the background. https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-renewable-energy-co-ops/ Mon, 19 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=151884 Community-owned energy projects can be resilient, responsive and efficient, research shows. So what’s holding them back in British Columbia? Shannon Waters and Amber Bracken News On the ground B.C. renewable energy solutions Don Pettit stands at the edge of the ridge on Bear Mountain, facing outward. Behind him a line of wind turbines stretches into the distance, interspersed with trees and other vegetation. There's a sunset glow across the scene https://thenarwhal.ca/offshore-wind-nova-scotia/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=149031 As the federal government considers fast-tracking Wind West Atlantic Energy, residents hope for economic transformation, while some worry about impacts to seafood industry and marine ecosystems Moira Donovan In-Depth On the ground Atlantic Canada electricity federal politics Major projects Oceans renewable energy Photo: Keith Levit / The Canadian Press https://thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-ai-data-centre-explainer/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=148809 Manitoba — home of much hydro power and notoriously cold winters — says it’s perfectly positioned for a data centre boom. Here’s what that means for the province Julia-Simone Rutgers Explainer AI electricity Manitoba renewable energy Winnipeg Photo: Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press Close view of a server rack stacked with computers