Posted: Jun 27, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: June 27
As automakers make electric pledges, the heavy-duty truck sector is also looking at how it might power the industry in the future. But diesel fuel, which provides the torque needed for heavy loads, isn t expected to disappear any time soon.(Shutterstock/Vitpho)
At a virtual news conference, Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan announces a federal investment of $2.3 million in the Alberta Zero-Emissions [.]
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OTTAWA, ON, June 3, 2021 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada is building a clean energy future to strengthen the economy, create good, middle-class jobs and support workers in the natural resource sectors. This is more important than ever as we recover from COVID-19.
The Honourable Seamus O Regan Jr., Minister of Natural Resources, today announced a $2.3-million investment in the Alberta Zero-Emissions Truck Electrification Collaboration (AZETEC) project. The project, led by the Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA), in collaboration with project partners Hydrogen Technology and Energy Corporation, Zen Clean Energy Solutions, Canadian Energy Systems Analysis Research, Bison Transport, Trimac Transportation and Suncor Energy, will validate the design, manufacture and operation of long-range fuel cell electric trucks for operation between Calgary and Edmonton.
Canada invests in commercialising fuel cell trucks
Jun 3, 2021 7:15:pm
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Canada invests in commercialising fuel cell trucks
The government of Canada said June 3 it had invested C$2.3mn (US$1.9mn) in an Alberta-led collaborative to prove the design, manufacture and operation of long-range fuel cell electric trucks operating between Edmonton and Calgary.
The Alberta Zero-Emissions Truck Electrification Collaboration (AZETEC) project is being led by the Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA), and includes partners Hydrogen Technology and Energy, Zen Clean Energy Solutions, Canadian Energy Systems Analysis Research and two trucking companies active in the Calgary-Edmonton corridor, Bison Transport and Trimac Transportation.
Author of the article: Lisa Johnson
Publishing date: Apr 22, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 3 minute read • Premier Jason Kenney announced, from Edmonton on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, that Alberta is returning to Step 1 of the four-step framework to protect the health system and reduce the rising spread of COVID-19 provincewide. Photo by Chris Schwarz /Government of Alberta
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The Alberta government and the country’s largest oil and gas lobbying group say a gap in Ottawa’s planned carbon capture tax credit will be counterproductive in reducing emissions.
The federal budget, released Monday, includes the promise of major tax credits for carbon capture utilization and storage projects (CCUS) beginning in 2022, including hydrogen production, with the aim of reducing emissions by at least 15 megatonnes every year.