Modernizing Regulatory Engagement to Support Innovation in the Electricity Sector

Both the push to decarbonize the economy through fuel-switching and increasing clean energy demands are putting significant stress on the systems that regulate electricity grids.

Regulatory frameworks and processes around the world are being challenged by this transformation, as they were not designed to manage the speed and breadth of projects being put before them. Globally, efforts are underway to implement regulatory innovations that will address key barriers.

In this report, Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors present their findings on emerging program examples from across North America that can help inform innovative approaches to regulatory processes in the electricity sector – programs that are helping governments, utilities, regulators, developers, and technology providers collaborate more closely to meet the moment.

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Opportunities for Domestic Clean Fuels Use in Newfoundland and Labrador

The objective of this research is to advance Newfoundland and Labrador’s collective understanding of the potential scale of the benefits of domestic clean fuels use and to progress important conversations around them. The discussion paper explores the potential demand clean fuels use in a number of sectors such as freight transportation, marine transportation, electricity production, and heavy industry.

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Feasibility of Blue Hydrogen Production in Canada’s Offshore Oil and Gas Industry

The objective of this research was to better understand the potential for hydrogen production associated with Canada’s offshore oil and gas industry and the role that such production can play in supporting the net zero objectives of Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada.

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White Paper – Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) Offshore Newfoundland and Labrador

Building on discussions held at the Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) Workshop in September, this white paper explores technical, economic, and policy considerations related to advancing the technology and its application in the Newfoundland and Labrador context.

This white paper is a product of The Net Zero Project. The Net Zero Project was formed by Energy NL, econext, and OilCo in early 2022 with a primary objective to ensure the long-term sustainable future of the Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore oil and gas industry by embracing and analyzing lower-emission pathways in line with broader provincial and national objectives of achieving net zero by 2050.

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Ocean Cleantech: Germany

In 2022 econext engaged in research to help identify opportunities for international business partnership in European markets for SMEs in Newfoundland and Labrador with expertise in ocean-focused environmental sensing, characterization, and monitoring.

Throughout a webinar series, markets with strengths related to clean ocean technologies were explored – with a focus on existing clusters and networks, key organizations, and research groups contributing to innovation in the blue/green economies. This included work centered on Germany.

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Ocean Cleantech: UK

In 2022 econext engaged in research to help identify opportunities for international business partnership in European markets for SMEs in Newfoundland and Labrador with expertise in ocean-focused environmental sensing, characterization, and monitoring.

Throughout a webinar series, markets with strengths related to clean ocean technologies were explored – with a focus on existing clusters and networks, key organizations, and research groups contributing to innovation in the blue/green economies. This included work centered on the UK.

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Ocean Cleantech: Ireland

In 2022 econext engaged in research to help identify opportunities for international business partnership in European markets for SMEs in Newfoundland and Labrador with expertise in ocean-focused environmental sensing, characterization, and monitoring.

Throughout a webinar series, markets with strengths related to clean ocean technologies were explored – with a focus on existing clusters and networks, key organizations, and research groups contributing to innovation in the blue/green economies. This included work centered on Ireland.

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Climate Action in Newfoundland and Labrador Communities

econext engaged with 42 community stakeholders across the province to understand their climate action priorities. The purpose of the research was to help econext understand the current level of climate action taking place in communities throughout Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as the future initiatives and projects that were being prioritized.

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Identifying Value from Waste Opportunities for Atlantic Canada

In 2022 econext worked with Springboard Atlantic Inc. to determine opportunities to identify value from waste across four primary resources sectors within Atlantic Canada including fisheries, aquaculture, forestry, and agriculture.

The intent of the project was to identify waste management challenges faced by these sectors and the potential role of research and development (R&D) in addressing these challenges by extracting value from waste streams.

The scope of work included extensive stakeholder engagement through interviews with industry, the preparation of a summary report on value from waste opportunities, the evaluation of potential challenges including the development of an evaluation matrix and prioritization of challenges, the drafting of potential “challenge” statements to guide potential Springboard engagement in R&D on behalf of industry, vetting of challenge statements with industry and institutions, and finalization of challenge statements.

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Atlantic Canada’s Green Potential: Jobs and Skills Towards Clean Growth

econext, in partnership with the Maritimes Energy Association (MEA) and with support from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), has released a report “Atlantic Canada’s Green Potential – Jobs and Skills Toward Clean Growth”. The report helps define what a ‘green job’ means in context of Atlantic Canada’s economy.

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