/newsroom/taxonomy/term/18463/all en /newsroom/channels/news/clearing-air-wind-farms-more-land-efficient-previously-thought-356777 <p>Wind power is a source of energy that is both affordable and renewable.</p> <p>However, decision-makers have been reluctant to invest in wind energy due to a perception that wind farms require a lot of land compared to electric power plants driven by fossil fuels. Research led by 平特五不中 and based on the assessment of the land-use of close to 320 wind farms in the U.S. (the largest study of its kind) paints a very different picture.</p> Mon, 15 Apr 2024 15:39:16 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 310445 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-green-hydrogen-356623 <p>AtkinsR茅alis, formerly known as SNC-Lavalin, says it has been awarded the engineering contract for the Projet Mauricie green hydrogen hub in Quebec. The development is the latest milestone for the $4-billion Mauricie project, which is being developed by TESCanada H2 Inc. The company is proposing to build a "green hydrogen" production plant in the Mauricie region of Quebec, between Montreal and Quebec City, that will be powered exclusively by renewable electricity.</p> Mon, 08 Apr 2024 13:26:41 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 310408 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/significant-reductions-global-greenhouse-gas-emissions-still-possible-344813 <p>About a quarter of the world鈥檚 electricity currently comes from power plants fired by natural gas. These contribute significantly to global greenhouse gas emissions (amounting to 10% of energy-related emissions according to the most recent figures from 2017) and climate change.</p> Tue, 10 Jan 2023 18:20:55 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 288612 at /newsroom /newsroom/sarah-jordaan Fri, 23 Sep 2022 04:10:18 +0000 lawrence.chiang@mail.mcgill.ca 288384 at /newsroom