Isn't the SMRs something that Bill Gates was working on? May be a perfect time to get Bill Gates involved. Would be a feather in the cap for a province to get a person like him involved.
I see no reason why Alberta can't continue to be an energy leader in multiple energy fronts. The recent Tesla battery storage facility from TransAlta is a really cool portfolio. There is also massive solar projects going up around the province which is great to see. I would like to see how the small-scale nuclear program is put into action though - that will be a bit of a test.
I don't think any reasonable person sees O/G going away, it just will simply be a (gradually smaller but hugely important) piece of pie in our energy sector among other existing and new energy sources/technology. These new projects show confidence in the energy market which is great news at the moment.
I see no reason why Alberta can't continue to be an energy leader in multiple energy fronts. The recent Tesla battery storage facility from TransAlta is a really cool portfolio. There is also massive solar projects going up around the province which is great to see. I would like to see how the small-scale nuclear program is put into action though - that will be a bit of a test.
I don't think any reasonable person sees O/G going away, it just will simply be a (gradually smaller but hugely important) piece of pie in our energy sector among other existing and new energy sources/technology. These new projects show confidence in the energy market which is great news at the moment.
O&G will transition into specialized needs if the demand for actual 'fuel' goes down. Which it will with the rise of electric cars.
However, Alberta & Canada has proven that we can use natural gas as a clean energy source, and if we keep developing technology there, there is no reason we can massively reduce the overall emissions created.