By Paula McGarrigle, President & CEO, Solas Energy Alberta has long enjoyed a reputation, deservedly so, as the unlikely pioneer of industrial carbon pricing in North America. When the Specified Gas Emitters Regulation (SGER) took effect in 2007, Alberta was years ahead of its time. It built quantification methods, verification processes, registries, and compliance rules…
By Paula McGarrigle, President & CEO, Solas Energy The Canadian European Trade Agreement (CETA) was signed in 2016 between Canada and the European Union meant to reduce both tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade. More recently, at the June 2025 European Summit in Brussels, the Canadian prime minister and the European commissioner issued a statement…
By Paula McGarrigle, President & CEO, Solas Energy I decided to leave Shell Canada in December 2008. At the time, I was Manager of Wind Power, working on projects across the country, and had just closed the White Deer Wind Farm transaction in Texas. During my near-decade with Shell, the company’s stance on renewable energy…
By Shasta Kadonaga, Director of Renewable Energy, Solas Energy On May 31, 2025, the Government of Alberta released the Code of Practice for Solar and Wind Renewable Energy Operations (CoP). This new Code of Practice builds upon the existing Conservation and Reclamation Directive for Renewable Energy Operations (C&R Directive) released in 2018. However, this new…
By Paula McGarrigle, President and CEO, Solas Energy As the global energy transition accelerates, ammonia is re-emerging—not only as a cornerstone of fertilizer production, but as a clean hydrogen carrier and zero-carbon marine fuel. While the technologies and markets are evolving, Ireland’s historical experience with transporting ammonia offers valuable lessons that remain strikingly relevant today….