Canadian Centre for Energy Information
Encyclopedia
The Canadian Centre for Energy Information (Centre for Energy) is a non-profit organization created in 2002 to meet an urgent need for information on all aspects of the Canadian energy system from oil
, natural gas
, coal
, thermal, and hydroelectric power through to nuclear
, solar
, wind
, and other sources of energy. More recently, the Centre for Energy has taken steps to broaden its reach to encompass energy end use in Canada.
and regulatory choices, makes better business decisions related to energy, chooses careers in energy, invests in energy, and uses energy more wisely.
The Centre for Energy provides easy access to complete, comprehensive and credible information on Canadian energy through its print publications and web portal. Currently the Centre for Energy web portal http://www.centreforenergy.com provides visitors with encyclopedia-level information about Canada’s energy sources as well as 55 live market and news feeds. News feeds are refreshed simultaneously while market feeds are refreshed every 20 minutes. The portal also offers a multitude of links to credible sources of information.
The Centre for Energy web portal is a well-used information resource that continues to attract increasingly large numbers of visitors seeking convenient access to balanced, factual information about Canada’s energy sector.
Oil
An oil is any substance that is liquid at ambient temperatures and does not mix with water but may mix with other oils and organic solvents. This general definition includes vegetable oils, volatile essential oils, petrochemical oils, and synthetic oils....
, natural gas
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
, coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
, thermal, and hydroelectric power through to nuclear
Nuclear power
Nuclear power is the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity. Nuclear power plants provide about 6% of the world's energy and 13–14% of the world's electricity, with the U.S., France, and Japan together accounting for about 50% of nuclear generated electricity...
, solar
Solar power
Solar energy, radiant light and heat from the sun, has been harnessed by humans since ancient times using a range of ever-evolving technologies. Solar radiation, along with secondary solar-powered resources such as wind and wave power, hydroelectricity and biomass, account for most of the available...
, wind
Wind
Wind is the flow of gases on a large scale. On Earth, wind consists of the bulk movement of air. In outer space, solar wind is the movement of gases or charged particles from the sun through space, while planetary wind is the outgassing of light chemical elements from a planet's atmosphere into space...
, and other sources of energy. More recently, the Centre for Energy has taken steps to broaden its reach to encompass energy end use in Canada.
Background
Developed by the energy industry for North American audiences, the Centre for Energy provides easy access to complete, comprehensive, and credible information on the Canadian energy system. The Centre for Energy believes an informed and educated public better understands and supports energy policyEnergy policy
Energy policy is the manner in which a given entity has decided to address issues of energy development including energy production, distribution and consumption...
and regulatory choices, makes better business decisions related to energy, chooses careers in energy, invests in energy, and uses energy more wisely.
The Centre for Energy provides easy access to complete, comprehensive and credible information on Canadian energy through its print publications and web portal. Currently the Centre for Energy web portal http://www.centreforenergy.com provides visitors with encyclopedia-level information about Canada’s energy sources as well as 55 live market and news feeds. News feeds are refreshed simultaneously while market feeds are refreshed every 20 minutes. The portal also offers a multitude of links to credible sources of information.
The Centre for Energy web portal is a well-used information resource that continues to attract increasingly large numbers of visitors seeking convenient access to balanced, factual information about Canada’s energy sector.