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TransAlta to use Tesla stationary batteries in Albertas first large-scale commercial energy storage project
2015-07-01 13:55:45| Green Car Congress
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Power producer TransAlta looking at reviving carbon capture and storage plans
2015-04-29 05:43:05| Energy - Topix.net
TransAlta Corp. may take another run at adding carbon capture technology to one of its Alberta coal plants, its CEO said Tuesday. "It's more than a glint in our eye," Dawn Farrell told reporters following the power generator's annual general meeting.
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TransAlta cutting workforce in Canadian coal unit in effort to reduce costs
2015-04-28 19:26:18| Energy - Topix.net
TransAlta Corp. says it's cutting its workforce in its Canadian coal generating unit by 20 per cent as it works towards trimming annual costs by about $12 million. The Calgary-based power producer started the cost-saving initiative in January and it says a "large part" of the savings are already begin captured.
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TransAlta withdraws Peace River hydro plan, cites economics
2015-01-21 15:19:58| Energy - Topix.net
In a letter to the Alberta Utilities Commission, TransAlta Corp. says it wants to pull its application for a 100-megawatt power plant near Dunvegan, Alta. But last May, the company asked the commission if it could delay the completion date by nine years, until market conditions improve.
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TransAlta pays $149M to settle U.S. unfair power pricing case
2014-05-31 20:56:33| Energy - Topix.net
TransAlta Corp., facing charges of utility market manipulation in Alberta, has agreed to pay $149 million to settle unfair pricing allegations in California dating back to 2000-2001.