Natural Resources committee  It's quite true. I wouldn't call it a gap, actually. I'd say it's a system that's developed over decades now. There are probably only a handful of companies that develop large generation facilities. You could count them on one hand: General Electric, Siemens, Alstom, Hitachi, rig

Natural Resources committee  In principle, yes, but I would also say that our company is a strong proponent that, in the long haul, technologies and the economics of those technologies need to stand on their own and need to be sustainable, so we need to be quite careful that we can get things started, but we

Natural Resources committee  If you like second-hand knowledge, from speaking with my colleagues from Nova Scotia Power, I would say it's extremely exciting from our perspective. The Bay of Fundy is essentially world-class in terms of its power capabilities, and we think Nova Scotia Power is doing some great

Natural Resources committee  Yes, I do. I want to use as an example something that's happening in Alberta, which I think gets at exactly your question. The Alberta government in 2007 established what they call the Alberta technology fund, which is a fund created by contributions from Alberta industry to offs

Natural Resources committee  Thank you. That's a very insightful question. The answer is yes. In fact, we've looked at using biomass in our coal-fired plants in Alberta. Clearly, the biggest factor is the transportation cost and logistics of moving biomass. We're talking about huge volumes. To give you an e

Natural Resources committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman, and honourable committee members. Thank you for the opportunity to talk to you today. In addition to speaking on behalf of TransAlta Corporation, I'd also like to speak in a second role that I hold, which is the chair of the Canadian Clean Power Coa