Darius Snieckus
About Darius Snieckus
Darius Snieckus has reported on the global renewable energy, hydrogen and oil & gas sectors since 1996. Before joining CNO, he was Chief Executive Editor at offshore wind intelligence consultancy Aegir Insights. From 2009-2023, he was first Technology Editor and later Editor-in-Chief at renewables industry news platform Rechargenews.com, as well as convenor of the Recharge Thought Leaders roundtable and summit series. Between 1997-2008, he reported for Offshore Engineer, Oil & Gas Journal and the Petroleum Economist. Snieckus is a regular speaker/moderator/panellist at international wind power conferences and commentator on the energy transition and the blue economy.
Ontario bets on sparking nuclear 'renaissance' with new-generation fusion power
The province aims to capture a "multi-hundred billion dollar" market with development of a fusion energy industrial ecosystem centred around a reactor design from Princeton University spin-off Stellarex.
Ontario EV battery recyclers get $10M for critical minerals recovery
The two companies will each receive $5 million from the federal government to help finance the development of new technologies designed to recover valuable nickel, cobalt, copper and other minerals from the “black mass” of shredded flat batteries.
Mining skills shortage looms as Ontario gears up for EV boom
Ontario's mining industry risks a shortfall of over 3,500 skilled green-collar workers by 2040, unless it jump-starts education and training for the new generation of technicians needed as Canada's critical minerals-hungry electric vehicle sector gears up this decade
Australian mining giant signs key deal for Ring of Fire EV nickel processing plant
Landmark memorandum of understanding for Canada's first battery nickel processing facility between Wyloo and Sudbury brings First Nations to table '"from the outset" to forge a "missing piece" in the continent's EV supply chain.
Offshore renewables could 'definitely' power a $220B Canadian ocean economy by 2035
Experts are bullish about the opportunities for wind and other marine renewables to power a boom in Canada's maritime economies, but urge immediate investment to quicken their growth.
Dwindling demand for Canadian crude will speed the clean energy transition 'whether Alberta wants it or not'
Energy Transitions Commission chair Adair Turner sees “serious challenge” ahead for country as greater-than-expected oil and gas export revenue loss combines with high-price ramp up of carbon capture to meet national climate targets.