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Metals recycler enim aims to be global leader in urban mining

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enim aims to be global leader in urban mining

Montreal-based enim has high hopes to be a global leader in the growing field of ‘urban mines’ with its chemical-based recycling of circuit boards to reuse valuable metals like gold and copper and revalorize mountains of global e-waste.

Aurora plans for microwave-based hydrogen facility

Edmonton-based Aurora Hydrogen plans to open a 200-kilogram per day demonstration facility just outside the city later this year to showcase its microwave-based method of hydrogen production. Aurora believes it has the most electricity-efficient way of making clean hydrogen.

Three Sixty Solar completes solar tower trial in B.C.

An iconic image of the traditional solar farm is the sprawl of panels extending beyond sight. Three Sixty Solar Ltd., a Vancouver-headquartered company, is flipping this picture around vertically with its solar tower to save valuable land.

Volkswagen to build Ontario EV battery plant in 2027

The Volkswagen Group and its battery company PowerCo SE have selected St. Thomas, Ont. as the location for its first overseas electric vehicle (EV) battery gigafactory, with production planned for 2027. Volkswagen said Canada has "ideal conditions" as a site.

Quebec to spend $60M to boost EV charging by 30%

The Quebec government will spend close to $60 million to increase its existing network of public electric vehicle charging stations by 30 per cent. The 367 new charging stations will deployed at 131 sites throughout the province.

The energy world is changing. How do we change with it?

With so much pressure to go green, businesses are struggling to balance their energy and climate goals with their fundamental business needs. It’s a jungle out there – but it doesn’t have to be.

Sponsored by: Envari Energy Solutions

SolarBank completes 3.5 MW N.Y. project

SolarBank Corporation reached commercial operation and financial closing on a 3.5-megawatt community solar power project in Portland, New York. The project has been sold to a subsidiary of Gosh Enterprises, Inc., the parent company of restaurants like Charleys Cheesesteaks.

McCain invests in sustainable $600M Alberta facility

McCain Foods is investing $600 million to add two production lines at one of its plants in Canada complete with sustainability initiatives: 100 per cent renewable energy through wind and solar, a water recycling system and using renewable biogas.

ExxonMobil gives up oil exploration permits in B.C.

Environmental groups are celebrating after ExxonMobil relinquished offshore oil and gas exploration permits in British Columbia dating back more than 50 years. The activists' legal challenge is still active against Chevron Canada, which also holds long-standing permits in the province.

Carbon rules key to Irving Oil's new clean energy deal

Irving Oil's partner Anaergia Inc. says its renewable natural gas agreement with the Saint John refinery wouldn't make business sense without Canadian climate policies and regulations. Irving says decarbonization "won’t happen" without a push from the government.

Shell warns of carbon costs, climate risks to business

In its 2022 annual report, Shell flagged the risks to its oil and gas business from climate change and the energy transition, admitting that they could have "material adverse effects" on its earnings, assets, operations and supply chains.

GLE starts engineering at Illinois carbon capture plant

Gas Liquids Engineering Ltd. (GLE) commenced engineering on a 1.2 million tons per year carbon capture and sequestration project for Marquis Carbon Capture LLC at the Marquis Industrial Complex, which houses the largest dry grind ethanol plant in the world.

A deceptively simple technology for carbon removal

A less popular image of carbon removal is a hole in the ground filled with tree trimmings. But biomass burial is one of the most promising and uncharacteristically simple engineered approaches to removing carbon from the atmosphere. 

Scientists capture carbon by turning it into baking soda

Scientists have discovered a way to suck atmospheric carbon dioxide, turn it into baking soda and store it in oceans, according to a new paper. The technique could be up to three times more efficient than current carbon capture technology.

Verra to replace its rainforest offsets scheme

Verra, the world’s leading carbon credit certifier used by Disney, Shell, Gucci and other big corporations, has said it will phase out and replace its rainforest offsets program by mid-2025 and introduce new rules, which it is developing.

U.S. flies modified planes to test sun-reflecting gases

U.S. scientists have deployed a modified Korean War-era bomber to measure trace gases in the stratosphere that reflect sunlight. The goal of the project: to better understand how humans might use such gases to cool an overheated planet.

Wind farms fall victim to inflation

As investment foundations crumble due to rising interest rates and higher materials costs, wind developers are delaying clean-power projects like the 1.2-gigawatt Commonwealth Wind development near Massachusetts, which would be one of the largest wind farms in the U.S.

Europe's greenwashing crackdown confuses investors

New European rules to crack down on greenwashing are not making it easier to spot genuine environmentally-friendly funds as asset managers continue to apply different standards for what constitutes sustainable investing, according to over 30 industry figures interviewed by Reuters.

Climate change hits home for some on P.E.I.

Some observers are questioning why climate change is not front and centre on the campaigns of the candidates in Prince Edward Island's election after post-tropical storm Fiona pounded the Island last fall and heightened fears about rising seas.

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