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How Canada can nation-build responsibly, cleanly: TOCW

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How Canada can nation-build responsibly, cleanly: TOCW

Prime Minister Mark Carney has made ambitious energy and infrastructure projects a cornerstone of his nation-building agenda. Panels at Toronto Climate Week (TOCW) laid out how this can be achieved with Indigenous interests, nature and decarbonization in mind.

Feds invest $15M in Saskatchewan solar project

The federal government is investing $15 million in Saskatchewan’s Turning Sun Solar Project. The project is located on the traditional territory of the Ocean Man Nakoda Nation and has 10 per cent Indigenous ownership.

New York just got a huge influx of clean power from Quebec

The Champlain Hudson Power Express is now delivering hydroelectric energy from Quebec to Queens, N.Y., providing a major supply of carbon-free power as the state works to meet high targets for renewable capacity and emissions cuts.

TerraCycle’s CEO wants waste other recyclers can’t handle

As a Hungarian immigrant in Canada, Tom Szaky was astounded to see televisions tossed in with other garbage. He co-founded TerraCycle in 2001 and today it generates more than US$47 million in annual revenue as it recycles hard-to-handle items.

Oil Sands Alliance quietly reduces its targets — by 77%

Since 2021, the Oil Sands Alliance, formerly Pathways Alliance, has promised a carbon capture project that will reduce oilsands emissions by 68 megatonnes annually. In a memorandum of understanding between Alberta and Ottawa, that has been reduced to 16 megatonnes annually.

Alberta is the epicentre of supersized data centres

New research shows data centres being built now have 10 times the capacity of what's come before, driving up concerns about land, water and energy. Alberta is at the epicentre with available energy, streamlined regulations, and open arms by the government.

Developer to install 1,000 heat pumps in Newmarket homes

The Town of Newmarket, Ont. has entered into an agreement with the future Shining Hill development to have more than 1,000 homes with heat pumps in the southwest-area community. The municipality will also be getting additional land for affordable housing.

Solar arrays coming to remote Yukon mine site

A large solar array will soon supplement power at a proposed Yukon mine. Along with a battery storage system, the Coffee Gold project will have two arrays, powerful enough to electrify the equivalent of 100 homes for a year. 

Electra initiates study for U.S. battery-grade nickel refinery

Electra Battery Materials Corporation (ELBM-X) says it has engaged engineering consultants to advance a development study for a potential battery-grade nickel refinery in the southeastern United States. The engineering work will build on a nickel refinery study completed in 2022.

Travellers looking for EVs won't find them at rental companies

As higher fuel prices strain traveller budgets this summer, some Canadians are looking to electric vehicles (EVs) to steer clear of gas stations. But with EV rental inventory tight, many won’t find what they’re looking for on the rental lot.

Canada’s EV pivot from superproducer to superconsumer

OPINION: In 2024, Ford scrapped its $1.8-billion plan to convert its Oakville, Ont., assembly plant into a hub for electric SUVs. Honda recently postponed a $15-billion EV supply-chain project in Ontario. Others have also faced delays, pauses or re-evaluations.

Waymo is recycling its old EV batteries

Alphabet-owned Waymo is partnering with B2U Storage Solutions to repurpose retired EV batteries from its autonomous ride-hailing fleet into stationary energy storage systems. The move gives Waymo’s batteries a second commercial use after they leave the road.

Global energy transition is 'alive and well': L&G

In a report published Monday, U.K. insurer and asset manager Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) said investors are underestimating the pace of the energy transition, putting both financial returns and climate goals at risk.

Battery nudges California closer to 24/7 clean energy

On June 1, the Tumbleweed project in California’s Kern County became the first major battery installation in the U.S. that can discharge power for up to eight hours at a time — twice as long as typical energy-storage facilities.

World Cup stadiums earn green certifications

As the World Cup tournament opens, 13 of the 16 stadiums have earned LEED certification, the U.S. Green Building Council said. BMO Field in Toronto and Vancouver's BC Place are among the LEED-certifited stadiums.

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