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'Battery powerhouse' Windsor to host NEO's EV battery materials facility
Windsor to host NEO's EV battery materials facility
NEO Battery Materials Ltd. (NBM-X) has secured an eight-acre site in Windsor, Ont. for a facility that will make a material that increases the range of an electric vehicle (EV) battery.
Moment Energy secures funding to build Texas plant
Moment Energy is embarking on a new phase in its expansion strategy with the announcement that it will be building the world's first second-life gigafactory in Taylor, Texas, dedicated to repurposing retired EV batteries.
TransAlta penalized $33M for misrepresenting backup power
TransAlta Corp. (TA-T) has been hit with $32.7 million in penalties for misrepresenting the availability of backup power supply from its Brazeau power plant, Alberta’s largest hydroelectric dam, according to the province’s electricity market monitor.
World Energy GH2 revises N.L. wind project plans
World Energy GH2's plans to build a controversial wind-powered green hydrogen and ammonia plant in Stephenville, N.L. are shifting — with the company no longer providing a timeline for construction — but residents and businesses are hopeful the project will happen.
Canada EV sector holds tight as Trump pauses tariff threat
Leading players in Canada’s EV sector are sticking to multibillion-dollar plans to build manufacturing plants, as they wait to see how sweeping U.S. tariffs will impact an industry that will be a main engine of the country’s low-carbon economy.
Canada must protect EV strategy amid looming trade war
OPINION: The EV industry in Canada is facing headwinds. Chief among these are U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods. Despite this, Canada remains well-positioned to continue building a thriving EV ecosystem.
Pet Valu adds 2 electric trucks to its fleet
Markham, Ont.-based Pet Valu (PET-T) has added two Volvo VNR electric trucks to its fleet. Each of the new trucks, which will operate out of Pet Valu's distribution centre in Surrey, has a range of up to 442 kilometres.
Villamar Construction receives first Rizon e-dump truck
Saanichton, B.C.-based custom home builder Villamar Construction has taken possession of a zero-emission Rizon truck. Villamar currently has a fleet of 15 vehicles, including two Ford F-150 Lightnings and the new Rizon truck.
Tesla sales plunge 63% in EU’s second-biggest EV market
Tesla (TSLA-Q) registrations plummeted 63 per cent last month in France, the European Union’s second-biggest market for EVs. The manufacturer registered only 1,141 cars in January, the fewest since August 2022, according to French industry association La Plateforme Automobile.
Global climate alliance loses last big Canadian bank
Royal Bank of Canada (RY-T) has withdrawn from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, a global alliance of financial institutions formed to direct capital to meeting climate targets, making it the last of the country’s big banks to quit the group.
SolarBank to start construction of its first Ontario BESS
SolarBank Corp. (SUUN-Q) said its first battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Ontario is expected to commence construction during the week of Feb. 10. The project, known as SFF-06, is located in Cramahe, Ont.
Denmark’s district heating success holds lessons for Canada
Denmark’s power sector decarbonization shows how municipal policies drive district heating — an insight Canada could apply to widen adoption of the efficient, low-carbon heating systems. Forty-four per cent of Denmark’s buildings have a district heating connection.
Trump tariffs spark fears of clean energy supply chain chaos
U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to slap steep tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China signals the birth of a new global trade regime: one focused on nationalist protections, with potentially expensive repercussions for Americans.
Investors with $6.8T warn EU not to bow to ESG backlash
A group of investors representing US$6.8 trillion of assets is calling on European officials not to scale back the bloc’s ESG regulations. The warning coincides with pressure from Germany and France to scale back planned ESG rules.
China hits clean energy goal 6 years ahead of schedule
China, the world’s biggest emissions polluter, set a goal in 2020 to have at least 1,200 gigawatts of solar and wind capacity by 2030. China has already hit that target — just four years after it was set and six years early.
BP pauses renewable fuels project in Australia amid cost cuts
BP Plc is pushing back plans to make renewable fuels on the site of its former Kwinana oil refinery in Western Australia, amid a broader cost-cutting drive within the company. The price tag on the project was US$619 million.
Are solar panels the next environmental disaster?
The manufacture of solar panels involves the use of hazardous materials like cadmium, lead and silicon tetrachloride. These substances, if not managed correctly, pose significant risks to both human health and the environment.
Geothermal heat pumps are crazy efficient. Should you get one?
Ground-source, or geothermal, heat pumps have a superpower over the much more common air-based systems: efficiency. While air-source heat pumps can perform two to three times as efficiently as fossil fuel systems in cold weather, ground-source heat pumps can perform about twice as efficiently again.
How ski resorts are adapting to climate change
As it confronts the existential threat of warmer winters, the ski industry is racing to carve a new place for itself in a world with less snow. Does skiing have a future in a world being lashed by climate change?
Climate change is driving up rat populations in Toronto and beyond
For city dwellers around the world, the effects of climate change have been widespread and sometimes detrimental. But a new study of northern hemisphere cities, including Toronto, shows that rising global temperatures have benefited at least one urban group: rats.
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