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North Star's Saskatchewan carbon removal project to supply Microsoft
Saskatchewan carbon removal project to supply Microsoft
A biomass energy site in Saskatchewan is expected to generate over 600,000 tonnes of carbon removal credits for Microsoft through a project run by North Star Carbon Solutions LP, bolstering the tech giant’s climate commitment.
Quebec rental housing manager finishes $5M retrofit project
Société immobilière Bélanger has finished retrofitting 49 rental housing buildings in Quebec City and Lévis as part of a $5-million project, upgrading the energy efficiency of over 1,300 units and reducing their carbon emissions.
N.S. companies nearly doubled their solar capacity in 2025
New statistics from Nova Scotia’s private power utility show that commercial-scale players — which includes municipalities and First Nations — grew their capacity to generate solar energy by 82 per cent last year.
Investors still back green guidebook as war upends markets
War in the Middle East is not swaying institutional investors from pushing for a Canadian guidebook certifying green investments, according to the newly appointed chair of the council charged with putting the document into use.
SWTCH Energy’s SWTCH Tap takes EV charging offline
Toronto-based SWTCH Energy, an electric vehicle (EV) charging technology company, has launched SWTCH Tap, a one-tap smartphone authentication solution to overcome a persistent hurdle when it comes to EV charging.
Autel, ChargeLab team up for EV charging systems
A new partnership between U.S.-based charger manufacturer Autel Energy and Toronto-based ChargeLab is bringing EV charger site hosts integrated solutions that will serve customers in single- or multi-family dwellings all the way up to commercial fleets and public charging.
Feds announce $10.6M for EV charging infrastructure
The federal government has announced $10.6 million in funding for 14 EV charging infrastructure projects across Canada. The projects will cover the installlation of more than 1,600 chargers across Canada.
GLS deploys electric yard trucks in 3 Canadian cities
GLS Canada is rolling out electric yard trucks at facilities in Montreal, Toronto and Winnipeg as part of its push to decarbonize operations. The parcel and freight carrier has deployed four HUSK-e terminal tractors from Orange EV.
Alberta waives environmental review for massive data centre
A 1.4-gigawatt, gas-powered artificial intelligence (AI) data centre proposed for Olds, Alta. will bypass a formal environmental impact assessment, even as officials confess data centres are a new and unfamiliar sector.
N.L.'s big plans for hydrogen dwindle to 2 projects
The $11 billion-a-year promise of a Newfoundland and Labrador wind-to-hydrogen industry has scaled back, with only two projects still alive five years after a feasibility study touted huge potential.
Stardust Solar launches residential leasing platform
Vancouver-based Stardust Solar Energy Inc. (SUN-X) has launched its Residential Solar Leasing Platform, a strategic initiative designed to accelerate solar adoption while supporting long-duration recurring revenue streams from distributed solar energy systems.
Built Green Canada announces 2026 award winners
Built Green Canada's Maverick Awards recognize the impact of sustainability leadership in the built environment. This year's winners in the ambassadorship, innovation and transformation categories are Excel Homes, Carbon Wise and Best Builders, respectively.
Is Canada ready for an AI-driven energy alliance with China?
ANALYSIS: Near the edge of China’s Gobi Desert, wind hubs managed by AI are churning out electricity at a fraction of the cost of coal power. Now, the visionary behind the technology says he's ready to replicate that model in Canada.
California startup introduces single-room heat pumps
San Francisco–based Merino Energy's heat pump is a single-room system, as opposed to the popular ducted and ductless whole-home systems. Unlike whole-home models, it doesn’t require a large outdoor unit to move heat into or out of living spaces.
The risk of algorithmic greenwashing
OPINION: A risk that the sustainability field isn’t talking about enough is algorithmic greenwashing. This is when artificial intelligence tools trained on decades of corporate sustainability communications reproduce the language of greenwashing as an emergent property of their training data.
Reckless riding is derailing Sydney’s e-bike boom
Australian media regularly report on groups of young e-bike riders swarming streets, speeding along freeways or endangering pedestrians. It’s a friction point playing out around the world, from the Netherlands to the U.S., as green ambitions collide with reckless riding.
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