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Enel boosts Ontario battery storage operations, sees more growth
Enel N.A. boosts Ontario energy storage, sees growth
Exclusive: Enel North America, the advanced energy services arm of Italian energy giant Enel Group, nearly doubled its Ontario energy storage capacity in 2022, and plans to add more as part of a multi-billion-dollar North American expansion.
CarbonCure, Heirloom set concrete DAC record
CarbonCure Technologies has collaborated with Heirloom and Central Concrete Supply Company to store atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) taken via direct air capture (DAC) in concrete for the first time. CarbonCure's technology is used in hundreds of plants in 30 countries.
Geomega to launch magnet recycling plant in Quebec
Montreal-based Geomega Resources is moving ahead with the construction of a magnet recycling demonstration plant in Quebec that aspires to pave the way for the growth of the rare earth metals industry in the province.
Mitrex claims first with fire-rated building solar panels
Mitrex, an Etobicoke, Ont.-based solar module manufacturer, says it has broken new ground in the solar panel market with its fire-rated building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) that can enable safer solar energy generation on high-rise buildings.
EverWind approved for N.A's first green hydrogen hub
EverWind Fuels has became the first green hydrogen producer in North America to secure the necessary permits for a commercial-scale facility. The facility in Point Tupper, N.S. is a $6-billion green hydrogen and ammonia production hub.
Goldbeck Solar to build 93 MWp solar farm in Alberta
Goldbeck Solar, a German company specialising in the construction of photovoltaic systems with business activities in more than 20 countries, has announced the commencement of the construction of the 93 MWp Fox Coulee solar farm in Alberta, owned by Neoen.
Northland buys proposals for solar facilities in SE Alta.
Toronto-based Northland Power has acquired a package of massive proposals for solar facilities in southeast Alberta from GreenGate Power, one of the most aggressive solar power developers in Alberta. It announced a target of reaching net-zero emissions by 2040.
Nauticol backs from $4B north Alberta methanol plant
Calgary-based Nauticol Energy Ltd. has confirmed it will not be moving forward with a proposed $4-billion net-zero blue methanol plant near Grande Prairie. It was planned to be built south of Calgary and planned to operate in 2025.
A homebuyer's new task: check the climate risk score
The U.S. online real estate climate risk calculator ClimateCheck has partnered with the Montreal-based platform Local Logic, to provide climate risk scores. It helps owners and prospective buyers understand how the climate crisis will impact their own backyards.
Ontario home builders urge new green building rules
Ontario should speed up new housing approvals, increase skilled trade immigration, and “rein in” municipalities introducing varying green building standards, a residential builders’ group is telling the government.
Education, expertise key to mass timber success
Matt Bolen, principal of Edge Architects, spoke at the Mass Timber: Issues and Opportunity webinar about the lessons learned from successes and failures of three mass timber projects. He emphasized the importance of education and building a network of expertise.
N.S. may soon increase use geothermal energy
An abandoned coal mine in Cumberland County, N.S. is being tested as a source of geothermal energy as part of a study. The province is dotted with old mines with geothermal potential; they may help with its climate goal.
PyroGenesis's SPARC to dispose of N.Z.'s refrigerants
PyroGenesis Canada Inc. said its Steam Plasma Arc Refrigerant Cracking (SPARC) System has been acquired as “the core technology” for New Zealand’s national hazardous refrigerant collection and destruction initiative that plays a role in its greenhouse gas reduction target.
Are solar compacting bins a trash solution?
Toronto has a trash problem with garbage overflowing onto streets and blowing into surrounding areas, and some councillors are now calling on the city to explore a new solution — smart, solar-powered compacting bins for both garbage disposal and recycling.
French law will blanket parking lots with solar panels
A new French law will require all parking lots larger than about 16,000-square-feet to build raised solar-panel canopies covering at least half of its surface. It could add as much as eight per cent to France’s current electrical capacity.
Used EV battery packs getting second life on the grid
Hundreds of used electric vehicle (EV) battery packs are enjoying a second life at a California facility connected to the state’s power grid, according to a company pioneering technology it says will dramatically lower the cost of storing carbon-free energy.
Small modular reactors struggle with scalability
The early stage of new technologies like small modular reactors (SMR) are always filled with promise. But as we know not all new technologies ultimately pan out or do so in time frames acceptable to commercial investors. Will SMRs scale?
Companies should turn to Gen Z for ESG jobs: study
Organizations looking to fill in their environmental, social and governance (ESG) roles should reach out to Gen Z workers and appeal to their purpose-driven work philosophy and views on how business should influence society, a pair of experts say.
Canada could lead in the green industrial revolution
Opinion: The approval of the Galaxy Lithium Canada’s James Bay Lithium Project in Quebec is a significant win for the critical mining industry in Canada and North America, and affirms Canada's commitment to its climate change goals.
To save Great Salt Lake, Utah explores radical options
Great Salt Lake is in crisis, drying so fast it may cease to function in just a few years. Utah wants to spend on infrastructure and press cities and agriculture to conserve water more carefully. Will it be enough?
Industry Events
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Canada Green Building Council: Building Lasting Change 2024
Jun 05 2024
to Jun 06 2024
Toronto
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Global Conference on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability
Aug 16 2024
to Aug 18 2024
Vancouver, Canada
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