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Soneil Spark's mobile EV charger meets 'gap in the market'
Soneil Spark's mobile EV charger meets 'gap in the market'
Brampton, Ont.-based Soneil Spark is focusing on innovation and flexibility for its customers with a mobile electric vehicle (EV) charger and a line of residential and commercial wall chargers.
Baker Hughes raises bet on Hydrostor with new investment
Toronto-based long-duration energy storage company Hydrostor Inc. has attracted an equity investment from Baker Hughes and has also agreed to integrate the energy technology firm’s equipment into its flagship advanced compressed air energy storage projects across the world.
Quebec company could help boost Canada's self-reliance
Quebec-based Nouveau Monde Graphite (NOU-T) is planning to open both a mine and plant to produce the mineral used in sectors like battery manufacturing for EVs, as well as defence.
Hyundai interested in Canada's hydrogen energy
Hyundai is exploring a "potential collaboration" with the Canadian hydrogen energy sector, it told CBC News on Thursday, as the South Korean automaker bets on decarbonized cars to be the future of the automotive industry.
Feds face thorny questions about how to spur EV sales
ANALYSIS: The federal government is under more pressure than ever to abandon its policy requiring EVs to make up a growing share of Canadian car sales, after its deal with Beijing to begin allowing Chinese-made EVs into the country.
Hydrofoil ferry rewrites the limits of electric boats
Swedish electric boat maker Candela’s P-12, the world’s first serial-production electric hydrofoiling passenger ferry, has completed what the company says is the longest electric sea journey ever made by an electric passenger vessel.
Nexus Renewables fills former CEO's board position
Toronto-based Nexus Renewables Inc. has announced the appointment of Faizan Farooqi, its vice-president of engineering, to its board of directors. Farooqi fills the vacancy left by the removal of Keith Sandor, the company’s former chief executive officer.
Estee Lauder fined for selling products containing PFAS
Estee Lauder Cosmetics was fined $750,000 after pleading guilty to two counts of violating the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. The company was selling eyeliner products that contained a per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS), sometimes referred to as "forever chemicals."
Federal appeals court reinstates ‘toxic’ label for plastics
A Federal Court of Appeal has reversed a lower court’s decision that had derailed the federal government’s efforts to classify manufactured plastics “toxic.” The court found the federal government had acted within its authority under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.
N.S. in the market for more grid-scale batteries
Nova Scotia's Independent Energy System Operator says it wants to connect more batteries to the grid to help manage the peaks and valleys of energy demand and power generation — especially as more wind and other renewable energy sources come online.
NB Power seeks proposals for 15-year BESS partnership
NB Power is issuing a request for expressions of interest to anyone interested in submitting a proposal for battery energy storage systems (BESS). The successful applicant will be required to partake in a 15-year contract.
For Canadians, decarbonization is a patriotic act
OPINION: In 2026, arguments for climate progress need to keep global dynamics front and centre. The transition to a cleaner economy isn’t just the answer to the atmosphere’s chemical challenges, but to Canada’s economic ones as well.
India plans a $2.2B bet on carbon capture and storage
India’s government proposed a US$2.2-billion program to ramp up the deployment of carbon capture utilization and storage technology to help mitigate the emissions of five heavily polluting sectors.
Utah data centres to solve water, power scarcity in novel way
Joule Capital Partners is building multiple data centres on Utah farmland with historical water rights to a groundwater aquifer. Engineers estimate the data centres will use 75 per cent less water than if the land were farmed each year.
Industry leaders form GIGA to push Europe’s grid overhaul
The newly launched Green Industrial Grids Association (GIGA) brings together more than a dozen companies with heavy electricity demand and direct exposure to grid constraints. Founding members include Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta.
How to prevent a chaotic collapse from fossil fuels
As the world shifts toward renewable energy sources, some experts warn that a lack of planning for the retirement of fossil fuels could lead to a disorderly and dangerous collapse of existing systems that could prolong the transition to green energy.
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