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Li-Metal to voluntarily delist from Canadian Securities Exchange
Li-Metal to voluntarily delist from CSE
Li-Metal Corp. (LIM-CN) intends to voluntarily delist from the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE), citing “prolonged weak market conditions” and a low share price. Delisting will take place no earlier than 20 trading days from the date Li-Metal gains approval.
Polara acquires EV charging service Cleo to expand markets
Electric vehicle (EV) charging services provider Cléo Innovations Inc. will have its geographic horizons broadened as a part of Longueuil, Que-based Polara, an EV infrastructure and services company.
'Worst thermal performance': Options to retrofit glass towers
Tall glass towers dominate the skyline of major metros, increasingly becoming a fixture of downtown city landscapes. But they are also major energy hogs, presenting a problem for the climate.
‘Climate is an integrated part of OMERS . . . not a trade-off’
A year after the launching its climate action plan, Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) reported a 52 per cent carbon intensity reduction. OMERS has committed $21 billion to “green investments”, Katharine Preston, its vice-president of sustainable investing, said.
Scandal could tear down cleantech funding powerhouse
In just over 20 years, Sustainable Development Technology Canada propelled the country’s cleantech industry from the shadows onto the world stage. That was before mismanagement and conflicts of interest led to political outcry and threatened to tear it all apart.
dynaCERT completes tech shipments, secures new orders
Toronto-based carbon reduction tech company dynaCERT (DYA-T) has announced the shipment of its HydraGEN technology to three major open-pit mines located in Brazil and Peru. Additionally, dynaCERT has secured new purchase orders from two more dealers in Mexico and Australia.
Lithium Ionic announces new board appointment
Toronto-based Lithium Ionic Corp. (LTH-X) has announced the appointment of David D’Onofrio to its board of directors, effective immediately. D’Onofrio brings over 15 years experience in corporate finance and capital markets, specializing in the natural resource sector.
A sprinkle of wollastonite captures carbon, company claims
Farmers in Eastern Ontario are cautiously embracing a new mineral, wollastonite, that promises to boost crop yields while also capturing atmospheric carbon. Canadian Wollastonite is the Seeley's Bay, Ont., mining company behind the project.
Passive House Canada gets grant from NRCan
Passive House Canada has been awarded a grant of $1.6 million over three years from Natural Resources Canada's (NRCan) Codes Acceleration Fund to support the development and delivery of training programs for building officials and airtightness field testers.
Construction for net-zero home begins in Ontario
Construction on a new net-zero home has begun just outside of Athens, Ont. by a company called CABN. It builds and develops homes that produce just as much energy as they consume through solar power.
Brookfield reportedly close to sale of Spain’s Saeta to Masdar
Canadian investment fund Brookfield (BN-T) is close to selling Saeta Yields, a renewable energy company with assets in Spain and Portugal, to Masdar of the United Arab Emirates, newspaper Expansion reported on Wednesday, citing unidentified sources.
Wells Fargo commits $500B to sustainable financing by 2030
Wells Fargo has committed to deploying $500 billion US in sustainable financing by 2030, part of a broader strategy to reduce its environmental impact. The company aims to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across all three scopes by 2050.
Hydrogen fuel cell refuse truck to be tested in Edmonton
Garbage truck maker New Way and fuel cell maker Hyzon signed an agreement to build and test North America’s first fuel cell-powered refuse truck in Edmonton. The trial will take place in winter to test the truck's cold weather performance.
Volvo Trucks claims 600km range for next-gen FH Electric
Volvo Trucks’ next-generation FH Electric truck will travel up to a claimed 600 kilometres on a single charge and is set for release during the latter half of 2025. That would double the current FH Electric's range of 300 kilometres.
Volvo rescinds its goal of full electrification by 2030
Volvo Cars has walked back its plan to only sell EVs by 2030. It said it wants to be more “pragmatic” with its eco-conscious goals, even as leading climate scientists say they anticipate global warming will blow past international targets.
Global hybrid and EV insurance set to surge
The global market for EVs and hybrid vehicle insurance is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 16.88 per cent by 2030, according to a recent analysis by HTF Market Intelligence.
Why public EV chargers almost never work as fast as promised
At U.S. public stations promising charging speeds of 100 kilowatts or higher, the average delivered charge was only 52 kilowatts in 2022, according to Stable Auto, which helps networks decide where to build new infrastructure.
How ‘Scope 4’ emissions can help and hinder sustainability efforts
How do you measure something that never existed? Companies may soon be posing this Zen koan to address the emerging accounting concept called Scope 4. It refers to “avoided emissions” of the greenhouse variety. Like most carbon accounting, it’s complicated.
Startup supplies carbon tracking tools to high-profile companies
Close to 90 software companies are vying for a piece of the carbon management software market, projected to be worth an estimated $1.2 billion US by 2028. Watershed, a startup valued at $1.8 billion US, is among the most prominent.
Nine offshore wind farm projects awarded in U.K. auction
A total of nine offshore wind farm contracts have been awarded by the U.K. government after last year's auction failed to attract any bidders at all. The U.K. has set a goal of having an emissions-free electricity grid by 2030.
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