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Carbon Upcycling integrates carbon capture into cement plant

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Carbon Upcycling integrates carbon capture into cement plant

Carbon Upcycling Technologies integrated its carbon capture technology into an operating cement facility in Mississauga, which it claims is the first of its kind in Canada. The $35-million project will capture over 3,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually.

Partners plan 3 renewable diesel production sites across Cda.

Five partner companies have selected three sites across Canada to potentially host renewable diesel production facilities, where wood waste will be turned into low-carbon fuel by using a technology developed by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories and Calgary-based Expander Energy Inc.

Asian auto suppliers building EV parts plant in Windsor

Taiwan-based Minth Group announced in April it was spending $300 million to build an electric vehicle (EV) parts factory in Windsor. On Tuesday, it revealed it's partnering with Japan-based AISIN Corporation to bring a second factory to the area.

PowerBank begins installation of 4.99 MW BESS project

PowerBank Corporation (SUUN-Q) started installation of its 4.99-megawatt (MW) battery energy storage system (BESS) in Cramahe, Ont., at the project known as SFF-06. The project is backed by a $25.8-million loan from Royal Bank of Canada.

GreenPower secures $5M school bus contract

Vancouver-based GreenPower Motor Company Inc. (GPV-X), a manufacturer of all-electric, zero-emission vehicles, has signed a US$5-million contract with New Mexico to launch an all-electric school bus pilot program. 

QM Environmental files for creditor protection

Mississauga-based QM GP Inc. (QM Environmental) – known for environmental remediation, demolition, emergency response and water-treatment services – has been granted creditor protection as it faces a liquidity crisis and nearly $98 million in liabilities.

DevvStream announces reverse stock split

Carbon management firm DevvStream Corp.'s (DEVS-Q) board has approved a one-for-10 reverse stock split of the company's common shares. As of Aug. 8, every 10 common shares either issued or outstanding will be combined into one common share.

Anaergia scores Bioenerys plant upgrade job

Burlington, Ont.-based Anaergia Inc. (ANRG-T), through its subsidiary Anaergia S.r.l., has signed an agreement with a subsidiary of Bioenerys to increase the capacity and upgrade the capabilities of Bioenerys’ Moglia anaerobic digestion facility in northern Italy.

Alberta renewables queue hits 4-year low

Alberta’s development queue for renewable energy projects hit its lowest level since June 2021 last month. The data reinforced concerns that Alberta’s renewable energy moratorium two years ago, and the uncertainty that followed, have driven investors out of the province.

Saskatchewan producers look for greener way to mine lithium

Benjamin Sparrow, CEO of Saltworks Technologies, said instead of using traditional methods, more producers operating in Saskatchewan are using direct lithium extraction, which takes the lithium right out of the ground, separates it and recycles the groundwater.

Canadian Charging Infrastructure Council launches

The state of Canada’s public EV charging network is a perennial topic of conversation in the halls of government. Now, a new voice is joining in: the Canadian Charging Infrastructure Council, an industry group comprising Canada’s leading charging network operators.

Quebec fines Northvolt for alleged polluted wastewater

Quebec’s Environment Ministry has fined Northvolt for allegedly discharging wastewater containing high concentrations of aluminum and chromium at its Montérégie site. Authorities imposed a $10,000 administrative monetary penalty in June, claiming the wastewater exceeded legal limits for these metals.

Barclays exits net-zero club abandoned by Wall Street

Barclays Plc just became the latest major bank to walk out of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, the world’s biggest climate group for the industry, following its Wall Street peers and HSBC Holdings Plc out of the coalition.

AI just found the future of batteries, and it’s not lithium

In a study published in Cell Reports Physical Science, a team at the New Jersey Institute of Technology used generative artificial intelligence (AI) to rapidly identify new porous materials that could transform the development of multivalent-ion batteries.

World is far off from goal to triple renewables

A landmark pledge made by countries less than two years ago to triple the world’s renewable capacity by 2030 already looks in danger of not being met, a report by climate think-tank Ember finds.

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