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Canada Nickel aims for net-negative critical minerals
Canada Nickel aims for net-negative critical minerals
Canada Nickel Company Inc. (CNC-X), a Toronto-based mining company, says it is working to perfect a process that it claims could store eight times the amount of carbon the company's Northern Ontario mine would create from its nickel-cobalt mining operations.
SolarBank starts building largest owned project to date
Toronto-based SolarBank Corp. (SUNN-CN) has made significant progress on two in-development projects – a nearly 17-megawatt site in Sturgeon County, Alta. and a 3.7-megawatt venture in Geddes, New York.
FLO partnerships aim to develop new EV charger tech
Smart charging solutions provider FLO is working with WiTricity Corp. and Hubject GmbH to advance wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging as well as plug and charge technology for its next-generation portfolio.
H2O Innovation to be acquired by Ember for $395M
H2O Innovation Inc. (HEO-T) has agreed to be acquired by Ember SPV I Purchaser Inc., as well as Investissement Québec and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec in a transaction valued at $395 million.
Feds suspend cleantech funding agency following probe
Ottawa has suspended Sustainable Development Technology Canada, its main federal funding agency for early-stage green technology, from granting money after a lengthy investigation uncovered evidence of conflict-of-interest breaches and lax governance involving the organization’s chief executive and board members.
CLEAResult, Efficiency launch $75M upgrade initiative
Commercial building owners in Alberta and Saskatchewan will be able to upgrade their buildings with energy-efficient solutions and zero upfront costs. Efficiency Capital, Canada's first energy-as-a-service company, has partnered with CLEAResult, an energy efficiency solutions provider, to launch the initiative.
World Energy GH2 requests 155MW from N.L. grid
World Energy GH2, looking to build hundreds of wind turbines to power a hydrogen and ammonia factory in Newfoundland, wants to plug into the province's grid and draw about one-fifth of the electricity produced at the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric dam.
Alberta CEOs in Ottawa to find common ground
More than 50 Alberta CEOs, entrepreneurs and industry leaders are in Ottawa this week in an effort to raise the profile of their province and promote "collaboration" on issues related to energy, climate and the economy.
Brossard teams with Cleo, GLOBOCAM on e-trucks
Heavy-duty vehicle rentals company Brossard Leasing is kickstarting the energy transition of its commercial vehicle fleet by collaborating with Cleo, a subsidiary of Hydro-Québec specializing in commercial fleet charging management, and GLOBOCAM, a heavy-duty vehicle dealership.
Why e-truck maker Motiv Power is keen on Canada
Purolator’s enthusiasm for Motiv Power’s electric trucks is one of two reasons the company is bullish on Canada. The other is the unveiling in August of Argo, a new truck from Motiv featuring the company’s first purpose-built EV cab.
Alectra, Hydro One to offer ultra-low overnight rates
Alectra Utilities and Hydro One are now offering customers the opportunity to enroll in the Ontario Energy Board’s ultra-low overnight electricity pricing plan ahead of the November 1 deadline imposed by the energy regulator.
Kia, Genesis to adopt North American Charging Standard
Kia America and Genesis North America have announced the adoption of North American Charging Standard ports for their electric vehicles in the United States and Canada. Owners will have access to 12,000 Tesla (TSLA-Q) Superchargers across North America.
World’s first EV charging fund buys trio of sites
Infinium Logistics is the asset and development manager for U.K.'s FleetHubs, an EV fleet-charging fund that raised $836 million of equity in 2022. Infinium bought sites near London's Heathrow Airport, Surrey and Sheffield.
EV tires wear down fast, and that’s a pollution problem
As gas-guzzling cars are replaced by their electric counterparts, tailpipe emissions are on the decline. But cars have negative impacts beyond what comes out of exhaust pipes. One of them, in industry terminology, is “tire and road wear particles.”
Lafarge Canada, ATCO ink 12.5-year virtual power pact
Lafarge Canada and ATCO announced they have entered into a 12.5-year virtual power purchase agreement. Under the agreement, Lafarge's Exshaw cement plant will receive 100 per cent of the solar energy produced by the 38.5-megawatt Empress Solar project.
Decommission, deconstruction, demolition, in that order
With more attention being paid to embodied carbons in construction today, demolition can be seen as unnecessarily wasteful. Few beams and other building components survive, creating waste that cannot be reused or recycled and therefore destined for landfills.
Home insurers aiming for climate risk rating system
Insurance leaders are meeting this week with experts from Natural Resources Canada to revisit Ottawa’s promise – two years ago – to develop a national home rating system to help home buyers and sellers assess the climate risk associated with their property.
UBS executive calls for a real estate retrofit revolution
Real estate investors need to allocate considerably more resources to climate-proofing old buildings rather than erecting new structures to keep up with net-zero regulations and avoid being saddled with stranded assets, according to UBS Group AG (UBS-N).
Calif. looks to add solar and transmission along highways
There’s a lot of empty land along California’s highways — and the state will soon be looking at how it can fill some of it up with solar panels, batteries and power lines to help meet its clean energy targets.
Montana appealing climate ruling that favoured youths
The office of Montana’s Republican attorney general is appealing a landmark climate change ruling that said state agencies aren't doing enough to protect 16 young plaintiffs from harm caused by global warming.
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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Greenbuild 2024: Built to Scale
Nov 12 2024
to Nov 15 2024
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA
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