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Beyond 'Elbows Up': How buying Canadian aids the circular economy

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Beyond 'Elbows Up': Buying Canadian aids circular economy

A "Buy Canadian" attitude that supports the country's economy goes hand in hand with sustainability, the Toronto-based Circular Innovation Council says as part of its annual Circular Economy Month campaign.

Deep Sky plans $500M carbon removal site in Manitoba

Deep Sky has unveiled plans for a $500-million carbon removal site in southwest Manitoba that will be one of the world’s largest upon completion, capable of drawing down large quantities of the greenhouse gas.

Brookfield’s $20B fund shows confidence in clean energy

Investors have committed US$20 billion to the second iteration of Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.’s (BAM-T) Global Transition Fund, making it the world’s largest private fund dedicated to the transition to clean energy, the company said Tuesday.

Nissan, Lithion partner to recycle EV batteries

Nissan Canada has inked a multi-year strategic partnership with Montreal-based cleantech company Lithion Technologies Inc. to recycle end-of-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries. The companies will use the Lithion hydrometallurgical recycling process to recover critical minerals from EV batteries for reuse.

NEO Battery Materials secures expansion site in South Korea

Toronto-based NEO Battery Materials (NBM-X) has secured an expansion site to establish battery cell manufacturing capabilities and scale-up silicon battery material production and research operations. The site is adjacent to its previously announced facility in South Korea.

Aduro begins site-selection process for demo plant

London, Ont.-based Aduro Clean Technologies Inc. (ACT-CN) has begun a global site-selection process as part of its demonstration plant program, with a focus on locations across Canada, Europe and Mexico.

Ecolomondo ups output at Hawkesbury facility

Montreal-based tire recycling company Ecolomondo Corp. (ECM-X) said it has increased output in the thermal decomposition department (TDP) at its Hawkesbury TDP facility in Ontario. The company recently announced record revenues for September from the facility.

Hypercharge launches $4M private placement offering

Vancouver-based EV charger provider Hypercharge Networks Corp. (HC-X) has announced a private placement of units to raise up to $4 million. Each unit will consist of one common company share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant.

Alberta open to adjusting its industrial carbon price

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she’s open to adjusting aspects of the province's industrial carbon pricing program. She told reporters on Tuesday the current $95 per tonne carbon price is still “open for discussion.”

Lethbridge charged up over curbside battery collection pilot

Lethbridge, Alta. is launching a new pilot program next month to collect used batteries. The curbside battery collection program, being run in partnership with Call2Recycle Canada, will take place Nov. 18-28.

Ports stop ships from idling by installing 'shore power'

Cruise ships visit Halifax daily during much of the year, each spewing a town's worth of pollution into the city while docked. There is a solution: plugging the ship into the local grid through a connection known as shore power.

Tesla unveils sub-$40,000 versions of its top-selling EVs

Tesla Inc. (TSLA-Q) introduced new versions of its top-selling models priced at under US$40,000. The new standard versions of the Model 3 sedan and Model Y sport utility vehicle start at US$36,990 and US$39,990, respectively.

Why U.S. renewables stocks are back in play

A return of fund inflows into renewable energy stocks is helping to breathe new life into these companies’ shares, powering their strongest quarterly rise since the sustainability boom early this decade.

U.S.’s biggest offshore wind farm will be online in 6 months

Dominion Energy’s (D-N) 2.6-gigawatt wind energy project off Virginia’s coast is progressing fast. The utility has a new, more definitive target to plug into the grid: March of next year.

Kyoto Group inaugurates world's largest thermal battery

Norwegian thermal energy storage firm Kyoto Group AS has inaugurated what it describes as the largest industrial thermal energy storage system in the world, a 56-megawatt-hour site built for Hungarian food ingredient producer KALL Ingredients Kft.

Nestle quits alliance on reducing dairy methane emissions

Food group Nestle said on Wednesday it had withdrawn from the Dairy Methane Action Alliance, a global alliance for cutting methane emissions that aims to reduce the impact of dairy farming on global warming.

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