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Daylun to build prefab, net-zero ‘concept’ home in Toronto
Daylun to build prefab, net-zero ‘concept’ home in Toronto
Pre-fabricated housing company Daylun will soon begin construction of a net-zero, pre-engineered “concept” home at 241 Waterloo Ave. in Toronto, with the goal of attaining the highest sustainable building standard by Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
ABO Wind offloads 515 MW Buffalo Plains wind project
• Renews
German developer ABO Wind has sold a 515 MW Canadian wind project to an undisclosed investor. The Alberta wind farm will host 83 Siemens Gamesa turbines with a capacity of 6.2 MW each and create 300 jobs.
Alberta leads Canada in new wind infrastructure capacity
• Daily Commercial News • Daily Commercial News • Daily Commercial News
Alberta, the nation’s epicentre of oil and gas, has taken to the wind, leading Canada in new wind farm capacity last year and now in 2022. Wind farm investments are reaching into the billions of dollars.
Biogas has potential as transitory fuel for Canada
Chris Perry tried for years to make a go of producing methane from farm waste to generate baseload electricity for his family’s big potato-growing operation near Lethbridge, Alta. Any excess power was sent to the provincial grid.
Canada’s NSS creates a brighter path for wood pellets
Canada’s new National Standards Strategy (NSS) has good news for Canada’s pellet sector and Canadians who are looking to replace oil and coal with the renewable and clean energy that wood pellets can provide.
New rules are coming for methane emissions in Canada
And not a moment too soon. On our path to net-zero by 2050, our methane strategy can be a win-win-win for government, industry and Canadians, writes Jan Gorski, the director of the Pembina Institute’s oil and gas program.
GenCell establishes Canadian partnership
• H2 View
Israeli-based hydrogen and ammonia fuel cell solutions provider, GenCell Energy revealed intentions of growing its presence in North America, with the announcement of a strategic partnership with the Canadian engineering firm, ONEC Group.
Canadians in high-risk flood areas face insurance hurdles
More Canadian homeowners are purchasing overland flood insurance, but many people living in higher-risk areas – including B.C. communities located on floodplains or those devastated by flooding last fall – may struggle to find protection.
More CRE firms put a price on their climate exposure
Some lenders and real estate investors have already begun incorporating climate intelligence into their decision-making, while a crop of startups and consultancies are building real estate-specific platforms to provide actionable climate intelligence to guide them.
REITs brace for SEC climate risk reporting rules
• Nareit
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) that have been moving down the path of decarbonization and gathering information to assess climate-related portfolio risk have a running start to comply with potential changes ahead in the reporting and compliance landscape.
Sustainability on the chopping block: Gardner survey
As companies grapple with a ‘triple squeeze’ on finances, CEOs and CFOs say investment in M&A and sustainability will be the first to face cuts if the current economic situation doesn’t improve, according to a new survey by Gardner.
ESGs under pressure to perform
While the real estate industry attaches itself to the ESG label, heightened scrutiny and allegations of greenwashing have put pressure on socially responsible investment to change behaviour and make tangible adjustments.
Democrats finalize biggest climate spend in U.S. history
The U.S. is back on the cusp of the biggest climate investment in its history after Senate Democrats agreed to a US$370-billion climate and clean energy package, ending months of secretive and often testy negotiations.
Threat to Canadian EVs gone with U.S. Senate deal
A deal struck among Democrats in the U.S. Senate to support key sections of the Biden administration’s climate and tax agenda appears to have eliminated a threat hanging over Canada’s nascent electric-vehicle (EV) manufacturing industry.
What does the U.S. climate bill mean for climate tech?
After almost two years of uncertainty and the ever looming threat of losing the congressional majority without passing any major climate legislation, Democratic Senators are finally ready to support a bill that offers incentives for crucial climate technologies.
Germany’s $231B climate budget to focus on renovations
• Euractiv
The German government plans to spend $231 billion (€177.5 billion) of the federal budget on climate action and the transformation of the country’s economy between 2023 and 2026, with a focus on increasing the energy efficiency of buildings.
U.S. backs $2.5B loan to GM venture for EV batteries
A joint venture between General Motors and South Korean battery company LG Energy Solution is set to receive a $2.5 billion loan from the Energy Department to build battery cell factories for electric vehicles in three states.
China vows green energy growth as Europe goes to coal
China’s clean energy transition will continue despite the challenges to global energy security posed by the conflict in Ukraine and a return to coal in Europe, and it remains on track to meet its carbon goals, energy officials said.
Copper supply gaps to challenge net-zero goals: study
The challenge of meeting net-zero emissions by 2050 “will be short-circuited and remain out of reach” unless significant new copper supply comes online in a timely way, according to a new study by S&P Global. Canada is a major copper supplier.
Lessons from Google’s clean energy agenda
Google’s extensive efforts to decarbonize — from using 66 per cent carbon-free energy in 2021 to harnessing artificial intelligence and Scope 2 emissions measurement software — provide a blueprint for how tech giants can define the field of corporate renewable energy procurement.
Industry Events
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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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Sustainable Finance Forum 2024
Nov 28 2024
to Nov 29 2024
Shaw Centre, Ottawa
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