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Summit Nanotech looks to stand on top of brine lithium mining
Summit Nanotech raises $67M for brine lithium mining
Calgary-based startup Summit Nanotech has received $67 million in funding to develop a sustainable, advanced materials-based lithium extraction technique to meet rising demand for the metal in batteries and the clean energy sector.
Hydro One publishes sustainable financing framework
Hydro One Limited has published its Sustainable Financing Framework, becoming the first utility in Canada to pursue green financing in such a manner.
CULT launches cell-based food product division
CULT Food Science Corp. has launched a separate product division, CULT Foods, and with it the company’s first two cell-grown food items: a sparkling coffee beverage and collagen-based performance gummies.
11 Canadian companies make global sustainability list
A ranking of the world’s top-100 sustainable companies by Corporate Knights has listed 11 Canadian companies, making it the second-most recognized country.
Proposed Calgary 'energy park' to be record-setter
Calgary is a step closer to getting a new “energy park” in the southeast industrial area said to be North America's largest carbon-negative renewable biofuels facility.
Canada's first LNG terminal delays renewables shift
Shell's liquified natural gas (LNG) Canada export project in British Columbia plans to start building its proposed second phase with natural gas-powered turbines and switch to electricity as more renewable power becomes available, a top executive said.
Windsor endorses two new gas plants
Despite having declared a climate emergency and called for a phase-out of natural gas-fired electricity generation, Windsor city council has endorsed the construction of two new gas plants.
Ottawa approves lithium mine near James Bay
Ottawa has greenlit a proposed lithium mine near James Bay, Que., as Canada turns its attention to producing minerals needed for clean technology, like electric vehicle batteries and solar panels.
B.C. sets $7M to fund First Nations clean energy
The Government of British Columbia has earmarked $7.1 million in funding for First Nations’ clean-energy projects.
Canada’s energy industry technology trends in 2023
In the coming year, Microsoft expects Canada’s energy industry to be shaped by three key trends: decarbonization, decentralization and digitization.
Electrification, sequestration and friction in 2023
For 2023, Dentons foresee some potential for movement in the transition in the area of electrification to meet Canada’s future energy requirements, and sequestration of carbon to facilitate continued production of oil and gas.
Canadian military aims to hit net-zero by 2050
A distant boom echoes through the crisp, cool air in Gagetown, N.B., a noise typical at this Canadian military base, the second-largest in the country.
MaRS CFO sees activity in Canadian cleantech
CPA Nicole Barry, chief financial officer of MaRS Discovery District, shares her views on where Canada stands in terms of innovation, and how we can improve.
Trudeau looks to gather momentum in clean tech race
The issue is whether Ottawa has the money and the ability to move quickly enough to stay competitive with the U.S., which is pumping nearly US$400-billion into the clean energy economy from batteries and hydrogen.
Cleantech necessary for Canada's emissions goals
If Canada wants to hit its emission reduction goals for 2030 and 2050, it needs to scale up deployment of made-in-Canada clean technology, according to a new report.
Iron-air batteries will start production in 2024
Form Energy improved a 140-year-old battery technology to revolutionize energy storage. Its iron-air battery, which is 10 times cheaper than current li-ion cells, will start production in 2024 at a new facility that’s being built in West Virginia.
What the U.K.’s net-zero review says about real estate
Calling net-zero “the economic opportunity of the 21st century”, the U.K.’s independent national review of decarbonization has urged the country to act quickly to maximize investment, opportunities and jobs amid global competition.
‘Green’ offices in London are over 25% more costly
A fifth of the world’s biggest companies have committed to reaching net-zero carbon emissions, according to analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, and a large portion of those emissions come from the workplace.
Von der Leyen announces Net-Zero Industry Act
The European Commission will propose a Net-Zero Industry Act that lays out a series of clean tech objectives for 2030 in order to compete with Washington's massive green subsidy package, President Ursula von der Leyen.
UN chief urges 'credible' net-zero pledges
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on business leaders gathered at the World Economic Forum in Davos to follow the principles outlined by an expert group to make "credible", accountable net-zero pledges.
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