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'Inspiring' L'Albedo designed for sustainability, social impact
'Inspiring' L'Albedo designed for sustainability, social impact
The team behind L'Albedo, a 128-unit, 12-storey affordable housing project in Quebec City, says the building leads on sustainability by tackling not only the root cause of climate change, but also its impacts on society.
Minto beat 5-year targets for energy, carbon in 2024
Minto Group reported ongoing progress on reducing energy use and carbon emissions across its portfolio of rental housing in its Sustainability Report 2024. However, a leap in water consumption was a sticking point for the Ottawa-based company.
CIB loans $660M to Irving for mill modernization
Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) is loaning Irving Pulp & Paper $660 million to modernize its Saint John mill. The plans include a new recovery boiler, steam turbine and generator to produce up to 145 megawatts of renewable energy.
Quebec biofuel project is a half-billion-dollar debacle
Recyclage Carbone Varennes (RCV), which was building a biomethanol plant near Montreal, filed for creditor protection last March. The federal and Quebec governments had financed RCV to the tune of $530 million through investments, loans, grants and tax credits.
Questor Technology inks $9M contract in Mexico
Calgary-based Questor Technology Inc. (QST-X) has secured a $9-million contract to supply clean combustion solutions to a large energy services provider in Mexico for rental over three years.
Hybrid Power Solutions to power Tire Butler's mobile fleet
Toronto-based Hybrid Power Solutions Inc. (HPSS-CN) has announced a partnership with mobile tire service provider Tire Butler, which has officially adopted Hybrid's Batt Pack Pro as the preferred power system for its fleet of trucks and vans.
Clear Blue pilots off-grid power for Prairie farms
Toronto-based Clear Blue Technologies International Inc. (CBLU-X) is piloting off-grid power for a new agriculture application in the Prairies with a provincial electric utility. Clear Blue will provide systems that enable power in remote Saskatchewan areas.
Greenlane announces new landfill gas upgrading system
Burnaby-based Greenlane Renewables Inc. (GRN-T), a provider of biogas desulphurization and upgrading systems, has unveiled Cascade LF, its next-generation landfill gas upgrading system it says is designed to deliver higher performance at a lower cost.
E-bike batteries are 'growing fire safety risk': T.O. fire chief
Toronto's fire chief is asking the federal government to increase regulation around lithium-ion batteries, calling battery fires related to e-bikes and e-scooters "the largest growing fire safety risk in the city."
EV woes: Charging isn’t so simple on a busy weekend
OPINION: A 600-kilometre trip in a Ford E-Transit highlighted Canada’s electric vehicle (EV) charging gaps: limited high-speed chargers, long waits, broken stations and blocked spots. While infrastructure is growing, range anxiety and inadequate fast-charging access remain major hurdles for drivers.
Honda to discontinue Acura EV assembled by GM
Honda is ceasing production of its Acura ZDX electric crossovers assembled by General Motors (GM-N), the latest automaker to curtail EV activity in the U.S. GM has been building the ZDX under a partnership the automakers struck in 2020.
Porsche caught between China, EV road bumps and Trump
Investors punished German sports car brand Porsche on Monday after the firm, caught between its iconic gas guzzlers and a shift to EVs, warned that its profits this year would be hurt by delays in its EV roll-out.
Brokers brace for surge in Canadian renewable investments
Renewable energy investments are falling in the U.S., and that could create more momentum for already fast-growing investments in Canadian renewable energy projects, according to Joanne Silberberg, national energy and power leader, Canada at Marsh.
More companies reporting emissions as reductions lag: report
A new report shows Canadian companies are slowly improving their reporting on carbon emissions and other key climate change data, but that progress remains uneven and needed emissions reductions aren't happening.
Advice from Germany to Nova Scotia on offshore wind
Premier Tim Houston has urged Nova Scotia to move swiftly on offshore wind. But German experts have cautioned that Germany’s own slow, difficult growth in the industry shows the need for careful planning.
Heat pumps and the future of rental housing in B.C.
OPINION: Moving toward efficient, low-carbon technologies such as heat pumps is central to the decarbonization of over 250,000 suites in B.C., and rental building owners have a critical role to play, according to the vice-president of sustainability at LandlordBC.
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