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E2E to power Alberta town with novel geothermal energy system
E2E to power Alberta town with geothermal energy system
E2E Energy Solutions, a Calgary-based geothermal energy provider, plans to provide all the power and heat for the Town of Rainbow Lake, Alta. with its enhanced technology that could open up more of Canada to geothermal energy.
Tidewater gets OK from Alberta to move ahead on RNG facility
A partnership for a renewable natural gas (RNG) facility in Alberta between Calgary-based Tidewater Renewables Ltd. (LCFS-T) and Rimrock Renewables LP has received the province’s environmental approval, setting the stage for Tidewater’s first RNG project.
CPP Investments commits $511M to Octopus Energy
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) has committed an additional $511 million to U.K. clean energy company Octopus Energy Group. This investment will support Octopus' global growth, primarily through the deployment of its technology platform Kraken.
Canada announces Electric Vehicle Availability Standard
The federal government has announced the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard to increase the supply of zero-emission vehicles available to Canadians. The Standard follows a phased-in approach, encouraging a gradual and orderly switch to 100 per cent zero-emission vehicles.
Ionomr raises $26.7M to boost green hydrogen sector
Vancouver and Rochester, N.Y.-based electrochemical engineering startup Ionomr Innovations has closed a $26.7-million Series A extension. The financing was led by returning investors NGIF Cleantech Ventures and Pallasite Ventures. Ionomr was spun out of Simon Fraser University.
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KBL strengthens Western Canada reach with acquisition
Environmental solutions and sustainability initiatives company KBL Corporation has announced that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries has acquired the Canadian environmental service assets from a major waste management and environmental infrastructure company.
CarbiCrete products meet key performance requirement
Quebec-based CarbiCrete, a climate tech company that focuses on the decarbonization of concrete, has received third-party validation that the products generated through its technology meet or exceed ASTM C90 performance requirements for concrete masonry units.
VW brands to implement North American Charging Standard
Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche and Scout Motors have announced the planned implementation of the North American Charging Standard for future electric vehicles in North America, beginning in 2025. The decision could expand customer charging access to more than 15,000 Superchargers.
Electric scooter company Bird files for bankruptcy
Bird (BRDSW) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, capping off a turbulent year for the electric scooter company. In a press release, Bird confirmed that it had entered into a “financial restructuring process aimed at strengthening its balance sheet.”
Bobaek America joins Ontario’s EV battery supply chain
The Windsor-Essex region continues to expand its electric vehicle (EV) battery supply chain, with South Korean EV parts manufacturer Bobaek America announcing construction of a $35-million battery parts plant in the Southern Ontario area.
Beware the costs and logistics of at-home EV chargers
Experts say potential EV buyers often overlook the cost and logistical challenge of setting up at-home charging infrastructure before driving their brand-new car home. Drivers need to remember that installing a charger is not a typical do-it-yourself project.
Gaps remain in B.C. climate plan
Currently, B.C. homeowners who want to switch from a gas furnace to a heat pump can receive up to $11,000 through combined rebate programs. Despite that interest and lofty government climate targets, many barriers to heat pumps remain.
B.C.’s single-use plastic rules now in effect
B.C. retail now looks a little different due to new government rules on single-use plastics. Businesses cannot give out, manufacture or import for sale plastic-based checkout bags, cutlery and straws under federal laws across the country.
Has Ottawa destroyed its own carbon tax?
OPINION: Suggestions that carbon pricing is not working because Canada’s emissions have kept rising miss the mark. But unfortunately for carbon price supporters, Ottawa has directly contradicted the principle underlying the tax by selectively pausing its application to heating oil.
Green skills grant to help students prep for sustainable jobs
A $500,000 green skills grant from the RBC Foundation will enable students at Ontario's Algonquin College to repair, rehabilitate and preserve aging buildings. The program will have its first ever intake of students in September 2024.
UofT tops university sustainability rankings
The University of Toronto, which commissioned a microgrid as part of its direct-current technology research three years ago, was ranked as the number one university globally in sustainability this month by Quacquarelli Symonds. UC Berkeley took the number two spot.
9 breakthroughs for climate in 2023 you may have missed
Record-setting spending on clean energy in the U.S. A clean energy milestone in the world's power sector. A treaty for the oceans 40 years in the making. 2023 has seen some remarkable steps in tackling the nature and climate crises.
Global net-zero journey reaches turning point: Goldman
According to Goldman Sachs research, the push to bring the global economy to net-zero is reaching a turning point. Cleantech like solar and batteries have experienced shifts in their costs in 2023, enhancing the affordability of decarbonization.
2023 saw sustainable progress, but too little and too slow
Regenerative agriculture, green upskilling and carbon removal grew in stature in 2023. “Fossil fuels” was uttered for the first time in a global climate agreement. But none of it is happening up at the speed needed to meet the moment.
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