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Mitsui High-tec to add $102M EV motor core facility to Ontario HQ
Mitsui to add $102M EV motor core facility to Ont. HQ
Auto parts manufacturer Mitsui High-tec (Canada) Inc. has become the latest company to invest in Ontario's burgeoning electric vehicle sector, announcing a $102.3 million expansion at its Brantford headquarters to produce EV motor cores.
Three Fires promotes clean energy, Indigenous growth
Three Fires Group, an Indigenous-owned investment and business development organization, is prioritizing not just clean energy and infrastructure for a greener future, but promoting economic self-sufficiency for the First Nations.
SustainableBiz vacation week July 3-7
TO OUR VALUED READERS: SustainableBiz staff will be taking a break for a hard-earned vacation during the week of July 3-7.
Morguard releases 2022 Sustainability Report
Highlights from Morguard's 2022 Sustainability Report include: a 4.2 per cent reduction in its Canadian office and retail portfolio energy consumption; the company's first diversity, equity, and inclusion employee survey; and its first "double" materiality assessment.
Crown Realty Partners releases 2022 ESG report
The report, entitled Beyond Resilience, sheds light on how Crown's model of active and integrated management plays a vital role in enhancing value for employees, investors, our office communities, and other stakeholders.
SNC-Lavalin launches industrial sector Decarbonomics
Professional services and project management company SNC-Lavalin is launching its decarbonization service for the industrial sector, enabling users in global markets to make informed, tailored and data-led decisions about reaching net zero targets.
Northvolt nears deal with Canada on $7B battery plant
The Canadian and Quebec governments are preparing to give financial aid to Sweden's Northvolt that may be worth billions, following a similar agreement with Volkswagen to build an EV battery plant in Ontario, according to people familiar with the matter.
Windsor battery factory drama inches to conclusion
Both the provincial and federal governments have finalized their financial package agreements to support the construction and operation of the NextStar Energy plant, a source told the Windsor Star. Construction on the module plant “should resume shortly,” the source said.
N.S. project aligns EV charging to peak wind periods
Nova Scotia Power and EV charging platform ev.energy ran a pilot in which administrators aligned smart charger demand from over 100 participating customers with peaks in wind power availability. The result was a 10 per cent reduction in carbon emissions.
EV makers race for supplies of lithium for batteries
Threatened by possible shortages of lithium for electric car batteries, automakers are racing to lock in supplies of the once-obscure “white gold” in a politically and environmentally fraught competition from China to Nevada to Chile.
LG kicks off ramp-up of U.S. EV battery factories
LG is drastically scaling up its U.S. production of lithium-ion batteries for EVs and the grid. The South Korean company will build nearly 280 gigawatt-hours’ worth of factory capacity across America to meet growing demand.
First Hydrogen reaches milestone in Shawinigan
First Hydrogen plans to produce up to 35MW of green hydrogen using advanced electrolysis and distribute the hydrogen within the Montreal-Quebec City corridor for use with the company's hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered vehicles, as well as supporting other applications in the region.
EverGen gets $10.5M in funding from Clean Fuels Fund
EverGen Infrastructure Corp. says it has been awarded funding of $10.5 million from Natural Resources Canada’s Clean Fuels Fund to support the development of its renewable natural gas expansion at the Pacific Coast Renewables facility.
Rondo to open world’s largest battery factory
Rondo Energy’s unconventional energy storage tech will soon be manufactured in a bigger factory than any conventional battery maker. The company's Thailand facility will expand over the next few years to produce 90 gigawatt-hours of batteries per year.
Bird Canada named e-scooter provider for Mtl. park
Bird Canada will be offering a self-service e-scooter rental service at Montreal's Parc Jean-Drapeau this summer. Bird Canada will gradually deploy up to 200 e-scooters, which will be available to park visitors from July 1st to November 15.
Recycling may not solve the world’s plastic problem
More than 170 countries are working on finding a legally binding agreement to reduce plastic waste. But finding a solution depends on what the question is — should we eliminate plastic or find ways to make it easier to recycle?
Opinion: Why vertical farming just doesn’t work
The best thing about vertical farms is their potential to produce more food with less land and reining in agricultural sprawl. They save water, prevent pesticide pollution and avoid extreme weather — but their Achilles’ heel is their massive electricity use.
Green marketing can boost brands' reach by a third: study
Effective environmental sustainability messaging in corporate communications can enhance brand reach among consumers by up to a third, according to new "first of its kind" research that demonstrates how "the sustainability amplifier effect is real."
What does 'unabated' fossil fuels mean?
The word dominates many climate discussions and will most likely take centre stage at the Cop28 summit. What it actually means is not straightforward and agreeing on an understanding will be one of the defining battles of future climate commitments.
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