Businesses in the Saint-Laurent borough are joining forces to develop new solutions for reusing plastic waste. Driving this progress toward a circular economy is Montreal’s Polykar, an innovator of sustainable packaging solutions. Polykar this month announced the launch of PolyVie. PolyVie is a pilot recycling program aimed at transforming plastic waste from local companies into […]
Two Canadian Companies Collab to Craft Electric Fleets from Vintage Automobiles
The global collectible car market is currently valued at hundreds of billions of dollars and still showing signs of growth. As the automotive sector advances, there’s a certain demographic that appreciates the modern technology behind today’s electric vehicles, but still pines for the aesthetic of yesterday’s classic rides. A new collaboration between two Canadian entities […]
Upgraded Energy Transition Centre Ready to Support Canadian Cleantech Innovation
Innovate Calgary announced this week that it is passing on the leadership of the Energy Transition Centre to ETC Foundation. ETC Foundation is a newly launched non-profit organization. Now three years old, Calgary’s Energy Transition Centre supports researchers and startups across stages of their innovation and commercialization journey. The Centre is home to some of […]
Climative Aims to Decarbonize Buildings Across Canada with Data-Driven Retrofits
A company based out of New Brunswick is on a mission “to accelerate the decarbonization of buildings.” Fredricton-based Climative has developed a data platform than can create a low-carbon plan for any building. Climative’s artificial intelligence-powered platform helps governments, utilities, and financial services organizations collaborate and provide their customers with more cost-effective and compelling low-carbon […]
PrePad Secures $3.9 Million Seed Funding to Advance Sustainability in Energy
PrePad, a Calgary-based leader in energy tech, has secured C$3.9 million in seed funding to support its mission of optimizing drilling and completions through innovative software solutions. The milestone marks a significant step in the company’s journey to establish a new market category focused on capital lifecycle management and asset development strategies within the energy […]
For Economic Success, Canada Needs a ‘Monumental Expansion of Electricity’
Canada’s electricity demand is projected to at least double by 2050. A recent memo from Build Canada strongly suggests that the nation needs to invest in a “highly competitive and efficient environment for developing and deploying electricity generation, storage, and distribution technologies” in order to “drive national prosperity, ensure energy abundance, and energy security.” Build […]
Canadian Cleantech CO280 Inks ‘Historic’ Carbon Capture Deal with Microsoft
A Vancouver-based developer of large-scale carbon dioxide removal projects has revealed what it described as a “historic” agreement with U.S. tech titan Microsoft. The agreement between CO280 and Microsoft will see a project capture and store biogenic carbon emissions from a U.S. pulp and paper mill. Under the agreement, Microsoft will purchase 3.685 million tonnes […]
How This Canadian Ocean-Tech Startup Generates Clean Energy from Underwater
A startup based out of British Columbia is developing an underwater turbine that it believes could replace popular diesel generators with significantly cleaner energy production methods. Swordfish Energy was launched from Vancouver Island by the eclectic entrepreneur Dorn Beattie in 2018. Beattie is behind Swordfish’s flagship product, the Compeller, a corkscrew-shaped turbine designed to generate […]
HTEC Continues Building Out ‘Hydrogen Ecosystem’ for Transport Across Canada
HTEC this week announced the opening of its sixth retail light-duty hydrogen refuelling station. The Vancouver organization’s latest station, located on Southeast Marine Drive in Vancouver, was launched in partnership with 7-Eleven Canada and Cavendish Hydrogen. “We’re excited to see this new station come online,” commented Colin Armstrong, chief executive officer of HTEC, which designed […]
This Canadian Electric Motorcycle May Finally Get Built with a Little Help from Italy
Motorcycles are much greener in terms of emissions than cars and trucks thanks to their light weight and efficient aerodynamics. Electric motorbikes, of course, are even more so. For several years, Canadians have been excited about a locally crafted machine that promised to make electric mobility fun, safer, and future-forward. And after years of various […]