BC Hydro is launching one of the first components of its recently unveiled Power Smart 2.0 plan, a $1-billion investment targeting smart energy savings. By 2030, Power Smart 2.0 is expected to deliver 800 megawatts of capacity savings and 2,200 gigawatt hours of annual energy savings while avoiding $2B in avoided or deferred infrastructure costs. […]
Canada Reaches ‘Landmark’ Agreement to Help Bolster Clean Energy Capacity in B.C.
The Province of British Columbia has signed an “historic” agreement with the federal government as the two bodies envision collaboration across clean technology innovation and other key areas. Premier David Eby, who secured the “landmark” multi-billion-dollar agreement with Prime Minister Mark Carney, says it’s “about building B.C.’s future, not just for this year, but for […]
Energy Innovation Program Earmarks $20M for Five Cleantech Projects in Canada
Canada recently announced investments into a dozen projects nationwide aimed at advancing the mining and clean energy sectors. Minister of Energy Tim Hodgson unveiled up to $73 million in funding, including $51M through the First and Last Mile Fund for five projects to advance critical minerals production, as well as $20M under the Energy Innovation […]
As Energy Bills Climb, ‘Greener Homes’ Retrofit Program Expands to More Provinces
The federal government recently announced the expansion of the Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program. At the International Energy Agency Global Energy Efficiency Conference in Montreal, federal minister Tim Hodgson confirmed that the retrofit-oriented program will expand to Quebec, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. “Energy bills are too high and too volatile for […]
pH7 Draws Federal Support to Validate Company’s Copper Cleantech in Canada
Vancouver-based pH7 Technologies has secured funding from Natural Resources Canada through the Energy Innovation Program’s Mining Decarbonization Demonstration Call for Proposals to evaluate a first-of-its-kind copper production technology using samples from a local mine in British Columbia. The critical metals processing innovator says the project, supported by up to $5 million in federal capital, will […]
Seeking to Be an Energy World Leader, Canada Aims to Unlock Potential of Alberta
Canada, it appears, is finally realizing how much it needs Alberta. The province continues to boast the nation’s strongest per-capita economy, despite federal initiatives around “Net Zero” hampering the energy-focused region’s ability to grow over the past decade. Backpedaling a bit, the federal government spent a week in Alberta, where trade minister Dominic LeBlanc met […]
Deep Sky Alpha’s Direct Air Capture Marks a Carbon Credit First in North America
Deep Sky and Isometric announced this week that they have captured and permanently removed carbon from the atmosphere in Alberta. Montreal-based Deep Sky is the world’s first tech-agnostic carbon removal project developer aiming to remove gigatons of carbon from the atmosphere and store it underground. Isometric, meanwhile, is an agentic certification platform for the environmental […]
Canada Invests $20M Across 13 Projects to Improve Energy Efficiency of Industry
Canada’s government is investing nearly $20 million into 13 projects to advance clean energy innovation across the nation’s industrial sector. The investments hail from the Green Industrial Facilities and Manufacturing Program and the Energy Innovation Program, and target projects within Alberta. The GIFMP supports energy efficiency and energy management solutions in Canada’s industrial sector, while […]
Major Rooftop Solar Energy Project a ‘Long-Term Investment’ for Alberta Manufacturer
A Canadian manufacturer of energy-saving doors and glass has unveiled the largest rooftop solar industrial field of its kind in the country. Edmonton’s All Weather at Homesays that the nearly 1,200-kilowatt direct current system features more than 2,000 Thornova 580-watt solar panels across over 100,000 square feet. This array generates roughly 1.3 gigawatt hours of […]
Canada Unveils Nuclear Energy Strategy to Become ‘Modern Energy Superpower’
At a “pivotal moment” for clean energy, the federal government has released a national Nuclear Energy Strategy. Nuclear energy is “essential to powering Canada’s future,” according to the administration, and “key to a cleaner, stronger, more sovereign economy.” The nuclear sector, responsible for 90,000 jobs, contributes 13% of the national electricity supply. Minister of Energy […]