Foresight Canada has joined forces with Amlamgog (Fort Folly First Nation) to launch the Amlamgog Community Microgrid Challenge, an initiative seeking scalable, renewable energy solutions to enhance local energy resilience, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and support economic self-sufficiency. The initiative aims to develop a community-led microgrid that ensures stable and affordable electricity while serving as […]
Foresight Announces Finalists for 2025 BC Cleantech Awards
Foresight Canada has unveiled the finalists for the 2025 BC Cleantech Awards, recognizing companies and individuals driving innovation in British Columbia’s clean technology sector. The annual awards celebrate achievements across multiple categories, showcasing the province’s leadership in sustainable innovation and clean technology advancements. This year’s awards feature finalists in five categories: Adopter of the Year […]
Resource Works Launches Innovation Forum Video Series
Resource Works has officially launched the Innovation Forum video series, a new platform aimed at spotlighting groundbreaking advancements in Canada’s natural resource and cleantech sectors. The first season is made possible through the sponsorship of Foresight’s BC Net Zero Innovation Network, a leader in driving sustainable industry solutions. Hosted by public policy expert and commentator […]
General Fusion Achieves Key Milestone in Fusion Energy Development
General Fusion has successfully formed a magnetized plasma inside its Lawson Machine 26 (LM26), marking a significant step in the advancement of its Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) technology. The Burnaby-based company now aims to compress these plasmas with a lithium liner to generate fusion, tracking toward game-changing technical milestones that could pave the way for […]
CICE to Host Webinar on $3M Carbon Removal Funding Opportunity
Canadian innovators developing carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies can learn more about a new $3 million funding opportunity from the B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE) at an upcoming webinar on March 11, 2025, at 10:00 am PT. The funding, offered through CICE’s newly launched Call for Carbon Dioxide Removal Innovation, aims to […]
Canada Growth Fund Invests $58M in Montreal’s dcbel to Boost Smart Home Energy Tech
Canada Growth Fund (CGF) has announced a $58 million investment in dcbel, a Montreal-based company developing bidirectional EV charging technology integrated with home energy management. The funding is part of a larger $80 million financing round, with Idealist Climate Impact Fund LP and other investors contributing up to $22 million. The investment will fuel dcbel’s […]
Foresight Canada Launches Accelerator to Fast-Track Climate Adaptation Tech
Foresight Canada has unveiled Earth Tech: Adapt, a nine-month accelerator program designed to accelerate climate adaptation technologies across key sectors, including agriculture, forestry, infrastructure, energy, and water management. As climate risks intensify, industries and municipalities face mounting pressure to enhance resilience. According to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and the Insurance Bureau of Canada, Canada […]
Clean Oil International Unveils AI-Powered Vessel to Tackle Oil Spills
Clean Oil International, a Toronto-based clean-tech innovator, has successfully tested its AI-driven autonomous platform, marking a breakthrough in environmental remediation. The test, conducted in Vancouver, showcased the capabilities of the solar-powered vessel, which operates without human oversight to clean oil spills with unprecedented speed and efficiency. Founded by Babak Khodaparast, whose personal experience with an […]
B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy Launches $3M Carbon Removal Initiative
The B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE) has launched the Call for Carbon Dioxide Removal Innovation, a new initiative offering $3 million in non-dilutive investment to Canadian innovators developing early-stage carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies. The announcement was made at Carbon Removal Canada’s (CRC) Carbon Removal Day 2025 in Ottawa, highlighting Canada’s role […]
Ottawa’s Hyperlume Raises $17.8M to Advance AI Data Center Interconnects
Hyperlume, an Ottawa-based startup specializing in high-bandwidth, low-latency, and energy-efficient interconnects for AI data centers and high-performance computing, has secured a $17.8 million seed round to commercialize its breakthrough optical technology. The oversubscribed funding round was led by BDC’s Deep Tech Venture Fund and ArcTern Ventures, with participation from MUUS Climate Partners, SOSV, and Intel […]