Calgary’s Captus Generation is advancing plans to build new, carbon-neutral, gas-fired power generation facilities near Pincher Creek in southern Alberta. The development will supply reliable electricity to Alberta’s grid and potentially support on-site power-consuming businesses such as data centres. Captus Generation is exploring a promising opportunity to repurpose Pincher Creek’s historic depleted natural gas field […]
XPRIZE and CDL Partner for $100M Carbon Removal Challenge to Combat Climate Change
XPRIZE has selected Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) as its strategic partner for the Carbon Removal prize, the ambitious $100 million initiative funded by the Musk Foundation designed to combat climate change by rebalancing Earth’s carbon cycle. XPRIZE Carbon Removal has catalyzed an entirely new carbon dioxide removal (CDR) industry, with over 1,300 teams worldwide having […]
Ballard and Vertiv Partner to Innovate Hydrogen Backup Power for Data Centers
Vancouver’s Ballard Power Systems has partnered with Vertiv to develop backup power solutions for data centers and critical infrastructures Collaborating to demonstrate the technical feasibility of hydrogen-powered fuel cell solutions, Vertiv has successfully integrated Ballard fuel cell power modules with their uninterruptible power system (UPS). “As the soaring increase in data usage is driving up […]
Earth Tech: 2050 Is Looking for Big Ambition With Big Potential
To pave the way to a sustainable future, we must take advantage of unique opportunities to develop and deploy hard climate tech solutions today. This is the critical mission of Earth Tech: 2050, the impact accelerator from Foresight Canada and Social Innovation Canada. Designed to supercharge breakthrough technologies, this program is seeking climate tech companies with the potential […]
Litus Named Venture of the Year at 2024 Alberta Cleantech Awards
Foresight Canada has announced the winners of the second annual Alberta Cleantech Awards, recognizing outstanding achievement in the field of cleantech. Alberta is becoming a world leader in the development of cleantech solutions, spanning renewable energy, agritech, and carbon capture and storage, Foresight believes. With categories for innovative ventures, forward-thinking funders, and community supporters, the awards shine a […]
MaRS Purchases Carbon Removal Credits From Vancouver Cleantech
Canada’s largest urban innovation hub is taking a trailblazing step in the fight against climate change. Today, MaRS Discovery District announced the purchase of carbon removal credits from five Canadian ventures through its Mission from MaRS program. Among the five ventures is Vancouver-based cleantech Arca. Originally known as Carbin Minerals, Arca re-processes tailings from nickel mines to make them reactive to […]