Readers of CleanEnergy.ca are already aware that Canada’s climate technology ecosystem is set to take centre stage next month at Converge 2025, a national gathering designed to connect entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders across the clean innovation sector. Host NorthX Climate Tech notes that itinerary of Converge 2025, building on a successful 2024 edition, will […]
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Three Canadian Innovation Labs Launch to Support and Advance Energy-Efficient Tech
Canada’s Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks is collaborating with companies to launch a series of “Smart Building Living Labs” throughout the country. The Labs, which will be located in Canadian tech hubs Montreal, Toronto, and Ottawa, will aim to support and advance sustainable technologies. CENGN is collaborating with Mississauga-based real estate developer Morguard […]
Despite Uncertainty, Canada’s Clean Energy Transition ‘Remains Economically Viable’
Last month, we reported that Canada backed down on electric vehicle mandates that were deemed unfeasible. The move made some ask the question: is it economic suicide to keep pushing for a “Net Zero” future? “It’s been clear for some time that … EV mandates are unrealistic,” Barry Penner, a former B.C. Minister of Environment […]
Montreal’s Deep Sky Eyes Manitoba Region for Cleantech’s Next Carbon Removal Centre
In June, we reported on Montreal-bon carbon removal project developer Deep Sky completing construction of Alpha, the world’s first carbon removal innovation and commercialization centre, in Alberta in less than one year. The $40 million project, supported by a grant from Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, began operating in August with an ability to deploy […]
Canada’s Zero Emission Transit Fund Targets Fredericton Fleet for Electric Enhancement
The capital of New Brunswick is investing in the development of a strategy to transition its public transit fleet to zero-emission vehicles. Fredericton Mayor Kate Rogers is working with the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium on the strategy, which is being financially supported by an investment of nearly $200,000 through Canada’s Zero Emission […]
Canada Invests $700K to Bolster Its Supply of ‘Critical Mineral’ Phosphate
At the 2025 G7 Leaders’ Summit in Alberta in June, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced $80 million to improve Canada’s critical minerals supply chains, including $50M earmarked to support domestic research and development initiatives. This week, Canada invested nearly $1M into Arianne Phosphate, which has developed a process to extract phosphate rock and optimize phosphoric […]
Ontario Organizations Launch Clean Energy Literacy Program ‘WattNext’
Earlier this year, we reported on Canadian post-secondary institutions Ontario Tech University and Humber Polytechnic working together to “prepare the next generation of talent” across the nation. This month, Ontario Tech University joins Ontario Power Generation and the Ontario Science Centre in launching WattNext. WattNext is described as an “interactive energy literacy initiative designed to empower […]
Canadian Startup Cracks Global List of Top Climate Tech Innovators
Rare earth elements such as Neodymium, Praseodymium, Terbium, and Dysprosium are essential for permanent magnets used in electric vehicles, wind turbines, and consumer electronics. Yet fewer than 1% of these critical materials are currently recycled, and global supply remains concentrated in a handful of jurisdictions. Toronto-based cleantech innovator Cyclic Materials over the summer announced a […]
Canada Unveils $17 Million for Clean Energy Projects in Remote Regions of Quebec
Canada this month unveiled federal funding to the tune of nearly $17 million targeting two hydro projects in the remote regions of Inukjuak Village and St-Michel-des Saint. The Innavik Remote Hydro Project in Quebec provides a run-of-river hydropower facility that replaces reliance on diesel fuel for almost all Inukjuak’s energy needs, according to a statement […]
Dark Matter Materials is ‘Breaking All the Boundaries’ with Its Clean Energy Discovery
In 2022, a chemistry researcher from the University of Alberta unintentionally stumbled upon a chemical reaction that astonished him. Dr. Robin Hamilton discovered that a common material placed in water could cause hydrogen to bubble to the surface at room temperature. This chance finding led to the launch of Applied Quantum Materials, which Hamilton co-founded […]