TELUS this month announced the winners of its sixth annual #StandWithOwners contest for small businesses in Canada. Since 2020, TELUS has invested over $6 million through the #StandWithOwners program, providing funding, technology, and exposure to help businesses thrive in a digital world. “The thousands of applications we reviewed this year told remarkable stories of businesses […]
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Canadian Solar Enters 2026 with Momentum as Kitchener Cleantech Shuffles Board, C-Suite
Last year, Canadian Solar opened a new global headquarters in Kitchener. Founded in 2001 by Dr. Shawn Qu in Guelph, Canadian Solar—a provider of solar photovoltaic modules and battery energy storage solutions—has grown into a global powerhouse with more than 15,000 employees across 20 countries. “This is a pivotal moment for Canadian Solar,” Qu stated […]
Swish Solar Secures Pre-Seed Funding to ‘Maximize Every Ray of Sunlight’ with AI Tech
A clean technology startup based in Waterloo has raised a pre-seed round of capital. Swish Solar, operating since earlier this year out of the University of Waterloo’s Velocity incubator, says the oversubscribed US$1.5M round will target market adoption of the early stage company’s flagship product: self-cleaning solar technology. “Solar panels can lose up to 60% […]
Federal Support for Solar Project Helps Remote Region ‘Strengthen Energy Security’
The Government of Canada this month announced nearly $2 million in federal support to help the communities of La Plonge and Poplar House District in northern Saskatchewan develop of a state-of-the-art smart micro-grid. “Clean energy projects in rural communities like this one at La Plonge are enhancing the reliability of our local energy grid, lowering […]
Patented Solar Tracking System Arrives in Canada to Help Power Net-Zero Operations
A Saskatchewan industrial contracting firm is bringing innovation to Canada’s clean energy sector by co-developing a dual-axis solar tracking system. Founded in 1937 by C.H. Balzer, Balzer’s Canada handles large construction, fabrication, maintenance, design build and general contracting projects. California’s Mechatron Solar has patented a gear-free, dual-axis solar tracker that maximizes efficiency across varying climates, […]
Restoration Lands Completes BC’s Largest Rooftop Solar Array in Canada’s Only Desert
In 2016, Michael and Sharon Molnar launched Restoration Lands with big ideas for a 92-acre industrial site near Vernon which included a 450,000-square-foot glass plant. The leading concept was the Okanagan Eco Industrial Park, which aims to balance economic growth with environmental sustainability through the offering of stratified commercial lots. Considering the value of industrial […]
Enbridge Greenlights $900M Solar Project to Power Meta
Calgary-based Enbridge has approved a final investment decision for Clear Fork, a 600-megawatt utility-scale solar project in Texas that marks a major step in the company’s renewable energy expansion. Now under construction near San Antonio, the USD $900-million project is expected to be online by summer 2027. All of its electricity will go to Meta […]
Spanning Nearly 40,000 Panels, quA-ymn is B.C.’s First Major Commercial Solar Facility
The first major commercial solar facility in British Columbia is now operational. The quA-ymn Solar Project, situated 50 kilometres southwest of Kamloops in Logan Lake, spans nearly 40,000 panels, making it the province’s largest solar installation to date. These panels are positioned to produce power for 2,400 homes for up to 40 years, according to […]
Government Pours Additional $5M into Canada’s Largest Off-Grid Solar Project
Last year, provincial and federal governments joined forces to invest nearly $16 million into what is set to become the largest off-grid solar project in Canada. This week, an additional $4.9M in federal funding was announced to further support the project, which includes the construction of new access roads and paths, control and monitoring of […]
Vancouver Innovator Daanaa Launches Zodiac to Transform Solar Energy
Vancouver’s Daanaa, known for its breakthroughs in power system electronics and semiconductor technology, has unveiled Zodiac—a cutting‐edge power electronics solution designed for photovoltaic (PV) modules. The new technology is set to simplify installation and boost system performance by integrating key functions directly into the module. Traditional solar systems often face energy losses because cells are […]