Canada’s clean energy sector is entering a pivotal moment. As 2026 approaches, a new wave of startups is moving beyond pilots and demonstrations toward commercial-scale deployment across some of the world’s most carbon-intensive industries. From cement, steel, and oil and gas to hydrogen, energy storage, and carbon dioxide removal, the emphasis is shifting from experimentation […]
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Cleantech Secures Funding to Decarbonize Construction with a Low-Emission Cement
A climate tech company based in Calgary and Vancouver has raised a pre-seed round of capital. Funding for CURA, which is developing technology to produce cement with up to 85% less CO2 emissions, hails from Amplify Capital and Zacua Ventures. “This investment is a launchpad for us,” says cofounder Erin Bobicki. “We’re moving quickly to […]
Vancouver’s CURA Emerges from Stealth to Decarbonize Cement
A new Canadian climatetech startup is taking aim at one of the world’s toughest carbon challenges: cement production, a sector responsible for more than 8% of global CO₂ emissions—roughly equal to all passenger vehicles on the planet. Vancouver-based CURA has emerged from stealth with an electrochemical process that can cut cement emissions by up to […]