Canada recently announced investments into a dozen projects nationwide aimed at advancing the mining and clean energy sectors. Minister of Energy Tim Hodgson unveiled up to $73 million in funding, including $51M through the First and Last Mile Fund for five projects to advance critical minerals production, as well as $20M under the Energy Innovation […]
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pH7 Draws Federal Support to Validate Company’s Copper Cleantech in Canada
Vancouver-based pH7 Technologies has secured funding from Natural Resources Canada through the Energy Innovation Program’s Mining Decarbonization Demonstration Call for Proposals to evaluate a first-of-its-kind copper production technology using samples from a local mine in British Columbia. The critical metals processing innovator says the project, supported by up to $5 million in federal capital, will […]
pH7 Finalizes $55M Financing Package to Commercialize Critical Minerals Cleantech
pH7 Technologies this week announced the oversubscribed close of its Series B financing round. The Vancouver-based innovator raised US$32 million in equity, with new backing from Asahi Kasei and the Circular Innovation Fund building alongside previously announced investors including Fine Structure Ventures and BHP Ventures. pH7 also secured venture debt financing from RBCx, bringing the […]
pH7 Expands Canadian Facility, Accelerates Cleantech with Government Support
Building on major funding late last year, Vancouver-based pH7 Technologies recently revealed that is expanding its operating metals processing facility in Vancouver to scale the recovery of platinum group metals and strengthen regional supply chains for critical metals. By expanding processing operations, pH7 aims to increase domestic capacity to recover and process critical metals while […]
Canada Partners and Invests to Strengthen Mineral Supply Chain for Clean Energy
Critical minerals have become a defining issue for national security, industrial policy, and climate innovation. Research from the Canadian Climate Institute this year suggested that governments should act quickly to de-risk critical minerals investment and accelerate project timelines in order to “avoid missing out on a multi-billion dollar economic opportunity.” Building on the G7 Critical […]
pH7 Technologies Prevents 2,800 Tonnes of CO2 with Green Metal Recovery
Canadian cleantech innovator pH7 Technologies has recovered over 3,000 troy ounces of platinum equivalent metals (PtEq) by processing 250 tonnes of end-of-life materials at its Vancouver facility—averting 2,800 tonnes of CO2 emissions in the process. That’s the equivalent of taking 621 cars off the road for a year. The Vancouver company’s closed-loop hydrometallurgical platform also […]
Why Critical Minerals Are the Cornerstone of Climate Tech
As the global race to decarbonize intensifies, access to critical minerals has moved from a niche concern to a defining issue for national security, industrial policy, and climate innovation.
Rethinking Mining: From Dirty Past to Digital Future
Canadian leaders at Web Summit say tech is transforming how—and where—we mine the metals that power the clean economy. At the Web Summit Vancouver panel titled “Striking Gold in the Global Minerals Race,” three industry leaders made the case that the future of mining lies not in brute force extraction, but in precision, transparency, and […]
How pH7 Is Reinventing Metal Extraction for the Energy Transition
As the world accelerates toward a clean energy future, the demand for critical metals like copper and platinum is surging—alongside growing scrutiny of the environmental costs of mining and refining. That’s where Vancouver-based pH7 Technologies comes in. Led by CEO Mohammad Doostmohammadi, the company has developed a novel process that dramatically reduces water and energy […]
10 Canadian Clean Energy Startups to Watch in 2025
As the world accelerates its transition to clean energy, Canadian startups are emerging as global leaders in innovation, developing cutting-edge solutions to combat climate change and build a sustainable future. From groundbreaking carbon capture technologies to advanced energy storage systems, these companies are redefining what’s possible in the clean energy sector. In 2025, ten exceptional […]