Pointing to a “noticeable decline compared to previous years,” Cleantech Group CEO Richard Youngman recently wondered whether Canada’s cleantech innovation pipeline has begun to lose momentum. “If so,” he said, “understanding the reasons behind this trend is critical.” Tyler Hamilton, senior director of climate at MaRS, posited this month that Canada’s diminished showing on the […]
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Wal van Lierop and Svante Recognized for Cleantech Excellence
At the opening night of Cleantech Forum North America, Cleantech Group honored eight outstanding visionaries advancing sustainable innovation at an awards dinner. Among the honorees were seven companies featured in the 2025 Global Cleantech 100 list, recognized for their innovative contributions toward achieving net-zero goals, alongside two individual awards celebrating lifelong dedication to cleantech innovation. […]
Svante Campaigns to Protect Winter Sports in Canada from Shifting Climate
Svante Technologies unveiled this week a collaboration with Speed Skating Canada. Headquartered in Vancouver, Svante is a carbon capture and removal solutions provider that makes nano-engineered filters and modular machines that capture and remove CO2 from industrial emissions. Svante is partnering with Speed Skating Canada on a climate change awareness and education campaign, dubbed “Save […]
Svante and Tenaska Partner to Boost Industrial Carbon Capture Efforts
Burnaby’s Svante Technologies, a leader in carbon capture technology, has announced a new partnership with Tenaska, a major provider of CO2 transportation and storage services. The two companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to deliver affordable and integrated solutions for industrial carbon capture and storage (CCS). This partnership aims to tackle global industrial emissions […]
U.S. Cleantech CEO Wonders: Has Canada’s Innovation Pipeline Begun to Lose Momentum?
The 2025 edition of the Global Cleantech 100 list has been revealed. Since 2009 the annual ranking, hosted by San Francisco research firm Cleantech Group, identifies 100 private companies positioned to make impacts in the clean technology sector over the next few years. Canada, among those at the forefront of energy transitions aiming for “Net […]
Energy Disruptors: UNITE 2024 to Showcase $1 Billion in Canadian Cleantech Innovation
The future of Canadian industry will be on stage in Calgary this October, when CEOs from seven of the most funded Canadian cleantech companies ever appear at Energy Disruptors: UNITE 2024. Keynote presentations will come from the following leaders: John Redfern – President and CEO of Eavor Greg Twinney – CEO of General Fusion Amanda Hall – […]
Svante Secures $137M for Carbon Capture Expansion in B.C.
Burnaby, B.C.’s Svante has secured an investment of up to $137 million from the Canada Growth Fund to accelerate the company’s development and construction of commercial-scale carbon capture and removal projects. Svante is a cleantech company that manufactures filters and carbon capture machines capable of trapping and removing CO2 from heavy-emitting industries, such as cement, steel, hydrogen, and […]