One World Lithium revealed this month a collaboration to advance its proprietary clean technology. Based in Vancouver, One World is developing extraction technologies and pursuing strategic partnerships to commercialize lower-impact, scalable production from brines and clay slurries. Unlike traditional methods that tend to produce intermediates requiring additional downstream chemical processing, the B.C. firm’s objective is […]
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‘Tech Advantage Tour’ at WSV to Showcase UBC’s Clean Energy Innovation
The Metro Vancouver region is a launch pad for development and commercialization, according to Invest Vancouver, powered by world-class talent and facilities. For Web Summit Vancouver this year, Invest Vancouver is hosting Tech Advantage Tours. Curated, small-group tours will aim to give investors a firsthand look at the region’s highest potential sectors, including clean energy […]
Canada Invests in Patented ‘Foam’ Technology That’s Actually Made from Forestry Byproducts
An economic development entity based in Canada has announced plans to commercialize a sustainable construction material derived from forestry byproducts. The Yinka Dene Economic Development Limited Partnership, or YLP, is collaborating with the University of British Columbia’s Department of Wood Science to advance a technology called DicinFoam. The “foam” is in fact a biodegradable, fire-retardant […]
Canadian University Working on Circular Solutions to Filter Plastic from Water and Air
Have you ever wondered how much plastic is in the water we drink, and the air we breathe in, every day? These important questions are being researched at length by students and professors at the University of British Columbia through the Push Forward program. Microplastics—very small pieces of plastic debris that result from the breakdown […]