Saturday, April 19, 2025
Market Watch: Canadian cleantech that takes carbon out of the equation
General Market Commentary On December 6, 2023, the Bank of Canada held its interest rate at 5%, as the Bank continues its policy of quantitative…
Cleantech
Call for cleantech applications from Rotary Environmental Innovators Fund
Building on the success of its inaugural year, the Rotary Environmental Innovators Fund (REIF) is poised to make an even more profound impact in 2024.…
ONEIA’s Environment Industry Day focuses on building smarter and faster
Yesterday the Ontario Environment Industry Association (ONEIA) hosted its annual Environment Industry Day at Queen’s Park. Environment and cleantech leaders were at the Legislature meeting…
New report on compensation and governance in the cleantech industry
The Bedford Group has released its 2023 Executive and Board Compensation and Governance Report for the clean technology industry. The report gathers detailed compensation data…
Fall federal statement increases support for Canadian cleantech
On November 21, Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, delivered the 2023 Fall Economic Statement, including some notable support for the environment…
Market Watch: Conquering industrial carbon emissions with Canadian engineering
General Market Commentary The Bank of Canada’s Senior Deputy Governor, Carolyn Rogers, recently presented her views on why interest rates could settle at a higher…
Meet the 50 most investible Canadian cleantech ventures
Canada’s 50 most investible cleantech ventures have been announced by Foresight Canada, the country’s largest cleantech ecosystem accelerator. The Foresight 50 features inspiring cleantech ventures across a…
Public policy is powering cleantech and incentivizing record investment, according to EDC report
As the urgency to address climate change grows, Export Development Canada (EDC) is bringing innovators, partners and financiers together at its seventh annual Cleantech Export Week…
Canadians say cleantech can solve the climate crisis, according to Epson survey
The results of this year’s “Epson Global Climate Barometer” are in, and it captures views of over 30,000 people in 39 countries, attempting to better…
Market Watch: H2O Innovation acquisition makes a splash
General Market Commentary Today the Bank of Canada released the third quarter issue of the Business Outlook Survey, which summarizes interviews conducted by the Bank’s regional…
Foresight Canada proposes cleantech adoption platform
Since 2019, over 660 Canadian municipalities have declared climate emergencies, highlighting the increasing impacts of the rapidly warming climate. It’s clear that regions all across…
SDTC funds frozen while organization addresses ISED report
Ottawa has frozen Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) from granting funds after a lengthy investigation uncovered evidence of conflict-of-interest breaches and alleged issues regarding governance…
Canada’s Clean50: CEOs, sustainability leaders, cleantech entrepreneurs, and more
The annual Clean50 award recognizes leaders from across Canada who have done the most to advance climate action and develop climate solutions. The latest lists…
Understanding sensitive soils to improve the quality of surrounding water
Researchers from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala are investigating the impact of phosphorous – both that which exists naturally in soil and…
Market Watch: Canadian cleantech for air emissions abatement
General Market Commentary On September 6, the Bank of Canada held its target for the rate of borrowing at 5.00% as high inflation persists. The…
New plant a major step forward for Canadian EV battery production
Volta Energy Solutions (Volta), a subsidiary of Solus Advanced Materials located in South Korea, is launching the first battery copper foil factory for electric vehicles…
Lafarge Canada pilots cleantech project to support sustainable cement production
In Canada, an estimated 10 million tonnes of construction and demolition waste is generated each year, with four million tonnes being concrete. Designing a process…
PortsToronto launches Canadian debut of WasteShark aquadrone
PortsToronto, in partnership with RanMarine Technology, today launched a pilot program that saw two WasteShark aquadrones make their Canadian debut in the Toronto Harbour. As…
First-ever StatsCan snapshot of federal support for growing cleantech activities
Statistics Canada recently released a first-ever snapshot of the businesses performing clean technology (cleantech) activities that have been funded by the federal government through Business…
Nano One advances plans at Quebec facility, secures new patents
Nano One Materials Corp., based in Vancouver, B.C., is a clean technology company with patented processes for the production of lithium-ion battery cathode materials that…
Water main tech company continues growth across North America
FER-PAL Construction Ltd., based in Montreal, Que., announced the appointment of Lou Magurno as Vice-President, Operations, FER-PAL Canada, and Blaine Preston as Vice-President, Operations, FER-PAL…
New funds for emissions-reducing technologies in Alberta
The Alberta government is investing more than $60 million into cutting-edge technologies that will reduce emissions and increase economic performance for industries across the province.…
Policy POV: Canada needs to turn on the taps for water cleantech
A June 2023 article from the Yale University School of the Environment with the intriguing title “Beyond the Yuck Factor: Cities Turn to ‘Extreme’ Water…
Milestone for commercial scale lithium metal production accomplished at Li-Metal
Li-Metal Corp., a developer of lithium metal and lithium metal anode technologies critical for next-generation batteries, has successfully completed its first lithium metal production at…