Monday, August 18, 2025
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…
Cleantech
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…
CHAR Technologies signs MOU with First Nations co-op LNFMI for waste to energy facility
CHAR Technologies Ltd. has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the First Nations co-operative Lake Nipigon Forest Management Inc. (LNGMI) to jointly develop, build,…
Accelerating cleantech growth through support from government and industry associations
How do Canadians access the right resources to move the needle on accelerating cleantech solutions for the energy transition? This was the main theme of…
Net Zero Incentives: What you need to know about the new tax credits for Canadian cleantech
In preparation of Canada’s net zero targets as per the 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan, and in parallel with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in the United…
GHGSat launches three new high-resolution methane satellites
GHGSat, a global leader in high-resolution greenhouse gas (GHG) monitoring from space, has successfully deployed three new methane satellites into orbit, taking the company’s constellation…
Market Watch: Cleantech credits and green bonds
General Market Commentary On March 28, Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, released the historic Budget 2023—A Made-in-Canada Plan: Strong Middle Class, Affordable…
Celebrating the energy transition this Earth Day
This year, EnvironmentJournal will celebrate Earth Day on April 21 with the 9th Annual Lumesmart EarthDay, with the theme of “Energy Transition.” The goal of…
EnviroTech evolves into Environmental Summit
The Environmental Services Association of Alberta (ESAA) and its formerly known EnviroTech conference is now the ESAA Environmental Summit. The newly named event will be…
Market Watch: Putting the spotlight on the rising value of Canadian cleantech
By James Sbrolla I’m excited to launch this new column on the EnvironmentJournal platform. After decades of twists and turns in the environmental market, it’s…
Cleantech Commons showcases emerging opportunities for cleantech development
Canada cannot expect to meet its 2030 emission reduction target and 2050 net zero goals without accelerated commercialization and adoption of cleantech, according to a…
GHD partners with MaRS on cleantech partnership for energy transition
Global consulting firm GHD has partnered with the Medical and Related Sciences (MaRS) Discovery District, North America’s largest urban innovation hub. This year-long partnership will…
GHGSat to launch world’s first commercial CO2 satellite
GHGSat, a global leader in high-resolution emissions monitoring from space, will launch the world’s first commercial satellite focused on monitoring sources of carbon dioxide (CO2)…
Net zero innovation network to fast track cleantech in B.C.
A new business innovation network is launching on the West Coast, aimed at helping British Columbia transition to a clean, net-zero economy. “A sustainable, clean…
A dozen Canadian companies make it on Cleantech’s Global 100
The annual Global Cleantech 100 list was recently released by the Cleantech Group, a San Francisco-based research organization that aims to showcase significant contributions to…
Canada must accelerate commercialization of domestic cleantech to meet climate goals
Canada cannot meet its 2030 emission reduction target and 2050 net-zero goals without accelerated commercialization and adoption of clean technology, according to a new report…
Regardless of global progress, Canadian clean economy set to grow green jobs
A new report indicates how clean growth and climate action will benefit Canadian communities and workers — if Canadians continue taking climate action, advancing context-specific…
New strategy to advance hydrogen industry in B.C
More than 50 per cent of Canada’s hydrogen and fuel-cell companies are in British Columbia, and now the B.C. government is bringing forward changes that…
BDC launches new $400M climate tech fund
BDC, the Business Development Bank of Canada, has announced its new $400 million Climate Tech Fund II, a renewed commitment to play a leadership role…
Emerging low-energy method to remove pollutants and purify water
Fresh water is a finite resource vulnerable to contamination. Researchers from the University of Guelph (U of G) and scientists from the Canadian Light Source…
MaRS launches latest RBC Women in Cleantech Accelerator cohort
MaRS, North America’s largest urban innovation hub, has announced that there will be 10 entrepreneurs participating in the RBC Women in Cleantech Accelerator program, which…
Cleantech innovation portal provides access to commercial opportunities
Cleantech Commons, a partnership between Trent University and the City of Peterborough, has launched the “Cleantech Innovation Portal” to help Canadian ventures in the cleantech…
Cleantech pro appointed chief commercial officer at CHAR
Cleantech developer CHAR Technologies Ltd. has welcomed Lewis Smith to the position of chief commercial officer (CCO). With more than 25 years of clean energy…
Funds for Alberta projects support green economy, lower emissions
The Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) fund is supporting 11 carbon capture projects to accelerate Alberta’s transition to a lower-emissions future. TIER funding of…