Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Tim Hortons and FLO partner to deploy more EV fast chargers across Canada
Perhaps you popped by a drive-thru for some caffeine on your way to school drop-off this morning? Soon you’ll be able to recharge your electrical…
Canada Infrastructure Bank
$108.3M investment for clean power project in Gespe’gewa’gi
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) is investing $108.3 million, including its first Indigenous equity loan in Quebec, to support construction of the 102.2-megawatt Mesgi’g Ugju’s’n 2 Wind Farm (MU2),…
Canada’s largest battery storage facility opens ahead of schedule
The Oneida Energy Storage Project has officially commenced commercial operations. The project was completed ahead of schedule and under budget and is the largest battery…
Nova Scotia’s Glooscap First Nation leads grid project to support clean energy
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has closed $217 million in equity financing to enable a new transmission line linking Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to improve…
CIB commits $224.2M to wind energy project in Nova Scotia
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) is providing $224.2 million in loans to help Port Hawkesbury Paper Wind Ltd. build a large-scale wind energy project and…
Commitment to revitalize Matawa Training and Wellness Centre
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB), Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), and Matawa First Nations Management (Matawa) have reached financial close on a retrofit project for the…
Innagreen and Cowessess First Nation open Bekevar Wind Farm
Innagreen, the global renewable energy investment platform, and Cowessess First Nation recently opened the Bekevar Wind Farm. Located in Saskatchewan, Bekevar will supply 200MW of…
Market Watch: Indigenous partnership to power clean energy
General Market Commentary The Bank of Canada reduced its target interest rate on October 23, 2024, landing at four per cent. The Bank is continuing…
Market Watch: Renewable chemical cleantech to decrease carbon footprints
General Market Commentary The Bank of Canada cut its key interest rate on September 4, 2024, and it stays at 4.25 per cent. According to…
Stantec to provide environmental consulting for transformative Arctic infrastructure project
Stantec was selected by West Kitikmeot Resources Ltd. (WKR) to continue advancing the engineering and environmental consulting services for the Grays Bay Road and Port…
City of Kingston celebrates new hub for innovation and sustainability
A milestone achievement was celebrated with a special grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony held yesterday at a commercial energy-efficient retrofit facility in Kingston, Ont., attended…
“Stubborn optimists” take to the stage at Climate Week NYC
By Colleen Connors Climate Week NYC is back and bigger than ever. Climate Group, the organizers of the “largest annual climate event of its kind,”…
The Retrofit Challenge: The transition to net-zero includes building retrofits
By Mark Douglas Wessel A telling observation made by the World Economic Forum is that cities, where over half of the planet’s population now live,…
Efficiency Capital advancing building retrofit projects with $50M from CIB
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and Efficiency Capital have recently formalized their financial partnership to help small and medium-sized building owners across Canada decarbonize their facilities. Businesses and building…
First Nation partnership to power Tilley Solar Project in Alberta
Alexander Business Corporation, First Nation Power Development (FNpower), Concord Green Energy (a subsidiary of Concord Pacific), and the Canada Infrastructure Bank have reached financial close…
CIB commits $138.2 million to Nova Scotia energy storage project
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) is committing $138.2 million to support the development of Atlantic Canada’s largest planned energy storage project by Nova Scotia Power…
Iconic Fairmont Royal York now a certified zero-carbon building
My favourite hotel just got even better. On our wedding night, my husband and I stayed at the iconic Fairmont Royal York in the heart…
CIB announces financing agreement with Parkland to expand EV charging infrastructure
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has announced a financing agreement with Parkland Corporation (Parkland), a North American convenience and fuel retailer for up to $210…
CIB commits to fund up to $100M in Ameresco building retrofits
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and Ameresco Canada Inc. have reached financial close on an agreement which sees the CIB committing to fund up to…
Major investment for zero emission public transit in Toronto
This week the Government of Canada and the City of Toronto announced a joint investment of $700 million towards the electrification of the Toronto Transit…
CIB commits $277M towards biorefinery and Canada’s largest electrolyzer
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has concluded the financing on its first project from its low-carbon fuels, carbon capture utilization storage (CCUS) and hydrogen initiative…
District Energy Projects: Putting municipalities on the path to net zero
Making tangible progress on climate goals in a country as spread out and geographically diverse as Canada was always going to be a challenge. Following…
New intake model for zero emission vehicle infrastructure funding
Transportation accounts for approximately 25 per cent of total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Canada. As such, the Government of Canada is working to make…
CIB and Calgary close $165M investment for zero-emission buses
Today, the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) announced financial close on a partnership with The City of Calgary which will see the CIB invest $165 million…