Wednesday, April 16, 2025
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…
Cleantech
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…
Market Watch: Home grown green hydrogen production
General Market Commentary The Bank of Canada has maintained the rate of borrowing at 5.00% as high inflation persists. At the same time the accelerating…
New funding announced for hydrogen innovation in Alberta
The Alberta government is providing $45 million to power new hydrogen technologies that will reduce emissions and create jobs. Hydrogen is expected to be a…
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…
Market Watch: Milestone investment for Canadian cleantech
General Market Commentary The Bank of Canada increased its interest rate 25 basis points once again, to 5.00%, on July 12. The Bank continues to…
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.…
Evolving Environment: Contemplations from the lake house
Summer breeze makes me feel fine, sang Seals and Crofts. This classic song came on the radio while on the way home from last week’s…
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…
Market Watch: More sustainable manufacturing in Canada
General Market Commentary The Bank of Canada increased its interest rate 25 basis points to 4.75% on June 7. This is the first rate increase…
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…
Market Watch: Bridging the supply chain gap for electrification
General Market Commentary On May 4, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem spoke to the Toronto Region Board of Trade about price and financial stability.…
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…
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…
Clean economy funds and investment opportunities for Canadians in Budget 2023
Budget 2023 offers a range of new funds and investment opportunities to support sustainable energy and a growing green economy, including the Canada Growth Fund—a new…
Recommendations for competing in the clean energy transition
As the shift toward clean energy gathers speed, fuelled in part by the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, Canada is under pressure to accelerate the flow…
Market Watch: Renewable energy on the rise
General Market Commentary The Bank of Canada has maintained the base interest rate of 4.5%, unchanged from our past edition. Some expected another increase while…
Canadian colleges fueling clean economy transition with fully funded microcredentials
Canadians from coast to coast to coast can now access fully funded microcredentials to help to increase skills and competencies and prepare them to meet…
Carbon Clean 200 companies outperform dirty energy by 30%
Advocacy non-profit As You Sow and Corporate Knights, research and media organization, have released their 10th update of the Carbon Clean 200TM, a list of…
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…
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…