Tuesday, July 1, 2025
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…
Cleantech
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…
The Energy Transition: It’s not a pipe dream
SPONSORED STORY Climate mitigation. Carbon capture. Blue hydrogen. Green. Despite buzzwords galore, it all points to something with meaning—by working together, we’re navigating big changes…
Report recommends how to build the bridge to clean economy careers
The Conference Board of Canada’s new report, From Low-Mobility to Rapid-Growth Jobs: How Governments and Agencies Can Build the Bridge to Clean Economy Careers, provides…
The Cost of Plastic Pollution: How economic instruments can address recovery and prevention
The problem of plastic pollution is gaining increasing attention from the media, from politicians, from scientists, from environmentalists, and, hopefully, from the public. However, unlike…
Report indicates $1.5B invested in Canadian sustainable property tech
Sustainable PropTech, a collaborative think tank of industry leaders in real estate and technology, has released a comprehensive report on sustainable property technology, as well…
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…
Call for Code challenge urges developers to create sustainable tech solutions
Call for Code Creator David Clark Cause, in partnership with founding partner IBM, United Nations Human Rights and the Linux Foundation, launched the 2022 Call for Code Global…
NOVA Chemicals and Enerkem advance commercialization of chemical recycling tech
NOVA Chemicals Corporation and Enerkem Inc. are advancing their versatile and energy efficient chemical recycling technology to pilot stage in Edmonton, Alberta, thanks in part to…
Catch a Carbon-Negative Ride: RNG crucial to fulfilling zero-emission transit commitments
By Dr. Josipa Petrunić The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated transit agencies’ ridership and revenue, and many agencies have minimal budgets left to transition away from…
CHAR Technologies to operate new HTP facility in Quebec
Cleantech development and services company CHAR Technologies Ltd. has announced it will own and operate a high-temperature pyrolysis system (HTP) in Saint-Félicien, Quebec. CHAR will deploy,…
New report recommends strategic cleantech procurement
Clean technologies will play a critical role in helping Canada meet its environmental and economic goals in the coming years. According to a new Smart…
EnviroTech 2022 calls for technical abstracts
The Environmental Services Association of Alberta (ESAA) has announced that EnviroTech 2022 is returning as an in-person event and will be held April 20-22 at…
Top cleantech companies selected for ability to reach net zero
Selected from over 10,000 nominated innovators, Cleantech Group’s 2022 Global Cleantech 100 list represents leading innovative and promising companies that are working to take the…
Alberta energy transition could grow the green economy by $61B
The global energy transition could create 170,000 jobs in the cleantech sector in Alberta and contribute $61 billion to GDP by 2050, concludes the Alberta Energy Transition Study conducted for Calgary Economic Development, Edmonton Global, and supported by funding…
Restore and Regenerate: How to Establish a Circular Economy in the Canadian Market
By Peggy Smedley Since the onset of manufacturing, we have steadily depleted our natural resources in an effort to enjoy our modern-day comforts. Now, we…
CHAR facility receives support to produce renewable power
CHAR Technologies Ltd. will be upgrading its high temperature pyrolysis facility to produce approximately 20,000 GJ/yr of renewable natural gas (RNG), with the support of…
RemTech 2021 conference schedule now available
The Environmental Services Association of Alberta (ESAA) has released the schedule for the upcoming Remediation Technologies Symposium 2021 (RemTech™ 2021), a popular remediation technology event…
Cleantech and renewable energy investments surge
A green investment wave is washing over Canada, according to a recent financial analysis of the green economy. Cleantech and renewable energy companies in the…
Bergeron Leads Board of B.C.’s New Life Sciences Investment Fund
The government of British Columbia has introduced a new $500 million strategic investment fund, called InBC, aimed at helping local technology and life-sciences companies scale…
Harnessing Hydrogen: Initiatives to Build Capacity in Canada
The Canadian government has released its Hydrogen Strategy to provide a plan for hydrogen in the journey to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. If the…
Clean Energy Funding Opportunities Through Alberta’s TIER System
The Alberta government is spending $50 million from the industry-funded Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) system to grow the clean-tech industry and cut emissions.…
Ontario Environment Minister: Cleantech Companies Helping Address Most Pressing Concerns
On September 24, 2020, Jeff Yurek, Ontario’s Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks, addressed the first virtual Environment and Cleantech Business + Policy Forum presented…