Air Water Land - Renewable Energy
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December, 2009
The Powerhouse solar shingle, unveiled this fall, integrates thin-film photovoltaic cells into a “multi-functional solar energy–generating roofing product.”
Air Water Land
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December, 2009
It’s goodbye to natural gas and hello to renewable energy for 1,600 homes in Alberta’s Capital Region. Thanks to a $7.45-million grant from the provincial government, the waste heat from an Edmonton biofuels plant will soon be sent to an existing community energy system in nearby Strathcona County.
Air Water Land
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September, 2009
The Alberta Energy Research Institute has approved $2.6 million for Borealis GeoPower to research the use of geothermal energy from deep oil and gas wells in the Canadian Foothills for the production of electrical power.
Air Water Land
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June, 2009
Toronto-area homeowners are being given the chance to save on their hot water heating costs—possibly as much as $260 annually—under an innovative solar water heating program.
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May, 2009
The federal government is providing funding to 23 research projects at universities across the country to develop advanced nuclear energy systems.
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May, 2009
The BC Bioenergy Network (BCBN) has invested $100,000 in the Clean Energy Research Centre (CERC) at the University of British Columbia (UBC).
Air Water Land Daily News
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April, 2009
Bullfrog Power Inc., Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. , EnerWorks Inc. and the
federal government have launched a new Solar Water Heating Program (SWHP).
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April, 2009
Hydrogenics Corporation reports two of its hydrogen generators have been
installed in Europe for fueling station applications.
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April, 2009
Ontario environmental sector firms are concerned the province may miss a
crucial opportunity in the coming years if business and government do not find
new ways of working together, according to a new study.
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April, 2009
W2 Energy Inc. says it has agreed to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to
make its waste-to-fuel plants available in Colombia, South America and a joint
venture (JV) in Panama.
Air Water Land Daily News
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April, 2009
Manitoba Hydro has announced the first installation in the province through
the Power Smart Solar Water Heating Program (SWHP).
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April, 2009
Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Stan Beardy has welcomed the
reaffirmation by the Ontario government to commit to resource benefits sharing
with Aboriginal communities, which was among a number of amendments to the
proposed Green Energy Act.
Air Water Land Daily News
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April, 2009
BC Hydro and Power Authority and Tembec Inc. have agreed to the key
commercial terms of an electricity purchase agreement (EPA) that will allow the
Crown-owned utility to purchase clean electricity from Skookumchuck pulp mill in
B.C.
Energy Evolution
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April, 2009
Canada Hydro Developers Inc. considers itself one of the largest renewable
energy companies in Canada and it has major milestones despite worldwide
economic upheaval.
Energy Evolution
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April, 2009
EarthRenew Inc. Chief Executive Officer Christianne Carin recently told a
symposium in Washington, D.C. that the United States and North America must take
advantage of the vast pool of readily available and useful energy through
efficiency, since nearly 60% used is wasted through inefficiencies.
Energy Evolution
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April, 2009
Recognizing that a balance of factors need to be considered by communities in
developing wind projects is a major component in guidelines developed for the
New Brunswick government.
Energy Evolution
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April, 2009
Doug Saunders, operations manager for E. Gruben’s Transport Ltd. in
Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories doesn’t let the cold bother him in this
hamlet north of the Arctic Circle.
Energy Evolution
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April, 2009
As mid-May public information sessions approach on the proposed Lower
Churchill Hydroelectric Generation Project, six firms are preparing expressions
of interest (EOI) on possibly bidding for the detailed engineering design
work.
Energy Evolution
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April, 2009
Hydro-Quebec Distribution (HQD) has issued a call for tenders for energy
produced by biomass cogeneration in order to meet the long-term electricity
needs in the province.
Air Water Land Daily News
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April, 2009
South Shore Resources Inc. reports it has signed a one-year definitive
distribution agreement to have H20 Fuel Systems Inc. of Mississauga, Ontario
provide direct marketing, sales and distribution for hydrogen generating modules
(HGM) developed by the company based in Turks and Caicos.
Air Water Land Daily News
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April, 2009
A strategic review should result in Northland Power Income Fund (NPIF) and
Northland Power Inc. (NPI) merging.
Air Water Land Daily News
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April, 2009
Railpower Technologies Corp. discloses that its audited financial statements,
management discussion and analysis as well as related certifications for the
year ended Dec. 31, 2008 will be delayed beyond the statutory March 31, 2009
deadline.
Air Water Land Daily News
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April, 2009
Alberta can create more than 200,000 green jobs and build a strong economic
future, according to a report released by two prominent environmental groups and
the Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL).
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April, 2009
HyPower Fuel, Inc. reports it has received the first tranche funding under
the Alberta government's $239-million Bio-energy Infrastructure Development
Program.
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April, 2009
Sierra Geothermal Power Corp. (SGPC) discloses it has signed a memorandum of
understanding (MOU) to potentially develop projects on Da'naxda'xw/Awaetlala
Nation (D/AN) traditional land.
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April, 2009
Cascade Technologies Corp. says it plans to pursue opportunities in renewable
energy, more particularly in solar, wind and geothermal projects.
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April, 2009
Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation reports it has produced significant
amounts of renewable gasoline and diesel from biomass at its research facility
in Waterloo, Ontario.
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April, 2009
Vancouver-based Biomass Secure Power Inc. (BSPI) discloses it signed a
memorandum of understanding (MOU) to form a joint venture with Lower Nicola
Indian Band (LNIB) to propose a 15-megawatt, co-generation power plant and
pellet mill in the central interior of British Columbia.
Air Water Land Daily News
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April, 2009
The first wind turbine, installed by GO Transit in Ontario, has started
operating at one of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) stations,
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April, 2009
The federal government is providing $2.4 million toward a hydrogen
demonstration project at Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport in
Montreal.
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April, 2009
GreenField Ethanol Inc. facilities in Chatham and Tiverton in Ontario have
received federal funding support from ecoENERGY for Biofuels program.
Air Water Land Daily News
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April, 2009
Hydro-Quebec Distribution (HQD) has issued a call for tenders for energy
produced by biomass cogeneration in order to meet the long-term electricity
needs in the province.
Air Water Land Daily News
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April, 2009
A just-released report outlines wind turbine provisions and best practices
for projects in New Brunswick.
Energy Evolution
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April, 2009
The Capturing the Full Potential of the Uranium Value Chain in Saskatchewan report contains 20 recommendations on further development of these resources in the province, most focused on further exploration and mining, power generation as well as research and development.
Energy Evolution
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April, 2009
The first production-ready, highway-capable electric car in the world will be
on British Columbia streets before the end of 2009.
Air Water Land Daily News
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April, 2009
The federal government will provide up to $23.2 million to Permolex Ltd. for
its ethanol production plant in Red Deer, Alberta.
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April, 2009
Upper Toba Hydro Inc., a Plutonic Power Corporation division, has received an
environmental assessment (EA) certificate for its proposed run-of-river (ROR)
hydroelectric project in British Columbia.
Air Water Land Daily News
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April, 2009
Canadian Bioenergy Corporation says it Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)
have entered into negotiations to form a joint venture to construct and operate
a canola-based biodiesel production facility in Lloydminster, Alberta.
Air Water Land Daily News
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April, 2009
AAER Inc. discloses it has agreed to extend for 30 days a reservation
agreement (RA) to potentially provide 61 turbines to NPI Wind Power GP II Inc.
and Northland Power Wind GP II Inc. in order to complete a turbine supply
arrangement (TSA).
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April, 2009
Boralex Inc. reports it has completed acquiring the Ocean Falls hydroelectric
generating station in northern British Columbia.
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April, 2009
Lignol Energy Corporation reports a division has been awarded $3.4 million in
funding to produce cellulosic ethanol and other biochemical products from
under-utilized forest resources, including lodgepole pine killed by mountain
pine beetle, in British Columbia.
Air Water Land Daily News
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April, 2009
A 115-turbine wind power project has been officially opened by Enbridge Inc.
in the Kincardine area of Ontario.
Air Water Land Daily News
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April, 2009
Schneider Power Inc. discloses the Township of Wellington North in Ontario
has passed a proposed zoning bylaw amendment that will allow the Arthur Wind
Farm to be developed.
Air Water Land Daily News
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April, 2009
The BC Bioenergy Network (BCBN) has provided $400,000 to Nanaimo-based Cedar
Road LFG Inc. for a landfill gas-to-electricity (LGTE) conversion facility on
Vancouver Island.
Air Water Land Daily News
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April, 2009
New Brunswick has signed a Crown lease agreement to permit Caribou Wind Park
GP Ltd. to develop a 99-megawatt project south of Campbellton.
Air Water Land
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April, 2009
The federal government is touting its new Cellulosic Biofuels Network initiative as a way for farmers across Canada to harness new market opportunities and get higher prices for their crops.
Air Water Land Daily News
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March, 2009
A survey by the Electricity Sector Council (ESC) in partnership with the
Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) shows the labour force for the
sector is poised to experience 101% growth over the next three year.
Air Water Land Daily News
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March, 2009
Representatives of the Energy Efficiency Community Pilot Project being
undertaken in Port Hope Simpson and Hopedale in Newfoundland and Labrador will
be in the two communities this week to meet with town councils and potential
partners and to arrange details for the community-level outreach portion of the
program.
Air Water Land Daily News
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March, 2009
Quebec-based AAER Inc. reports it has completed installed an A-1500 wind
turbine in Portsmouth, Rhode Island and that unit is generating electricity.
Energy Evolution
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March, 2009
Proposals to generate energy from algae growth and pine beetle killed wood
are two of nine projects being reviewed by Terasen Gas Inc. in response to a
call for expressions of interest (EOI) in clean, renewable biogas production.
Energy Evolution
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March, 2009
BC Hydro and Power Authority has launched the Bioenergy Call for Power (BCFP)
second phase.
Energy Evolution
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March, 2009
Concerned about criticisms concerning electricity sector operations and
whether supply from independent power producers (IPP) is required in British
Columbia, Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources (EM&PR) has gone on the
offensive with a list of responses to various claims.
Air Water Land Daily News
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March, 2009
The budget for the Dalton McGuinty government continues putting funds towards
many of the energy sector initiatives it has promised to pursue.
Air Water Land Daily News
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March, 2009
BMO Financial Group reports its new Bank of Montreal branch to open in
Airdrie, Alberta will use renewable energy.
Air Water Land Daily News
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March, 2009
A just-completed report by the Nuclear Power Expert Panel (NPEP), providing
an overview of issues related to using the energy generation technology in the
province, will be made available for public and stakeholder review.
Air Water Land Daily News
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March, 2009
New Brunswick and Maine intend to explore developing a northeast energy
corridor, connecting the Atlantic Coast regions in Canada and the United
States.
Air Water Land Daily News
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March, 2009
Bullfrog Power Inc. reports it is now offering its 100% green energy to
residents and businesses in British Columbia.
Air Water Land Daily News
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March, 2009
The Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSia) and the Solar Energy
Society of Canada Inc. - Northern Alberta Chapter (SESCI-NAC) have applauded the
decision by the Alberta government to cancel its Natural Gas Rebate Program.
Air Water Land Daily News
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March, 2009
Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd. reports it has completed a production
prototype and internal certification testing for its second generation Sunergy
inverter for the solar power market.
Air Water Land Daily News
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March, 2009
Bruce Power Alberta Inc. (BPAI) has selected the Whitemud site, about 30
kilometres north of Peace River as the preferred option for a potential nuclear
power plant in the province.
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March, 2009
W2 Energy Inc. reports it has modified and test-operated its rotary engine to
run on hydraulics.
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March, 2009
Quebec-based Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. says that its proposed Kwoiek
Creek run-of-river hydroelectric project has received its environmental
assessment (EA) certificate from the province of British Colombia
Air Water Land Daily News
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March, 2009
Montreal-based Enerkem Inc., an advanced biofuels and green chemicals
technology company, says it plans to build and operate a second-generation
biofuels production facility in Pontotoc, Mississippi.
Air Water Land Daily News
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March, 2009
Vancouver-based Swift Power Corp. says it has signed a memorandum of
understanding (MOU) with the Kitselas First Nation regarding the company's
proposed Dasque Cluster hydroelectric project near Terrace, British
Columbia.
Energy Evolution
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March, 2009
As BC Hydro and Power Authority continues to move forward in evaluating its
Clean Power Call (CPC) according to its schedule and the Crown-owned utility has
appointed an independent observer to monitor the request for proposals (RFP)
process.
Energy Evolution
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March, 2009
BC Hydro and Power Authority has launched the Bioenergy Call for Power (BCFP)
second phase.
Energy Evolution
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March, 2009
- with Scott Stoll,
Energy Evolution
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March, 2009
The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) will take a lead role in developing the
Feed-In Tariff (FIT) Program that was included in the Green Energy Act, 2009
(GEA).
Energy Evolution
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March, 2009
BC Hydro and Power Authority has released fiscal third quarter financial
results showing $159 million in consolidated net income for the period ended
Dec. 31, down by $29 million from the previous fiscal year.
Energy Evolution
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March, 2009
Despite the unlikely prospect of it happening, privatizing Hydro-Quebec could
provide $10 billion more per year for the province through improved
productivity, higher electricity rates and bring and end to costly subsidy
programs for aluminum smelters, according to a research paper published by the
Montreal Economic Institute (MEI).
Air Water Land Daily News
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March, 2009
Proposals to generate biogas from algae growth and pine beetle killed wood
are two of nine projects in British Columbia being reviewed by Terasen Gas Inc.
in response to its call for expressions of interest (EOI).
Air Water Land Daily News
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March, 2009
AbitibiBowater Inc. (ABI) says it has signed a non-binding agreement in
principle to sell to Hydro-Quebec its 60% stake in a hydroelectric facility for
$615 million.
Air Water Land Daily News
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March, 2009
Strong mergers and acquisitions (M&A) growth worldwide in the wind and
solar power sector is adding to renewable energy deal momentum, according to a
new analysis by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
Air Water Land Daily News
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March, 2009
The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) will take a lead role in developing the
Feed-In Tariff (FIT) Program that was included in the Green Energy Act, 2009
(GEA).
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March, 2009
Guidelines for the environmental impact statement (EIS) and the joint panel
review (JPR) agreement on the proposed new nuclear generating plant at the
Darlington site, near Oshawa, Ontario, have been released.
Air Water Land Daily News
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March, 2009
Serpent River First Nation (SRFN) Chief Isadore Day Wiindawtegowinini has
pledged to insist on face-to-face consultations on proposed water power projects
in the aboriginal group’s traditional territory in Ontario.
Air Water Land Daily News
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March, 2009
Ballard Power Systems Inc. reports it has entered into an agreement to supply
fuel cells to Baxi Innotech GmbH for three years for use in manufacturing
micro-combined heat and power (mCHP) units.
Air Water Land Daily News
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March, 2009
ATCO Gas Tuesday officially opened its first geothermal facility, an
operations centre in Viking, Alberta that draws on heat energy from within the
earth's crust.
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March, 2009
NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. says it has signed a memorandum of
understanding with the Prince Rupert Port Authority covering important
logistical elements for the construction phase of the company's offshore wind
energy project in northwestern British Columbia.
Air Water Land Daily News
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March, 2009
Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) has selected 16 projects to
develop and demonstrate emerging clean technologies for $53 million in funding.
Air Water Land Daily News
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March, 2009
BC Hydro and Power Authority has launched the Bioenergy Call for Power (BCFP)
second phase.
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March, 2009
Bruce Power L.P. reports it has completed the final phase on a portion of the
project to restart the two units at the nuclear generating complex in
Ontario.
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March, 2009
Toronto-based W2 Energy Inc. says it has sold one of its Small Electrical
Generating Systems (SEGS) to Alpha Renewable Energy LLC.
Air Water Land Daily News
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March, 2009
Sofame Technologies Inc. discloses it has signed a memorandum of
understanding to acquire TransPacific Energy, Inc. (TPE), a California-based
renewable power technology developer.
Energy Evolution
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March, 2009
Groups representing both extremes of the climate change debate in British
Columbia are unhappy with the provincial government's budget, which was released
on Feb. 17 - a budget that forecasts a $740 million deficit over the next two
years.
Energy Evolution
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March, 2009
A Mississauga-based company that has developed a lower-cost way of producing
silicon than methods now normally used for the solar industry has raised $5
million from a San Francisco-based venture capital firm to expand its Toronto
area production line.
Energy Evolution
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March, 2009
Environmental groups say a new Alberta government report -- that calls for a
focus on managing the cumulative affects on the environment and communities from
oilsands development and makes several other key recommendations -- is too
little, too late.
Energy Evolution
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March, 2009
- Jim Bentein
Energy Evolution
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March, 2009
Manitoba Hydro’s consolidated net income from electricity and natural
gas operations was $217 million for the first nine months the fiscal year ended
Dec. 31, 2008 compared to $220 million in the year-earlier period.
Energy Evolution
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March, 2009
The Northwest Territories government has proposed investing in a feasibility
study for the hydro potential on the Bear River and conversion to natural gas in
Fort Good Hope and Tulita.
Energy Evolution
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March, 2009
As it considers a merger proposal from a major industry player, the Northwest
Territories government also will be attempting to review the structure and
efficiency as well as how electricity rates are established by its major utility
over the next few months.
Energy Evolution
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March, 2009
A Toronto-based company claims it has developed a solar panel that
revolutionizes the utility-scale solar sector through a technology that
concentrates the sun's rays on to high-efficiency solar cells by using low-cost
materials and a simple design, which the company claims makes large-scale solar
competitive with fossil fuels.
Energy Evolution
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March, 2009
The wind energy business could be a significant contributor to the Canadian
economy, creating $79 billion in new investment and 52,000 jobs - and some of
the 400 people attending a conference last week in Toronto want a piece of that
pie.
Air Water Land Daily News
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February, 2009
GreenCentre Canada in Kingston, Ontario will be the newest Centre of
Excellence for Commercialization and Research (CECR).
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February, 2009
Montreal-based Boralex Inc. -- which operates renewable power facilities in
Canada, the United States and France -- has reported the best annual operational
results in its history.
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February, 2009
The New Brunswick government has issued a request for proposals (RFP) from
parties interested in gaining access to biomass material from Crown forests.
Air Water Land Daily News
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February, 2009
Representatives of countries providing over 60% of the biofuels production in
the world, including Canada, have formed a global alliance.
Air Water Land Daily News
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February, 2009
Northern Resources Ltd. (NRL) advises that it is reviewing a portfolio of
wind energy projects in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Air Water Land Daily News
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February, 2009
The Green Energy Act (GEA) proposed by the Ontario government drew mostly
positive reaction from industry groups and industry participants.
Air Water Land Daily News
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February, 2009
As expected the Ontario government has introduced its Green Energy Act
(GEA).
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