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Investor hits pause on billion-dollar Maple Ridge battery plant expansionThe Taiwanese company behind a planned massive investment in a Maple Ridge battery plant has hit pause on the project.EconomyDec 4, 2024
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Auditor general to probe conflict of interest allegations in B.C. cleantech grant programB.C.'s auditor general has been directed to investigate allegations of a conflict of interest involving a consulting firm that administers a provincial clean energy grant program.PoliticsApr 8, 2024
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BWXT Nuclear Peterborough, Innovation Cluster aim to spur economic developmentBWXT Nuclear Energy Canada ships uranium dioxide-filled pellets to its Peterborough facility where they are assembled into CANDU fuel bundles using beryllium, a lightweight metal.EconomyMar 26, 2024
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Funding announced for paid internships in sustainable energy at University of ReginaThe Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC) and Mitacs announced a four-year funding agreement to fund graduate and post-graduate researchers in sustainable energy.EducationFeb 6, 2024
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Alberta needs billions more to invest in energy transition: studyA new study says the global energy transition could create 170,000 jobs in Alberta and contribute $61 billion to the province's GDP by 2050.CanadaDec 7, 2021
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New federal environment minister says his climate plan is not a ‘secret agenda’Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Wednesday there is nothing 'really new`` in the political rhetoric between Alberta and Ottawa around climate change this week.CanadaOct 28, 2021
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‘Elon is watching us’: Calgary woman uses nanotechnology to create new lithium extraction technologyUsing nanotechnology, Amanda Hall and her team at Summit Nanotech say they have created an improved method of lithium-ion resource extraction from produced brine water.TechNov 12, 2020
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The West Block — Episode 33, Season 9Watch the full broadcast of The West Block from Sunday, April 19, 2020 with Mercedes Stephenson.CanadaApr 19, 2020
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Cleantech ‘revolution’ the silver lining in climate change gloom: OECDThe Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development says the world has yet to "turn the corner" on addressing climate change but there is room for optimism.CanadaNov 15, 2015
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The future is clean<p>Last week, Quebec's cleantech industry officially introduced itself with what some would call an audacious goal: to make Quebec a world-class cluster of green technology development. ROBERTO ROCHA</p>Apr 25, 2011
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Ontario provides Indigenous cleantech Carbonix with $475K critical minerals fundingCarbonix has worked with Trent University in Peterborough to develop a process to convert mining waste into high-energy-density graphite used in anode and cathode production.ScienceJul 31, 2023
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EV company Trouvé Victory explores tenancy at Trent University research park in Peterborough, Ont.Incorporated in 2019, Trouvé Victory plans to build vehicles using green hydrogen fuel cells, AI cockpits, rooftop solar photovoltaic panels and other cutting-edge technology.EconomyMar 29, 2023
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Group fears Trent University arena project will put wetlands at riskConcerns raised about the impact construction will have on wetlands at Trent University.EnvironmentMay 1, 2018
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Peterborough company Noblegen to join Canadian delegation at global cleantech forumThe Cleantech Forum in San Francisco, set for Jan. 27-29, features dozens of innovators and investors dedicated to the field of clean technology.ScienceJan 23, 2020
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Alberta to weather ‘rough economic waters’ in 2023: economic outlookEnergy and commodity prices, and agriculture will be the "main drivers" of Alberta's positive GDP growth in 2023, according to ATB Financial.EconomyOct 19, 2022
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Maple Ridge, B.C. to be home of new $1.05-billion lithium-ion battery plantPrime Minister Justin Trudeau and B.C. Premier David Eby were in Maple Ridge on Tuesday to announce plans to build a new $1.05 billion lithium ion battery plant.EconomyNov 14, 2023
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Peterborough Innovation Cluster launches new makerspace to help watertech startupsThe City of Peterborough sees cleantech and watertech industries as a promising new field in economic development.ScienceMar 22, 2019
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Solar conference moves to Calgary with hot emerging market in Western CanadaA huge solar conference usually held in Ontario is moving to Calgary this year and kicks off on Wednesday.ConsumerJun 19, 2018
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Study says Canada needs trade with China, but the USMCA will make that more challengingAs most experts predict that Clause 32, will make it much more challenging for Canada to engage in trade talks with China, one study states that this is precisely what Canadian regulators need to do.CanadaOct 13, 2018
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B.C. adventurer looks to protect oceans with technologyThe first woman to ever row across the Atlantic is now developing cutting-edge technology to help protect the world's oceans.CNov 8, 2018