Tuesday, August 12, 2025
BC Hydro announces commissioning of final generating unit at Site C project
BC Hydro has reached a historic milestone with the successful commissioning of the sixth and final generating unit on the Site C project. With all…
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CNSC authorizes construction of waste storage facility at Pickering site
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the Commission’s decision to authorize Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to construct and operate the Pickering Component Storage Structure…
CNL identifies three sites to advance the design of renewable diesel production
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), in partnership with Expander Energy Inc. (Expander), Fuel Cell Energy (FCE), St Marys Cement (SMC), and Nuclear Promise X (NPX), announced…
First-of-its-kind carbon capture and utilization facility breaks ground in Mississauga
Carbon Upcycling Technologies and cement manufacturer Ash Grove, a CRH Company, broke ground on Carbon 1 Mississauga – a Canadian first-of-its-kind commercial carbon capture and utilization facility at…
B.C., Haisla Nation contribution agreement to build infrastructure for Cedar LNG
A new $200-million contribution agreement between the Government of B.C. and Haisla Nation will support building the infrastructure needed to ensure the Cedar LNG facility runs…
BC Hydro launches call for new clean energy sources
BC Hydro has launched a new call for power for 2025 to secure new sources of affordable, clean or renewable electricity that will support British…
Canadian Renewable Energy Association launches awards program
As part of its fifth anniversary celebrations, the Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) is launching a new awards program recognizing excellence in Canada’s wind, solar…
CIB commits $24M to renewable energy project in remote Quebec First Nation
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has closed a $24-million loan to support the Atikamekw of Opitciwan, a remote First Nation community in Northern Quebec, in its energy transition aimed…
Feds invest in renewable energy and grid modernization in the Maritimes
The Government of Canada announced close to $16 million in federal funding for energy projects in the Maritime provinces that will help deliver reliable, affordable…
AECL selects preferred bidder to manage and operate Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) announced that Nuclear Laboratory Partners of Canada Inc. has been selected as the Preferred Bidder for the contract to…
Barrett Chute hydro station set to deliver more clean power after successful refurbishment
In eastern Ontario, OPG’s Barrett Chute Generating Station (GS) is now running like new after a successful four-unit, four-year refurbishment. The facility on the Madawaska…
TRU celebrates sustainability with low-carbon District Energy System
Thompson Rivers University celebrated a major sustainability milestone Thursday related to its Low-Carbon District Energy System, the first initiative under a $50-million national retrofit partnership…
Small modular reactor engineering and service centre to be built in Ontario
GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) announced plans to establish a cutting-edge Canadian BWRX-300 Engineering and Service Centre in Durham region near the Ontario Power…
CIB makes inaugural Nunavut investment in wind energy and storage project
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has reached financial close on its first investment in Nunavut, supporting a transformative clean energy project in the remote Inuit community…
Landmark solar project sets new standard for renewable energy in remote communities
BC Hydro is making history with a pioneering upgrade to its Anahim Lake Station, seamlessly integrating solar energy from Ulkatcho’s Anahim Lake Solar Farm into…
CIB lending $108.3M for new wind project in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) announced it is investing $108.3 million, including its first Indigenous equity loan in Quebec, to support construction of the 102.2-megawatt…
Ontario government to build four new and expanded transmission lines
The Government of Ontario is building two new transmission lines and two major transmission upgrades to ensure the province has the power it needs to…
NWMO begins preliminary siting work for second deep geological repository
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) announced it has launched a two-year engagement process to refine the site selection approach for Canada’s second deep geological…
CIB loans $97 million towards new energy project in Nova Scotia
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and Elemental Energy have reached financial close on a $97 million loan to support a new wind energy project, Wedgeport Wind, located in the…
New third transmission line planned to power downtown Toronto
The Government of Ontario and City of Toronto announced they are working to bring a third electricity transmission line into downtown Toronto. “We are acting…
$1.1B in financing closed for PPAW 1 Wind Energy Centre in Quebec
Invenergy and the Alliance de l’énergie de l’Est, a consortium of 209 municipalities and territories in Eastern Quebec, from the Montmagny Regional County Municipality (RCM)…
Clean energy partnership advances Indigenous ownership in solar project
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB), Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation (AIOC), Selkirk Advisory Group Inc. and Equitable Life of Canada are partnering to support Duchess Solar,…
BC Hydro announces Charlotte Mitha as next president and CEO
BC Hydro announced the appointment of Charlotte Mitha as its new president and CEO, effective Aug. 1, 2025. She will succeed BC Hydro’s outgoing president…
Federal Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program supports B.C. First Nations’ investment in gas pipeline
Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDEV), through its subsidiary, Canada Indigenous Loan Guarantee Corporation (CILGC), announced the provision of a loan guarantee in connection with a…