Friday, May 23, 2025
Canada invests in infrastructure modernization at Saint Mary’s University
The Government of Canada and Saint Mary’s University announced a joint investment of $20 million to support Phase 2 of the Sobeys Inspiration Hub and…
energy
CIB commits $277M towards biorefinery and Canada’s largest electrolyzer
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) announced it has concluded the financing on its first project from its low-carbon fuels, carbon capture utilization storage and hydrogen…
NS amends construction labour relations legislation to include hydrogen projects
The Government of Nova Scotia introduced Amendments to the Construction Projects Labour Relations Act, that will broaden the legislation to include large-scale green hydrogen production…
Canada Post announces its first depot using all-electric vehicles
Canada Post unveiled its first depot, in Nanaimo, B.C., using battery-electric corporate delivery vehicles. The company’s Nanaimo depot will use 14 fully electric cargo vans…
Feds support Indigenous biomass energy facility with $35M investment
Natural Resouces Canada announced a $35-million investment to Whitesand First Nation owned Sagatay Co-Generation Limited Partnership to deploy a combined heat and power facility using…
Study demonstrates contributions of zero-carbon, net-positive energy buildings
A new study out of the University of Waterloo analyzes data-driven improvements in Canada’s first zero-carbon, net-positive energy building showing how they play a vital role…
Funding for energy upgrades at Cape Breton public housing units
The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia announced that more than 200 public housing units in Cape Breton Regional Municipality will receive energy efficiency improvements.…
Governments support energy efficiency project in the Town of Stephenville, NL
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced cost-shared funding of over $670,000 for an efficiency and fuel switching project for the Town of Stephenville through…
Ontario Power Generation to locate new corporate headquarters in Oshawa
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has announced it will establish a new corporate headquarters in the City of Oshawa. OPG has entered into an Agreement of…
Ontario announces partnership to build Canada’s largest battery storage project
The governments of Canada and Ontario announced the building of the largest battery storage project in the country. The 250-megawatt (MW) Oneida Energy storage project…
Construction set to start on Saskatchewan geothermal power production facility
Deep Earth Energy Production (DEEP) announced that a strategy for the engineering, construction, and commissioning of DEEP’s first geothermal project in southeast Saskatchewan has been…
Ontario launches Hydrogen Innovation Fund
The Ontario government announced it is establishing a Hydrogen Innovation Fund that will invest $15 million over the next three years to kickstart and develop…
OPG to deploy automated drones for remote monitoring of power stations
Transport Canada announced it has approved Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG) to operate Percepto’s drone-in-a-box solution Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) at McConnell Lake…
Canada added 1.8 GW of wind and solar in 2022: CanREA
The Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) announced the industry’s year-end data, reporting that Canada’s wind and solar energy sectors grew significantly in 2022. “I am…
Four companies to advance new reactor at OPG’s Darlington site
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) announced that it has partnered with GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, SNC-Lavalin, and Aecon to construct North America’s first Small Modular Reactor…
Ontario Minister of Energy visits NWMO Discovery and Demonstration Centre
The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) kicked off 2023 by welcoming Todd Smith, Ontario’s Minister of Energy, to its Discovery and Demonstration Centre in Oakville,…
Hydro One launches infrastructure renewal project in downtown Toronto
Hydro One announced the launch of construction on a new tunnel that will run 85 feet below ground in downtown Toronto, from the Esplanade to…
Westbridge Renewable to expand Sunnynook solar project’s capacity
Westbridge Renewable Energy Corporation announced the expansion of the Sunnynook Project, one of the Company’s most advanced projects under development in Alberta, Canada. The project…
Bruce Power refurbishment project reaches major milestones in 2022
Bruce Power announced that its Major Component Replacement (MCR) Project is bringing a successful 2022 to a close as it progresses Ontario’s largest clean-energy infrastructure…
First retrofit financed by CIB receives IREE certification
The Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) and the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) announced Dream’s 366 Bay St. redevelopment in Toronto is the first retrofit project financed…
Ontario in strong position to decarbonize electricity grid: IESO
A new report from Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) suggests Ontario is in a strong position to decarbonize its growing electricity grid, with a…
AECL and CNL break ground on new nuclear research facility at Chalk River
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) announced that they officially broke ground on the new Advanced Nuclear Materials Research Centre…
PCL expands solar operations with creation of new division
PCL Construction announced the next step in the evolution of its solar business: PCL Solar. Residing in Toronto, Ontario, with satellite offices in strategic centers…
Construction to start on Champlain Hudson Power Express Transmission Line
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced the start of construction of the 546-kilometre Champlain Hudson Power Express transmission line, being developed by Transmission Developers…