Friday, July 25, 2025
B.C. expanding electric vehicle charging network
British Columbia’s provincewide electric vehicle (EV) charging network will get four new sites in the coming months. The number of EV charging stations throughout the…
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Power systems accelerate transition from diesel to renewable energy
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC), a developer of clean, renewable power systems that harness energy from free-flowing rivers and tidal currents, announced that it has…
Canadian universities get $77M for infrastructure projects
The federal government announced more than $77 million to support 332 research infrastructure projects at 50 universities across the country. This contribution, through the Canada…
Hydro-Québec launches a pilot project to support the electrification of school buses
Hydro-Québec announced a pilot project with Autobus Groupe Séguin, a Québec-based, family-owned company that operates in the field of school and chartered transportation. Autobus Groupe…
Canada invests in first made-in-Canada electric vehicle
The Government of Canada announced a $5-million FedDev Ontario investment in the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association (APMA) to support Project Arrow, the automotive industry’s first Canadian-made, zero…
Indigenous clean energy projects are key to meeting B.C.’s climate targets
A new report from the Pembina Institute shows that Indigenous communities have been largely prevented from moving ahead with renewable energy projects despite the B.C.…
Protecting Canada’s energy infrastructure from cyber threats
Natural Resources Canada announced $407,000 in funding for the University of Waterloo to develop an enhanced cyber security system to protect Canada’s critical energy infrastructure. “We’re investing…
Proposed energy storage project advances with agreement
TC Energy announced it has reached an agreement with National Defence, that subject to conditions and regulatory approval, allows for the development of a 1,000-megawatt…
Feds invest in EV fast chargers for Quebec and B.C.
As part of #EVWeekinCanada, the Government of Canada announced investments across the country to install electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers. In Quebec a $9,490,000 investment was announced…
New Green Municipal Fund investments for British Columbia communities
Natural Resources Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced a $1.76-million investment through FCM’s Green Municipal Fund (GMF) to help reduce greenhouse gas…
Green infrastructure upgrades for Manitoban communities
The governments of Canada and Manitoba announced funding for nine projects across Manitoba to support green infrastructure and upgrade community, culture, and recreation facilities. The projects will…
New Green Municipal Fund investments for Atlantic Canada
Natural Resources Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced a pair of investments, through FCM’s Green Municipal Fund (GMF), totalling more than $140,00…
Halifax buildings get funding for energy efficiency upgrades
The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia announced funding to support energy efficiency upgrades to five community buildings in Halifax. Through this project, Scotiabank Centre, Alderney Gate Library, Sackville…
The Lac-Mégantic microgrid: a window on the technologies of the future
Hydro-Québec and the city of Lac-Mégantic are inaugurating the energy microgrid in Lac-Mégantic’s new downtown. In the wake of the July 2013 rail disaster, the city of…
Nova Scotia to build three solar farms
The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia announced funding for the construction of three new solar farms in the towns of Antigonish, Berwick and Mahone Bay. The project consists…
New Green Municipal Fund investments for Alberta communities
Natural Resources Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced an investment of $1 million dollars through FCM’s Green Municipal Fund (GMF) to help…
Bruce Power awards contract for steam generator replacement
Bruce Power announced it has awarded an approximately $350 million contract to replace steam generators at Units 3 and 4 of the Bruce Nuclear Generating…
Algoma Steel to receive $420M to phase out coal-fired steelmaking
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced that Algoma Steel Inc. will receive up to $420 million to retrofit their operations and phase out coal-fired steelmaking…
Canada invests in new EV fast chargers across B.C.
Natural Resources Canada announced a $2,350,000 investment to the British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority to install 47 electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers across the province to…
Renewable energy infrastructure for Halifax redevelopment project
The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia announced funding for an ambient temperature district energy system (DES) in the Cogswell District of downtown Halifax. The project,…
SaskPower awards Bekevar Wind Energy project
SaskPower announced it has awarded its next utility-scale wind facility to Renewable Energy Systems (RES) Canada and Awasis Nehiyawewini Energy Development, a wholly owned Cowessess…
Hydro-Québec inaugurates its first two solar generating stations
For the first time in Hydro-Québec’s history, solar power is now supplying the company’s grid. Gabrielle-Bodis generating station, located in La Prairie, and Robert-A.-Boyd generating…
Planning underway for new commuter ferry in Halifax
Officials announced that plans are in the works to add a new commuter ferry between Bedford and Halifax to the city’s transit fleet. The new Bedford…
Green Municipal Fund investments in Central Ontario communities
Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced an investment of $377,310 through FCM’s Green Municipal Fund (GMF) to help reduce greenhouse…