News Highlights
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10.03.10
Green Building >> News
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International the 2010 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award in recognition of its continued leadership in protecting the environment through energy efficiency. BOMA, first recognized with the Partner of the Year Award in 2007, is the only real estate association to receive this…Read more...
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10.03.10
Electricity Regulation >> News
TORONTO, ON — The future will be brighter for many businesses in Ontario as more than 500 new green energy projects, most of them solar power installations, were approved today.Read more...
These 510 projects are the first larger power generators to obtain contracts through Ontario's landmark Feed-In Tariff (FIT) program, the most comprehensive of its kind in North… -
09.03.10
Renewable Power >> News
VANCOUVER, BC — Ballard Power Systems announced this week that it has $6.2 million in project funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under contract over a four year period. Ballard Material Products, a U.S. subsidiary of Ballard Power Systems, was awarded $4.1 million as prime for a contract that will focus on improvements in fuel cell durability and…Read more...
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09.03.10
Renewable Power >> News
VANCOUVER, BC — Nexterra Systems Corp., a leading supplier of advanced, renewable biomass gasification heat and power solutions, announced that it has received the 2010 Sustainability Champion Award by the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC).Read more...
Nexterra has received VANOC's 2010 Sustainability Champion Award for its leadership and contribution in helping… -
01.03.10
Renewable Power >> News
TORONTO, ON — The Ontario Power Authority announced this week the launch of a website where service providers and suppliers of five renewable energy technologies (solar air, solar water, geothermal, solar photovoltaic and small wind) can apply to be included on a vendor list.Read more...
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24.02.10
Green Building >> News
Partners in Project Green is helping to green the minds of Toronto’s future workforce in an unique co-op program set to bring an eco-advantage for both students and employers in the Pearson Eco-Business Zone.Read more...
The program leverages existing engineering and engineering technology co-op programs offered by Seneca College, Humber College, and University of Waterloo, and adds to… -
24.02.10
HVAC / R >> News
ATLANTA — With publication of the green building standard, an updated online seminar reviewing its requirements is now available from ASHRAE.Read more...
ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, is the first code-intended commercial green building standard in the United States. It provides a green building foundation for those… -
24.02.10
Metering / Measuring >> News
SARNIA, ON and NEW YORK — Bluewater Power Distribution Corporation, an Ontario-based provider of electrical distribution services serving the Sarnia, Ontario area and CPower, a leading energy management and demand response firm, announced the enrollment of Lambton College into the Ontario Power Authority's (OPA) Demand Response 3 (DR3) program. The companies collaborated with the college to identify opportunities for participation…Read more...
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24.02.10
Green Building >> News
Vancouver, BC — The International Media Centre at Robson Square was the host venue for the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) awards ceremony recently that highlighted the achievements of the green builders and innovators in reaching for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) status for over 31 Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic venues.Read more...
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24.02.10
HVAC / R >> News
VANCOUVER, BC — The University of British Columbia (UBC) and Nexterra Systems Corp., a leading biomass gasification company, announced last week that UBC will install and demonstrate a unique, on-site biomass-fuelled combined heat and power (CHP) solution developed by Nexterra and GE Power & Water's gas engine division. The CHP system will be located at UBC's Vancouver campus, where it…Read more...
Top Stories
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Features | Crystal Luxmore | Mar 10, 2010 Quebec is revolutionizing the relationship between towns and the forests around them in an effort to stop the hemorrhaging of local jobs from the struggling forest industry. The solution is simple: let regional bodies decide who gets to use the wood. In Canada, each province has a different system for ... Read more... |
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Features | Joe Zwers | Mar 10, 2010 Canada has abundant resources for energy independence; from the Alberta oil patch to the hydro plants in BC and Newfoundland, and the 3,000 MW of wind farms spread across the provinces. Nevertheless, the distribution of that power isn’t always handled as efficiently as it could. Implementing a smart grid and demand ... Read more... |
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Features | Robert Colman | Mar 3, 2010 Chris Rickett, Senior Project Manager for Partners in Project Green, will be delivering a keynote address at ENEX this year. Partners in Project Green is a growing community of businesses working together to green their bottom line by creating an internationally-recognized 'eco-business zone' around Toronto Pearson. Through new forms of ... Read more... |
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Features | EM Staff | Mar 2, 2010 Bloom Energy Corporation announced the availability of the much-hyped Bloom Energy Server on February 24th. The patented solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology is being touted by the company as a cleaner, more reliable, and more affordable alternative to both today’s electric grid as well as traditional renewable energy sources. ... Read more... |
Columns
2010 to be the year of the smart building app We just returned from a very successful Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition - AHR Expo - in Orlando, and the buzz was all about how...
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Hot Water Heating Renewal Series: Condensing Boilers Traditional boilers in North American heating plants are "non-condensing", which means that they discharge flue gases at a high enough...
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Financial mechanisms to reduce carbon emissions - why they are important The topic of climate change has been hotly debated for the past 20 years. Until recently, scientists, politicians and business leaders, especially in...
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OPA to the rescue with energy retrofit incentives Many thanks to all of you who responded to my question last month about why people won’t invest in energy efficiency with a 50-100 per cent ROI...
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Featured Products
 LEDnovation introduces A19 LED lamp for 100W incandescent and CFL replacementsLEDnovation, Inc. announces a new addition to its line of state-of-the-art EnhanceLite LED replacement lamps. The 9.8W A19 Design White lamp delivers the world's highest lumen output for an LED ... Read more... |
 Inflatable dock seals and dock sheltersPentalift Equipment Corporation, manufacturer of loading dock equipment, has re-designed and refined the Inflatable Dock Seal and Shelter concept. Through the use of computer design technology, incorporating innovative manufacturing efficiencies ... Read more... |
 Dock leveler retrofit kitThe Energy Guard Retrofit Kit by APS Resource provides a perimeter seal along the sides and rear hinge of your dock leveler, blocks dirt, debris and pests and most importantly ... Read more... |
 Honeywell transmitter upgrade for simpler maintenanceHoneywell announces the newest version of its most widely-used smart pressure transmitters includes a software upgrade that allows industrial facilities to take a more-proactive approach to maintenance. The ST 3000 ... Read more... |
Upcoming events
- GLOBE 2010 (Mar 24, 2010)
- ENEX: Energy efficiency benefits for the bottom line (May 11, 2010)
