News | | Aug 31, 2010

Walmart Canada announced today the rollout of a new sustainability program designed to help the company become one of Canada’s largest teams of environmentally engaged associates. Launched under the banner “My Sustainability Plan” (MSP), the new program provides Walmart Canada’s 85,000 associates with a vehicle to integrate environmental practices directly into their daily lives.   &ld...

News | | Aug 25, 2010

The Government of Manitoba will hold public consultations on proposed new regulations aimed at reducing emissions from incinerators and encouraging the use of natural biomass materials as fuels, Conservation Minister Bill Blaikie announced today.   “The proposed new laws will help make Manitoba’s air cleaner,” said Bill Blaikie, Conservation Minister. “The province is also proposing ...

News | | Aug 15, 2010

The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) announced that following a 30-day consultation period, it has finalized the price for the new microFIT ground-mounted solar price category at 64.2 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh).   The finalized price reflects input received during the consultation period and incorporates a wider variation of cost inputs and project configurations, including higher ope...

News | | Jul 30, 2010

The Government of Nova Scotia has announced over $1 million of funding for green technology projects that it says will help the province go green. These projects are being administered by ecoNova Scotia.   “The government is showing genuine leadership by working closely with municipalities, businesses and community organizations to support green technologies that ...

News | | Jul 30, 2010

Xebec Adsorption Inc., a provider of clean energy solutions, has signed a contract to build a complete biogas upgrading plant for Terasen Gas.   “Xebec strives to establish strategic partnerships with leading Canadian utilities to move forward our vision to be a North American leader in clean energy solutions,” said Kurt Sorschak, Xebec president an...

News | | Jul 28, 2010

Finavera Renewables, a developer of renewable energy resources, has entered into a project development partnership with GE Energy. Under the terms of the Joint Development Agreement (JDA), GE will provide Finavera Renewables with project development funding up to $7.5 million for the company's Peace Region, British Columbia wind projects. Following an extensive suita...

Features | Amir Keranovic | Aug 25, 2010

Since the recent implementation of North America’s first renewable energy Feed-In-Tariff program, the Ontario government has awarded close to 3,000 MW of solar Power Purchase Agreements, representing over 13 million individual solar panels to be installed across the province in the immediate future. But this explosive growth combined with the region’s lac...

Features | John Gilson | Jul 7, 2010

The future of solar power in Ontario is bright following the implementation of the Green Energy Act (GEA) and Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) Program. The FIT Program, in particular, has had a positive impact on Ontario’s solar manufacturers, as well as indirectly affecting consumers of solar products (e.g. businesses, homeowners, etc.) and workers, especiall...

Features | John Gilson | May 26, 2010

Biomass has been drawing attention in recent years. The depletion of fossil fuels, the growing threat of global warming and—most recently—the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico have caused governments and businesses to re-examine their dependence on fossil fuels. In Canada, the federal government now allocates funds for bioenergy ...

Features | John Gilson | May 11, 2010

Community power and renewable energy were the major themes of the Community Finance Power Forum, held today at the MaRS Discovery District today Toronto.   The 1-day event—sponsored by MaRS, GEAA and D&D Securities—presented a diverse group of speakers that included community power project developers, funders and policy makers, who provided attendees with val...

Features | Crystal Luxmore | Apr 28, 2010

Canada might hold much of the world's oil supply, but that isn't stopping its entrepreneurial companies from being world leaders in second-generation bioenergy technologies. Over 100 companies are in the race to prove their technology can replace fossil fuels with affordable and planet-friendly biofuels to heat homes and schools and ...

Features | Crystal Luxmore | Mar 24, 2010

These days, residents of Finnish cities, towns and villages, nestled among thick forests and thousands of cold lakes, are kept warm by wood. Clean, green energy from wood pellets, chips or bio-oil fuels a central boiler and pipes the heat into the local hospital, schools, and homes.  For many of ...

Columns | Austin Brentley | Aug 23, 2010

You could almost hear the collective sigh of relief on August 13 when the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) announced that its proposed price reduction to the solar microFIT program would not be as far-reaching as originally believed.    First a little background In 2009, the OPA launc...

Columns | Thomas R. Casten | Dec 17, 2008

Overcoming regulatory barriers for your clean energy project. Many of the world’s best brains are focused on reducing fossil fuel use to mitigate climate change. Strangely, little attention is paid to the source of the greatest inefficiency — the generation of heat and power, which accounts for 69 per cent of ...

Columns | Thomas R. Casten | Oct 23, 2007

Ethanol could be a valuable addition to our fuel resources, but it will require a new approach to its ...