Guest speaker at this Women in Renewable Energy – WiRE event is Colleen Giroux-Schmidt, Vice President – Corporate Relations for Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. Giroux-Schmidt has over a decade and a half of experience in resource development with an extensive knowledge of the renewable energy sector.
Canada’s energy efficiency goods and services sector directly employed 436,000 permanent workers in 2018 and is poised to grow by 8.3% this year, creating over 36,000 jobs, according to a new report.
Expanding programs for women who might be considering a career in the skilled construction trades, or who are already in them, is the goal of a new joint initiative of Canada’s Building Trades Unions and the federal government.
Canada’s future prosperity goes hand-in-hand with a sustainable and clean environment. A clean economy creates growth and well-paying jobs, while preserving Canada’s natural heritage for generations to come.
Smart 50 Awards, in partnership with Smart Cities Connect, Smart Cities Connect Foundation and US Ignite, has recognized Alectra Utilities’ Advantage Power Pricing program – an innovative electricity pricing plan pilot — as among the most transformative and influential smart cities projects in the world.
Eiko has announced the aquisition of Xeleum, a U.S. based designer and manufacturer of intelligent, controllable lighting solutions for use in industrial and commercial applications.
A technological breakthrough by ABB – a solid-state circuit breaker – will enhance performance of renewable energy solutions, industrial battery storage solutions and so-called edge grids.
As of April 30, Natural Resources Canada has new dry-type transformer energy efficiency requirements in effect that align with most of those implemented by the U.S. Department of Energy in 2016.
iLLUMA-Drive has announced that Liteline Inc. will be joining the iLLUMA-Drive Partner Program as a major national LED Lighting OEM.
Join the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) for three days of opportunities, education and networking with the leaders, change makers and innovators of Canada’s green building industry.
Join an estimated 2200 attendees and up to 100 exhibitors in Calgary from May 8-9, 2019 at Canada’s must-attend event for solar energy professionals, stakeholders and advocates.
New data from Juniper Research has revealed that smart street lighting deployments will realize US$15 billion in cumulative energy savings for cities to 2023.
A new crown corporation, Efficiency Manitoba focuses energy efficiency and conservation and replaces Manitoba Hydro’s Power Smart brand, which had been in place for 30 years. The organization is helmed by CEO Colleen Kuruluk, previously the manager of Power Smart Programs at Manitoba Hydro.
Nominations are open for the Electrical Contractors Association of Ontario’s annual Douglas J.B. Wright Award. Submission deadline is July 15.
The purchase incentive for zero-emission vehicles will apply to eligible new vehicles that are purchased or leased on or after May 1, 2019. This incentive program is a measure announced in Budget 2019 and is subject to Parliamentary approval.
Ontario Power Generation (OPG), in partnership with the Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, has completed its first-ever 44-megawatt solar facility at the former Nanticoke Generating Station site.
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
