ABB Canada has received an EFC (Electro-Federation Canada) Marketing Award, which celebrates the inauguration of ABB Canada’s new corporate headquarters, Campus Montreal and its state-of-the-art immersive digital environment, Customer Innovation Center.
General Motors of Canada is proposing to build a 6.4 megawatt co-generation plant that will use renewable landfill gas as fuel to generate electricity and recover thermal energy to power and heat its St. Catharines Propulsion Plant.
Barry Perry, President and CEO of Fortis Inc. has announced the appointment of David Hutchens as Executive Vice President, Western Utility Operations, Fortis, effective January 1, 2018.
From deserts to the tropics and from mountains to open plains, modern wind turbine designs have been making wind energy available in almost every region on the planet. This is true in Canada’s vast landscape as well with wind turbines installed in all ten provinces and two territories. While not uniquely Canadian, those of us in the great white north can lay claim to our share of ice, snow and low temperatures.
Jean-François Nolet, vice-president of policy and communications at the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) issued this statement following the announcement made by British Columbia Premier John Horgan to complete construction of the Site C hydroelectric dam
Bruce Power and TransCanada Turbines have entered into an agreement valued at more than $5.9 million in support of major component overhauls for the standby generators.
Ontario’s high-voltage power system has adequate generation and transmission resources to maintain reliability and meet the province’s forecasted electricity needs over the next 18 months. Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator’s (IESO) 18-Month Outlook report, released this December, assesses the grid’s reliability from January 2018 to June 2019.
The Cascade Street Generating Station is up and running. Aside from a few minor items to complete including its testing phase, the facility is ready to produce electricity. Fully computerized, the $17.5 million station can be controlled in Parry Sound, or remotely.
Nova Scotia Power is in the final construction phase of a project that will see six new transmission towers carrying high voltage electrical lines across the Strait of Canso, which will improve service reliability by providing an important back-up power connection between Cape Breton and the mainland.
BC Hydro supports the government’s decision to proceed with the Site C project, and we are committed to completing the project in the most prudent and efficient way possible.
EiKO Global, LLC, has announce that Owen VandeVelde, LED Product Manager, has been elected as a member of the DesignLights Consortium Industry Advisory Committee. Candidates were elected to the committee by industry peers.
Schneider Electric has committed to sourcing 100 per cent renewable electricity and is throwing light on the doubling of its energy productivity.
Smart lighting start-up Gooee, the ‘data brain’ for building activity, has extended its North American reach to Canada by partnering with Stanpro Lighting Systems, a world class lighting manufacturer for the Canadian market located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Bill 142, the Construction Lien Amendment Act, has passed with a unanimous vote at Queen’s Park, and marks a pivotal moment wherein the rights and securities of Ontario’sworkers will now be held to a much higher standard.
Standard has added two new Account Managers to the Sales Team in Montreal.
John Sencich will be retiring on February 23, 2018. John has been an esteemed member of Thomas & Betts/ABB for many years, and ABB remains certain all clients have had valuable business partnerships with him in this time. Rest assured that you can expect the same quality of service and partnership from John’s successor Eric Deschenes.
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
