Omron Canada Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Barnes to the position of Account Manager, Infrastructure. Reporting directly to Mike Joy, Robotics Sales Manager, Canada,
The Government of the Northwest Territories’ Department of Infrastructure is exploring the feasibility of using wind turbines and energy storage devices in the Town of Inuvik thanks in part to an investment of $950,000 from the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
Pattern Energy Group LP announced the completion of a C$1 billion financing for the 300 megawatt (MW) Henvey Inlet Wind project located on Henvey Inlet First Nation Reserve No. 2 on the northeast shore of the Georgian Bay in Ontario.
Schneider Electric has introduced EcoStruxure Security Expert, a new integrated security management solution that provides high performance access control and intrusion detection functionality to ensure the most secure building environment possible.
Having announced the launch of “Works with Legrand”, its interoperability program, on the opening day of CES 2018, Legrand, the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures, has now unveiled some twenty partnerships with key innovators.
NETCO’s 10th annual training conference is an important milestone. The theme is Evolution of Excellence—a prompt for critical thinking about the future informed by progress over the past decade.
CSA Group, a leading standards development organization and global provider of testing and certification services, has released the 2018 Canadian Electrical Code, Part I (CE Code).
Power management company Eaton has announced that the company will be educating builders and contractors about the booming smart home device market at the International Builders’ Show. Industry research shows that the global market for these devices – not including major appliances – is expected to be $9.4 billion by 2021.
The Canadian Electricity Association (CEA) and its Board of Directors has announce the appointment of Ray Robinson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Saint John Energy, as Chair of the Association. Ray will succeed Scott Thon who has held the position since January 2016.
The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) has presented Hydro One with an Emergency Assistance Award for its outstanding work assisting customers impacted by Hurricane Irma in September 2017.
Scientists in one of Canada’s snowiest cities will help a sunny Caribbean island switch to a green energy grid. University of New Brunswick researchers have received $4.3 million from Ottawa and Emera Inc. — the parent company of Barbados Light & Power Co. — to develop potentially breakthrough renewable energy technology.
Ontario is enhancing protection for workers by increasing the maximum fines for individuals and businesses that don’t meet workplace health and safety standards.
Range anxiety — the fear that an electric vehicle’s charge will deplete before reaching its destination — has long been cited as a reason consumers are reluctant to embrace electric vehicles (EVs). This anxiety is compounded by the fact that EVs usually take much longer to charge than it takes to fill up a tank of gasoline on a traditional vehicle, prohibiting long distance travel for EVs, especially to areas without charging infrastructure along the way.
EPCOR is warning the public after a rash of copper thefts from electrical transformer boxes in northern Edmonton. Thieves are taking a small chunk of copper wire, then leaving the boxes open, exposing passersby to potentially fatal injuries, said EPCOR spokesperson Tim le Riche Wednesday evening.
Caleb Grove built an eight-by-12 foot house – a micro home – in six months, for $10,000. But it’s not to showcase his building skills. It’s to shine a light on his scalable, and cheap, power set-up.
The Ontario government has unveiled proposed changes to the Condominium Act that would make it easier for condo owners to install electric vehicles chargers in their buildings, a move the province hopes will increase sales of electric vehicles.
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
