The new Workplace Electric Vehicle Charging Incentive Program (WEVCIP) provides funds for businesses interested in installing Level-2 EV chargers. The program is set to help out businesses in a major way by providing 80% of the initial costs, up to $7,500 per approved charging space, subject to meeting certain requirements.
Natural Resources Canada has announced a $100-million call for proposals to fund more smart grid systems. By increasing the hosting capacity of renewable energy, increasing resiliency and improving energy efficiency and conservation, smart grids are a key enabler for greenhouse gas mitigation
Natural Resources Canada has announced the launch of a $200 million expression of interest for the innovative Emerging Renewable Power Program to expand renewable energy sources available to provinces as they work to reduce emissions from their electricity sectors while establishing new green industries in Canada.
The Electrical Joint Training Committee has named Phil Davis to provide executive leadership for the organization as Managing Director.
IoT Breakthrough, an independent organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global Internet-of-Things (IoT) market, has announced that American Tower, a global leader in wireless infrastructure, and Philips Lighting, the world leader in lighting products, systems and services, have been selected as winners of the 2018 “Overall Smart City Solution Provider of the Year” and “Industrial Smart Lighting Solution of the Year” awards respectively.
Through the Green Ontario Fund and Ontario Centres of Excellence, the province will make funding available to large emitters and other industrial, commercial and institutional facilities with projects to reduce greenhouse gas pollution in buildings and the production of goods.
Schneider Electric SE has disclosed that hackers exploited a flaw in its software in a watershed hack discovered last month that halted plant operations at an industrial facility.
Alectra Utilities and the City of Markham unveiled ‘Alectra Drive for the Workplace’, a two-year pilot program at the Markham Civic Centre that will assess the impact of daytime electric vehicle (EV) charging at workplaces on Ontario’s electricity grid.
Industry 4.0 scenarios such as Predictive Maintenance are based on the provision of data and networked communication. For this to happen, IoT-compatible devices equipped with the necessary communication options are required. With its new IoT interface, Rittal is now laying the foundation for the optimal integration of cooling units and chillers in Industry 4.0 applications.
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).
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
