August 9, 2023 Through the Green Municipal Fund’s (GMF) Community Efficiency Financing (CEF) program, Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, and FCM President Scott Pearce announced an investment of up to $500,000 to support HomeZero Collective Society’s home retrofitting pilot project in the City of Vernon, B.C. The project focuses on retrofitting 10 to 15 homes within Vernon, using lessons learned from…
August 9, 2023 New process discovered that uses light to convert hydrogen carriers into low-cost golden hydrogen and other products. Hydrofuel Canada Inc. (“Hydrofuel”), a company engaged in the production and delivery of Green Ammonia and Hydrogen has entered into a $1 Million dollar, two year “Opto-Chemical Engineering of High Efficiency and Low-Cost Photocatalysts and Photoreactors…
August 8, 2023 Technical Safety BC released its 2022 State of Safety Report and Annual Report. The reports detail the safety challenges that have impacted British Columbians over the past year, including the ongoing climate crisis, as well as safety priorities that have emerged as the province continues to adapt to a post-pandemic normal. “Safety is a shared…
August 8, 2023 Joint investment to support the expansion and electrification of public transit in Charlottetown Sean Casey, Member of Parliament for Charlottetown, Heath MacDonald, Member of Parliament for Malpeque, the Honorable Ernie Hudson, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, and His Worship Philip Brown, Mayor of Charlottetown, announced a joint investment of more than $22.7 million to support the expansion and electrification of…
August 8, 2023 Starting Aug. 3, the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) will pause approvals of new renewable electricity generation projects over one megawatt until Feb. 29, 2024, and review policies and procedures for the development of renewable electricity generation. This approach is in direct response to a letter received from the AUC and concerns raised…
EFC is now accepting silent auction donations to support EFC’s Scholarship Program.
August 8, 2023 Franklin Empire are excited to announce their Kahnawake branch has moved down the street on Route 138 to a new facility. Kahnawake was Empire Electric’s first branch, opened in 1979, marking an important part of their company history. As of July 10th, the new Kahnawake branch address is: 1580 Route 138, Building…
August 8, 2023 The Manitoba government has launched a new clean energy roadmap that will deliver on a commitment to ensure a secure supply of affordable, reliable, and sustainable power for people and businesses today and into the future, Premier Heather Stefanson, Economic Development, Investment and Trade Minister Jeff Wharton, and Environment and Climate Minister…
August 8, 2023 Alberta’s immense potential for solar power generation, combined with the expertise of workers and the ambitious planning of Indigenous and community partners, is powering a surge in clean energy development in the region. Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources announced over $160 million in federal investments for nine Alberta-based solar projects that will…
August 3, 2023 BCEA are happy to introduce the 2023-2024 Board of Directors voted in at the last Annual General meeting held on July 27. Source
August 2, 2023 Manitoba Hydro recently released its first-ever Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which shows electrical demand in the province could more than double in the next 20 years — and new sources of electricity could be needed within the next decade. “The 2023 IRP makes it clear that the move towards low- or no-carbon…
August 2, 2023 Champions will be crowned in London this weekend as Season 9 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship comes to a close at the ExCeL exhibition center. The 22 drivers will once again be competing on the unique London ExCeL Circuit, that weaves its way both inside and outside the exhibition…
August 2, 2023 Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, recently published details of its quarterly sustainability impact performance, alongside its half-year financial results. At the end of this quarter, the company is halfway through its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) program spanning 2021-2025. By measuring and disclosing progress every few months,…
August 2, 2023 Noramco celebrated the Grand Opening of their New London branch on June 22nd, located at 1001 Green Valley Road in London ON. This new 120,000 sq ft facility expands their operation significantly, allowing for a deeper variety and wider breadth of inventory. Additionally, they are able to house 5 cutting machines and…
JobPerfect BigChange has launched a series of analytics dashboards to display critical business information. Big-screen graphs and tables provide an instant view of performance, such as job costs, productivity, customer service and finance. The dashboards receive live data from across the business, including job updates from field service operatives equipped with mobile devices, giving managers and staff complete…
August 2, 2023 Improved safety and reduced incidents by 25%• Increased the diversity of new hires by 28%• Diverted more than 98.7% of global waste from landfills S&C Electric Company recently published its 2022 Sustainability Report. Across the organization, S&C improved employee safety, well-being, and diversity as well as the sustainability of its manufacturing processes….
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
