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WEB EXCLUSIVE: District (or Neighbourhood) Energy Systems: De-Mystifying Regulation of Small Public…
A District Energy System ("DES"), also referred to as a Neighbourhood Energy Utility, is an energy distribution system that delivers thermal energy (in the form of hot water, steam or chilled water) from a central plant to a building or…
Bullfrog Power launches green natural gas for Canadian homes and businesses
According to a new poll for Bullfrog Power, more than two-thirds (68 per cent) of Canadians are unaware that conventional natural gas used in their homes today adds to Canada's overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions footprint. However,…
IBM to work with McMaster University to create energy-smart buildings on campus
IBM is collaborating with McMaster University to improve the energy uses and supplies in its buildings campus-wide. The new technology which will debut at McMaster University will assess, simulate and forecast energy consumption from 60…
SunEdison awarded additional 31 MW (AC) of solar projects by the Ontario Power Authority
Sun Edison LLC, a worldwide solar energy services provider and a division of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., has been awarded 31 Megawatts (MW) AC of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects by the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) as part of the…
EnerWorks reaches agreement-in-principle with Proterra Solar
The EnerWorks Board of Directors announced that it has signed an Agreement-in-Principle to sell 100 per cent of EnerWorks shares to Proterra Solar, based in Woodstock Ontario. Finalizing the deal is subject to due diligence and other…
Kruger Energy and Helios Energy form solar energy joint venture
Kruger Energy Inc. and Helios Energy Inc. announced that they have formed a joint venture, KH Solar Limited Partnership, to develop large-scale rooftop solar energy systems in North America. The partnership will focus on developing and…
The Living City Report Card rates the GTA’s environmental health
The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is in better environmental shape now than it has been in recent years, though the region needs to make substantial improvements to get to where it needs to be, says The Living City Report Card, released…
Nominations now open for 2011 Zerofootprint Re-Skinning Awards
Zerofootprint, a climate change awareness organization, and its partner the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, University of Toronto, announced that it is now welcoming nominations for the 2011 Zerofootprint…
SOPREMA receives Canada’s first EN 16001 certification
SOPREMA's factory located at 1675 Haggerty Street in Drummondville, Que. is the first site in Canada and first of the SOPREMA group, an international manufacturer specializing in the development and production of waterproofing products for…
University of Calgary enacts Climate Action Plan to cut greenhouse gases, lower operating costs
The University of Calgary plans to slash its greenhouse gas emissions by 45 per cent over the next five years and 80 per cent by 2050, according to the university's new Climate Action Plan. The University of Calgary is the first…