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Whole-building retrofits could gain ground in Alberta: Pembina Institute

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Whole-building retrofits could gain ground in Alberta

Whole-building retrofits could become a more common practice in Alberta with the implementation of supportive government practices and aid from the financial and insurance sectors, according to a report from the Pembina Institute.

Questor aims to acquire waste combustion firm

Questor Technology Inc. (QST-X), which designs and manufactures waste combustion and energy generation equipment, is looking to acquire local peer Emission Rx Ltd. as a cornerstone of a strategy initiated by its new leadership.

Cyclic raises $75M to expand rare earth production in U.S.

Kingston, Ont.-based Cyclic Materials has secured US$75 million in a strategic financing round to boost its rare earth production in the U.S. It is set to expedite the company’s plans for a rare earth recycling campus in South Carolina.

Canadian Solar, Guggenheim working on Recurrent options

Canadian Solar (CSIQ-Q) is working with Guggenheim Securities as it weighs options for its Recurrent Energy unit, according to people familiar with the matter. The move comes as Recurrent can no longer take advantage of some U.S. clean energy tax credits.

Ballard closes acquisition of GeoPura

Vancouver-based hydrogen fuel cell technology company Ballard Power Systems Inc. (BLDP-T) has closed the acquisition of GeoPura Limited, a U.K.-based provider of zero-emission, hydrogen-based power solutions. The approximately $515-million acquisition was first announced in June.

Charbone confirms 155% gas income growth in Q2

Varennes, Que.-based Charbone Corp. (CH-X) said its Q2 gas income increased 155 per cent compared to the previous quarter to $500,000. Net loss for the quarter was $1.1 million, compared to $444,542 in Q2 2025.

NEO Battery secures direct South Korean army order

Toronto-based NEO Battery Materials (NBM-X) has secured its first direct purchase order from the Republic of Korea Army, covering drone battery packs for field validation and use by an army division.

Northstar awarded new shingle reprocessing patent

Northstar Clean Technologies Inc. (ROOF-X) announced that it has been issued a new patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the company's proprietary asphalt shingle reprocessing technology. 

Alberta’s renewable energy deals have collapsed 99%

Alberta’s once-dominant renewable energy market has entered a sharp slowdown, with new corporate clean energy deals falling 99 per cent from their 2023 peak. Developers and buyers are waiting for clarity on sweeping changes to the province’s electricity market.

Toronto is getting a mass timber rent-controlled tower

On Monday, the City of Toronto broke ground on a 10-storey rent-controlled tower at Ossington and Dundas, its first as a public developer. The mass timber building will soon provide 74 new rentals.

Whitehorse battery project won't be ready by winter

Yukon Energy confirmed Thursday that its long-awaited grid-scale battery project will not be ready in time for winter. The setback marks the latest delay in a project that was initially expected to be complete by 2022.

These fashion brands hope to give their clothes a second life

On Sept. 4, North Vancouver-based outdoor performance brand Arc’teryx is launching a new hardshell jacket that is a proof of concept of its circularity efforts. Years in the making, the Sperro SV is the first product from the company’s System 0 circularity platform.

The hidden water liability of AI data centres

Artificial intelligence (AI) data centres are thirstier than most people realize, but not because of the water pumped into their on-site cooling equipment. Thermal electricity generation accounts for three to four trillion gallons of withdrawals in just seven U.S. states.

Where exactly does the U.S. energy transition stand?

Glass half-empty or half-full? The classic question is now gripping the policy wonks who are trying to measure the damage U.S. President Donald Trump has inflicted on the American energy transition — and to figure out what direction to take from here.

Bitcoin faces pressure from EU carbon rules

The European Union’s climate policy may be unnecessarily hampering growth in the digital asset industry, according to a new study suggesting that the bloc’s higher carbon prices might be encouraging block reward miners to relocate their emissions-intensive operations elsewhere.

The world inches toward catastrophic climate events

Scientists have long warned that the world will experience more intense extreme weather events like heat waves, storms, floods and droughts. But what once seemed like the realm of fiction is now discussed as a possibility, even an inevitability.

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