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Black Swan to acquire moulding company Falpaco in $12.6M deal

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Black Swan to acquire moulding company Falpaco

Black Swan Graphene Inc. (SWAN-X) plans to acquire Quebec injection moulding company Falpaco Rubber and Plastics Inc. for $12.6 million to vertically integrate production of graphene-enhanced rubber and plastic parts.

MAX Power closes its largest funding round ever

Saskatoon-based MAX Power Mining Corp. (MAXX-CN) has successfully closed its largest financing round to date. The financing generated gross proceeds of approximately $20.5 million, earmarked for the advancement of the Lawson natural hydrogen discovery in Saskatchewan.

Axium buys stake in France wind farm portfolio

Toronto-based Axium Infrastructure said one of its managed funds has acquired a 49.9-per-cent stake in a 174.2-megawatt operational wind farm portfolio in France from Banque des Territoires. The portfolio is made up of 22 onshore wind farms.

PyroGenesis launches plasma-based system in New Zealand

Plasma-based technology provider PyroGenesis Inc. (PYR-T) said its plasma-based SPARC system has been launched at a New Zealand refrigerant destruction facility. The facility will use PyroGenesis’s system to safely destroy up to 100,000 kilograms of hazardous synthetic refrigerants per year.

Anaergia approved for RNG supply in Southern California

Burlington, Ont.-based Anaergia Inc. (ANRG-T) said California regulators have conditionally approved a long-term renewable natural gas (RNG) procurement contract from its Southern California biomethane facility, marking the first project to supply under the state’s Senate Bill 1440 program.

Canada's Open Farm bringing sustainable meals to your pets

Isaac Langleben and Jacqueline Prehogan launched Open Farm in Toronto in 2014, offering nutritious food for cats and dogs made with sustainable ingredients after struggling to find quality options for their three pugs.

Deep Sea Minerals may have 'overstated' its growth potential

Vancouver-based Deep Sea Minerals Corp. (SEAS-CN), which aims to mine the ocean floor for critical minerals, is launching a review of “all investor relations materials” after the British Columbia Securities Commission raised questions about their accuracy.

Nova Scotia set to pass offshore wind law

Nova Scotia is poised to pass a new law defining how the province will earn money from offshore wind, but some industry insiders say the province needs to iron out more details before developers will be ready to invest.

B.C. can have growth and fewer emissions

OPINION: How can B.C. pursue economic growth more responsibly in the face of climate risks? First, B.C. needs an energy strategy that outlasts electoral cycles, one that provides guidance to utilities and system operators, and greater certainty to investors.

Tesla in talks to buy $2.9B of solar equipment from China

Tesla (TSLA-Q) is looking to buy equipment worth US$2.9 billion for manufacturing solar panels and cells from Chinese suppliers including Suzhou Maxwell Technologies, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Fuel giants have quietly abandoned their net-zero pledges

A new report analyzes campaign material from fossil fuel giants between 2020 and 2024. Researchers say all of the oil majors in the analysis followed similar shifts, moving from “part of the solution” to “you can’t live without us” messaging.

Suddenly, the U.S. manufactures a ton of grid batteries

Big batteries have begun reshaping the United States' grid. Now, the country has made surprising strides in making those energy storage systems itself, rather than depending on imports from China.

Geothermal escapes Trump’s renewable crackdown

Houston-based geothermal company Fervo Energy is operating in the only renewables sector that has escaped U.S. President Donald Trump's administration’s disdain, just as hyperscalers hunt for electricity to power their data centres.

Iran crisis exposes risks of rolling back green agendas

OPINION: Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s power grid pushed it to build wind farms near the front lines, highlighting renewable energy's security benefits. Meanwhile, the U.S.-Iran conflict has disrupted global oil supplies, driving up energy prices and inflation.

Why Prologis is leaning into on-site solar

Real estate investment trust Prologis started installing on-site solar panels two decades ago to reduce operational emissions from its buildings. The company now generates more than one gigawatt of electricity from those installations. 

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