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Boralex to be acquired by Brookfield, La Caisse in $9B deal
Boralex to be acquired by Brookfield, La Caisse in $9B deal
Quebec-based renewable energy company Boralex Inc. (BLX-T) has entered into a deal to be acquired for $9 billion, including debt, by Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. and La Caisse.
B.C. mass timber tower pushes clean building boundaries
A 17-storey mass timber-Passive House tower under construction in downtown Vancouver will help push forward clean, tall timber construction techniques, the company building the mixed-use structure at 981 Davie St. says.
TD Bank issues $1.5B green bond
TD Bank Group (TD-T) has issued a $1.5-billion green bond, its sixth sustainable-labelled bond, taking the bank’s cumulative sustainable bond issuance to more than $5 billion since 2014.
OPG sold U.S. renewable subsidiary at $477M loss
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) sold Eagle Creek Renewable Energy last year for less than what it paid, taking a $477-million Q4 loss on the sale, according to the provincial generating utility’s annual report released earlier this month.
Calgary cleantech centre gets $4.25M boost from feds
A group of University of Calgary researchers looking to make clean energy technology more efficient and affordable has received $4.25 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation. The funding will support the recently-formed Centre for Far-From-Equilibrium Nanostructured Cleantech Materials.
PowerBank advances N.Y. solar, battery project
Toronto-based PowerBank Corporation (SUUN-Q) says its solar and battery project in Buffalo has now secured all discretionary municipal approvals to enable the project to move forward. Once completed, it will be operated as a community solar project.
NEXE partner plans transition to compostable pods
Windsor-based NEXE Innovations Inc. (NEXE-X) said a commercial partner has initiated steps toward a transition of significant portion of its single-serve coffee pod volumes from plastic to NEXE’s BPI-certified compostable platform.
First Nations, landowners want review of Pathways project
A coalition of Indigenous leaders, farmers and rural Albertans is demanding there be a federal environmental review of Pathways, a planned carbon capture and storage facility and carbon dioxide pipeline in the oilsands region.
Hydro-Québec shows interest in N.S. offshore wind
Hydro-Québec has announced that it’s issuing a request for information to gauge the state of play around would-be developments off the Atlantic province’s coast, and the viability of transmission from there to Quebec.
P.E.I. government puts out expression of interest for a BESS
P.E.I. Premier Rob Lantz announced Monday that the provincial government has put out an expression of interest for a battery energy storage system (BESS). The province's request indicates it is looking for 10 to 50 megawatts of energy storage.
Heat pump owners overwhelmingly satisfied: survey
A survey of heat pump owners across Canada finds that an overwhelming majority are satisfied with their decision to install a heat pump. Among nearly 3,800 respondents, 91 per cent said they would recommend one to a friend or neighbour.
Some U.S. buyers envy Canada availability of Chinese EVs
As the average price of a new car in the U.S. approaches US$50,000, more of the car-buying public is open to buying cheaper Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), despite resistance from the industry and both major U.S. political parties.
Wave of ESG fund closures builds in U.S.
The market for ESG-focused funds keeps shrinking. Ninety-one U.S.-based funds shut down last year, compared with the launch of just nine new offerings, according to data compiled by Morningstar Inc.
XPrize to drive innovation for next-gen geothermal plants
XPrize will run a global competition to incentivize researchers and companies to design power plant systems that not only require less time and money to produce, but also can be more readily installed across a wider range of geothermal projects.
Startup aims to install peel-and-stick solar panels everywhere
Active Surfaces, a startup based on solar-energy technologies rooted in MIT research, is well on its way to developing what its co-founder calls “solar 2.0.” Instead of silicon its solar cells are made of a highly efficient material called perovskite.
Aircapture, Almanac debut beer made with captured CO2
A collaboration between Aircapture and Almanac Beer Co. is bringing direct air capture into an unexpected setting: the brewery. The partners have launched what they describe as the first commercial beer carbonated using carbon dioxide (CO2) pulled from the atmosphere.
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